Update on Missy

[Brittnicolexo28]

I first want to start off by thanking each and every person for their help and guidance and advice for my baby girl the past couple of days.

As my previous posts had mentioned, Missy was vomiting and then refused to eat and became somewhat lethargic the next day. I had no other choice but to rush her into the Vet.

Monday morning I dropped her off in the vet office for monitoring as the Dr's recommended. I got a call that afternoon that they suggested keeping her over night for continued watch.

Tuesday morning the Dr called me and told me she was eating just nibbles and her sugars were fairly high. They had done a full window blood test and were waiting on results. She gave her some meds for an upset tummy and suggested she stay another night until the blood results came back

Wednesday morning The Dr called again and said her blood results came back and her organs were functioning fine, but she did have a high level of ketones. The Dr suggested going up on her insulin units to really get her sugars under control. They were putting her on an IV fluid to hydrate her and flush her system out along with insulin.

She is still currently at the Vet. Dr wants her appetite at least back to normal and her sugars regulated before sending her back home. I miss her soo much!! I want wants best for her and I know she's going to come back home better but she's my world.

I'm hoping when the Dr calls me again in the morning, it's even better news.

Thank you all again for your love support and so much help.

 

[Red & Rover (GA)]

I'm sorry Missy and you are going through this.
The vet should have tested in-house for ketones (immediate results).
Just so you understand what's happening, here is some reading on ketones.
Ketones, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), and Blood Ketone Meters
Ketones, Ketoacidosis, and Diabetic Cats: A Primer on Ketones

You can get a ketone meter that reads blood or you can get urine strips from the drugstore which allow you to test Missy and get on top of a ketone situation before it gets out of hand.
The recipe for ketones = not enough insulin + not enough food + some type of inflammation or infection
The treatment is fluids, increased insulin and 1 1/2 times the normal calorie intake.
For now, feed Missy anything that she will eat. And add water to her food. Make it as soupy as she will allow.
I cannot comment on the insulin because there are no readings on the spreadsheet. Can you fill in some the readings from the last month or so? It would help us help you.

I'm going to ask a couple of the moderators to move this thread to the Health Forum where more eyes will see it.
@Wendy&Neko
@Sienne and Gabby (GA)

Breathe. There are people here experienced with ketones and treatments.

 

[tiffmaxee]

So sorry you are dealing with this. Make sure when you bring her home you are given cerenia for nausea and an RX for ondansetron, a human drug for nausea you can get at a pharmacy. The two work in different ways. She’s going to need a lot of calories so you need her eating really well.

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

I know you miss her but the vet is right about one thing....getting her eating is one of the most important things right now.

When they do release her, it's important that you have Cerenia, ondansetron, an appetite stimulant like Mirtazapine (or Mirataz) or cyproheptadine (a human antihistamine that has the side effect of increasing appetite) and fluids (and if you don't know how, they should show you how to do subq fluids)

If you catch ketones early at home, it may be possible to treat her at home instead of having another long stay with the vet.