But see you had some yellows and blues in there. I have yet to see anything that good
For sure. That's my concern too. What if one day his pancrease decides it wants to work again. I keep asking (or did) how would I know if his BG is too low? "Oh you'll know" Ummm Ok?
Yeah, that really was the vets reasoning for not testing at home. Already stressed cat, don't need to upset them more. Which sounds nice, but it's no big deal to check at home! Plus, for the first 8 weeks he was getting it checked once a week! That's not enough, especially when it can flucuate with so many variables. I was at the emergecy vet and she told me she had a diabetic cat. I asked how often she checks numbers and she said "never, really" I was like what the???? So weird!Kitties have the unique ability to heal their pancreas. Without regular testing there is no way to tell if or when that can happen. A family member had a FD kitty that was doing fine according to the monthly vet checks. One day she went into a serious hypo, went into a coma and passed away. The really sad part is the fellow was diabetic and had all the testing equipment for himself but didn't want to "stress" the kitty by doing home testing.
Is it the mixers? I only see mixers and freeze dried on their website
I was hoping the at home tests would be lower because of stress at the vet, but no luck. Honestly, I think the hardest part for me will be getting up early to take away the food bowl so he doesn't eat 2 hours prior to first test, although maybe I won't have to if the young again food doesn't affect his BG.
Rufus loves his treats (and food) too, just the really bad ones
Ozzie won't eat wet food, so I'll have to have dry food out. And if I have dry food out, Rufus will eat it. I like the idea of the young again because theoretically zero carb and also I bought the limited ingredient one, so should be a win-win. Only downfall is less moisture. But I do have a fountain that they both drink out of. Also, even before all of this Rufus has loved playing and drinking water from faucets and bathtub so I think his intake will be ok.
I'm new to the dental, but it seems both regular vet and dental specialist do everything at once. Sedate/anesthesia, xrays, cleaning, and extractions in neccesary. Both said they always sedate for xrays because cats dont like to have mouth opened and vets dont want to get ripped apart. I have a call in to vet to see about getting some new/different antibiotics. Hopefully she'll allow it!
I had the same issue with Rupert being a diabetic and his lil Brother not. It took some time for Leo to eat the wet food but in the long run it was so worth it. I didn't have to feed Rupert & Leo in separate rooms anymore to keep Rupert out of Leo's nasty dry food.
I've tried to get Ozzie to eat wet food, he just refuses, which is weird because he'll eat anything and everything outside. Another thing is wet food sitting out Rufus won't eat it. I don't I'll figure it out, but first need to fix the bigger issues
Vet doesn't want him on the pred, and I didn't either, but at this point I'm not sure. In all honesty, the pred only really helped the itching. When she said yesterday she thought he might have cushings, the main test she normally would use would require a steroid and she won't even do that test because it involves a steroid. I really dont think he has cushings myself. It would explain the numbers not budging, but that's about it.
I don't think i would. But have to get a referral from regular vet, and I think that kind of makes her unhappy...
We're kinda said when we get to 7 units am & pm, then we'll re-evaluate. I'm growing impatient. I think there is something else causing the numbers to remain high. She doesn't want me to spend unneccesary money, and while I appreciate that, I don't like the idea of him constantly being in the 400 and 500's. I trust that she has good intent, but it sometimes seems my input is not welcome or is dismissed.
You are the day-to-day care taker. You see things that they just don't. Our regular vet always started with how does Jones feel today. Then allow me to go through my litany of thoughts and ideas. At that point she would start to exam Jones. She never made me feel like I wasn't heard. The IM vet is the same. I may not know all about animal medicine but I know my cat! And I am the only one talking because the cat sure isn't.
I agree that is very sad and your vet should listen to every word you say-you know him best....do you have any homeopathic doctors for your boy?That is a sad comment.
I will keep up with Rufus' story, but not sure there is much more I can add except
I hope you find abetter vet...
Ok thanks! I'll bring up the UCCR test to my vet. I guess I would worry about the steroid test, because his numbers are already high. The vet and I had some "issues" yesterday and she wants me to decide if I want to move forward with her, or switch to a internist and specialist. Not sure what to do at this point.
I'm not saying it doesn't have it, because that would explain some things. But! Rufus licks, you said Tuxie didn't. No hair regrowth on Tuxie, Hair did regrow and fill in on Rufus when on steroids. No major up and down BG on Rufus. No pot belly on Rufus. He does have symmetrical hair loss. My regular vet did say she thinks it wouldn't hurt to do an ultrasound on him, so that'll probably be our next step. Thank you so much for sharing your story with me. Not a whole lot of info out there on cushings, especially in kitties!
You know what is strange? Rufus was on pred and then got the pancreatitis, but the pred really didn't seem to help at all (besides the licking). He was on a pretty low dose of it, only 5mg. Maybe if he has cushings it could be steroid induced? Vet was thinking the ultrasound would be useful to look at liver and kidneys and all that fun stuff. I thought before it would be good for the possible IBD, would be hesitant to do it for that reason now.
You know actually my other cat, Ozzie, is having hair loss issues. He lost a big chunk of fur on his neck during the summer. He was on pred (before I even knew what it was) and the hair grew back. Then late summer, he started licking his leg and fur loss. He was put on a different med and it kind of helped, but was still visible hair missing on leg and belly. Then late last year he was thinning in one area on his back. Brought to the current vet who suspected possible ringworm. I was told to keep an eye on it, no meds. Brought him in last week and they are doing a culture on the hair sample. It was $130! They wanted me to do Rufus too, but I'm going to wait til it comes back. Their symptoms really aren't the same and I can't see spending another $130. I've spent soooo much money since August on both of them and still no real answers. I really want to do a food allergy test on Rufus, but was discouraged by both old and new vet. I'll ask new vet about the scraping for both Ozzie and Rufus!
Regular vet seems to think 10 weeks (or however long it's been since diagonis), isn't that long to get him to lower numbers and just need to keep current course until 7 and 7 and then re-evaluate. I have no clue as to what level of concern I should be at that hes still not budging numbers. Specialst thinks we should be inclined to change things up sooner rather then later. That's my issue. They each have different opinions, and I just want to be make the best choice I can.
Thank you! I think I will bring this up tomorrow and hopefully get her on board with this. So did they come back positive then? With the cushings?
