Xuxu has been happy for the last week. But this morning I could see that he hadn't eaten in the night. He wasn't even interested in eating his Iams treat. His BG was close to HI, so I gave him an shot, a bit higher than normal, thinking perhaps ketones were accumulating. I also gave him fluids, a bit more than normal. I thought that he might have spit out the small piece of steroid capsule when I wasn't looking. So I gave him another dose and his K supplement. When the fluids ran through his system, I checked ketones, which were still small, 15.
When I checked in 4 hrs, he was laying out so straight I was afraid he had died. But he was still awake, if lethargic. His BG was LO, below 20. I gave karo syrup and when he roused, he ate about half his Iams treat. Then he took a long drink of water. He still hasn't eaten any more. He had run through his course of Clavamox for his ear infection, and it looks fine now. He's still on orbax to try and keep any kidney or pancreatitis down. But that doesn't work for a URI or skin infection. So perhaps I should restart the Clavamox.
When I checked in 4 hrs, he was laying out so straight I was afraid he had died. But he was still awake, if lethargic. His BG was LO, below 20. I gave karo syrup and when he roused, he ate about half his Iams treat. Then he took a long drink of water. He still hasn't eaten any more. He had run through his course of Clavamox for his ear infection, and it looks fine now. He's still on orbax to try and keep any kidney or pancreatitis down. But that doesn't work for a URI or skin infection. So perhaps I should restart the Clavamox.
