| Spyder:Feline | |
|---|---|
| Female DMH | |
| {{{image}}} | |
| Born | Feb-1992 |
| Dx | Oct-2006 |
| Oral meds | : |
| Regulated | Not-yet |
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Regulated between 60 and 150 | |
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We are insulin free, since 1/15/07 | |
| Remission | Not-yet |
| Insulin | Levemir |
Spyder is a 14yr old DMH (spayed and declawed) that I adopted from a local HumaneSociety when she was a little kitten. Everyone loves her and she loves everyone. She is quite a talker. She has a medium length coat that is so cool... she looks "black", but if you look at her undercoat in the sun, it is actually a beautiful purple-ish color.
I also have a male civie, Spankie, who I think is about 10 or so (don't remember). He looks like a Persian mix or a MaineCoon type. I knew his Mom, she was a loveable and very petite DSH, so he must "look" like his Dad. He hates just about everything...lol.
DX- 10/20/06...had blood in urine, and had been gradually losing weight despite her ravenous appetite.
Did a bloodchem and a urinalysis.(I have all the numbers, but didn't want to take up too much space posting them here. Let me know if you want them and I can send them to you)
BG 434 Rx- 2units Humilin N, SID w/breakfast
Purina DM (dry)
UTI- put on Baytril SID x 14
I am currently awaiting a test kit so I can start monitoring her myself. I have also started giving her some canned food w/the DM- I am feeding her when she tells me she's hungry. I have also been giving her acidopholus and fish oil for quite some time now.
Here's what I can tell you so far:
DX 10/20/06
10/20/06 - 10/26/06 2u Hum.N SID w/breakfast per vet's Rx
10/25/06- Test Kit arrives....woohoo....thank God for Cheri & Patriot
No BG's, but here's her diet for the day-
5:30 am- 1/8 cup DM, 1/4 can FF, 2u
+5- 1/4 FF
+9- 1/2 FF
+16.5- 1/8 c DM, 1/2 FF
10/26/06
5:30 am- 1/8 c DM, 1/4 FF, 1u ( per suggestions from members here, TY)
+6.75- BG 269 or 296 (this was my 1st successful test !!
was so excited that I could've been dislexic...lol)
+8- BG 249
+11.75 BG 178 (did not shoot per Steve & Jocks advice, I was
getting ready to feed her dinner and he said wait, so I did)
PMPS (+15.5) BG 253 1u
10/27/06
AMPS- BG 331 (45mins after breakfast) 1u
+4 BG 64- acting fine, fed 1/4 FF
+6.25 BG 155
+7.45 1/2 FF,1/8 DM, 1 Baytril
PMPS(+9.45)- BG 225 1/2u, 1TBSP tuna in oil
+4 BG 122 1/2 FF
10/28/06 AMPS 284 1 FF, 1/2u +4 BG 73 +6 1/2 FF +10 1FF, 1 Baytril
PMPS (+13) 193/209 ( this is when I was comparing 2 different monitors, as I have to switch) +15.5 BG 251, 1/2u, 1/2FF
10/29/06
AMPS 247/251 1FF, thin 1/2u +7 1FF
PMPS (+12) BG 201, 1FF +16 BG 217, 1/2FF +17 1/4u
10/30/06
AMPS 285, 1FF, thin 1/2u +4 BG 94 +7 BG 176, 1/2FF
- 10/31/06***** our first curve Hum.N
AMPS 288, 1FF, 1/2u
+2 95
+4 103
+6 227, 1FF
+8 240
+10 196
+12 (PMPS) 169, 1FF, 1Baytril- NO SHOT
+16 271, 1/2FF, 1/2u
Spyder has been eating 3 1/2 cans FF per day. I also give her fish oil, and Acidopholus powder(I know she has really bad teeth/gums, but I am too afraid to have any dental work done at her age)
11/07 Started Levemir in PM (many thanx to Phil & Lionel)
AMPS 234, thin 1/2 N +8 196 PMPS 227, 1/2 Levemir +4 143
- Just shooting Levemir from here on***
11/08
AMPS 251, 1/2 LEV
+5.5 115
PMPS 163, 1/2 LEV
+4 173
11/09 AMPS 245, 1/2 LEV +3.5 124 Lunch- 1FF +8 107
PMPS(+11) 156, 1/2u, 1/2FF +2 ketones- neg.
11/10 **** 1st Levemir curve****
AMPS 202, 1/2u, 1FF +3 171 +5 1FF +6 192 +9 167 +11 1FF PMPS 179, 1/2u +4 1/2FF
11/11 AMPS 210, 1/2u, 1FF PMPS 182 attempted a .6u (fat half), 1FF
11/12
AMPS 200, .6u, 1FF
+3 116
+5 1/2FF
+6 152
+9.5 166
+10.5 1FF
PMPS 214, .6u
+3 1/2FF, ketones- neg.
11/13 ** this is when all the throwing up w/hair started**
AMPS 233, .6u (fat half) not eating, puked hair earlier. but ate a few pieces of cooked chic brst
+4 a few bites of food +4.5 179 +10 1/2FF **also drinking more today** PMPS 188 .6u +3.5 nibbled on FF
11/14 AMPS 193, .6u, ate a little bit (BM had some hair in it) +3 108, nibbled on FF & chic brst +5 nibbled +6 157 +7.5 nibbling +10.5 nibbling PMPS 189 .6u +3.5 vomitted immediately after eating, loose BM +4 131
11/15 AMPS 105, had vomitted @ 4am, not eating, no shot +15 140, gave thin 1/2
- TO THE VET WE GO****
THIS IS VET #2, who I really like, and is very supportive. He had never heard of Levemir, and asked for me to call him w/updates every couple of weeks.
Blood chem showed nothing alarming, some levels elevated from DX date had actually dropped Nothing to speak of on X-rays either He also picked up on a heart murmer that was not mentioned at the original visit.
Vet Rx- 1/2 Reglan & 1/4 Carafate TID. Carafate to be given ~30 mins. after Reglan
PMPS (+9) 57 nibbling +10.5 115 +11.5 104, nibbling +12.5 nibbling +13.5 110, gave fat zero
11/16
AMPS (+7) 159, 1/2FF soupy, no shot +8.75 147 +12 103 +16 83 (+24) 180, thin 1/2 +2 118
11/17
3:30 am- puking up hair
AMPS (+8) 155
+12 107
+17 119
+20 122
+23 107
- no insulin today*
11/18
AMPS (+32) 133, no shot...I'm gone all day. food left out
for "grazing"
PMPS (43) 205, thin 1/2u
+5 173
11/19 (puked some more hair) AMPS 182, thin 1/2u +7.5 75, acting just fine, so I don't think this is too low for her PMPS 159, no shot (been afraid to shoot this low?) +16 136 +18 169, opted to give a fat zero since it was so late
11/20
AMPS (+6) 209, thin 1/2u PMPS 180, thinner 1/2u
11/21 AMPS 179, thinner 1/2u +6 101 PMPS 191. thin 1/2u
11/22 AMPS 194, thin 1/2u +6 174 PMPS 217, thin 1/2u
11/23
AMPS 166, thinner 1/2u
+6 143
PMPS 159, thinner 1/2u
11/24 AMPS 148, thinner 1/2u +4 118 +8 134 PMPS 181, decide to bump back up to .5u
11/25
AMPS 154, .5u
PMPS 160, .5u
11/26
AMPS 163, .5u PMPS 153, .5u
11/27 AMPS 162, .5u PMPS 92, no shot +15.5 154, .5u
11/28
AMPS 171, .5u
+8 156
PMPS 164, .5u
11/30.....*I'm starting to think that there is something wrong
w/this last pack of cat food. Both cats are not eating well,
and both have diarrhea. Spankie's (civvie) is worse of course
because he has lonk hair...lol
AMPS 129, not eating well again, thin 1/2u
+2 168 (this is when I started a post in
Health Forum, these #'s were weird to me)
+3.5 171
+5 157
+7 168
+9.5 103
+12 109
+14 161, .5u
I'm still trying to get comfortable shooting at the lower #'s. She's starting to stay under ~160. She was running through the house yesterday!!
12/1
AMPS (+11) 122, .5u
+3.5 83
+7 90
PMPS 137, .5u
+4 115
12/2
AMPS 157, .5u
PMPS 127, .5u
+3.25 107
12/3
AMPS 144, .5u
PMPS 137, .5u
12/4
AMPS 159, .5u
+9 118
PMPS 114, did not shoot
+14 106, still did not shoot
+16 126, opted for .3u
Today's AMPS (+8) 144, gave the "usual" .5u
- Damn, I made a mistake....+3.5 56. No wonder she's
telling me she's hungry, although she's not showing any
signs of problems. She's snacking now on some FF and her
new favorite treat- beef heart.
+4.5 72
+8 111
+12 92, didn't shoot
+13.5 137, thin 1/2 (could've/should've shot @ +12??)
12/6 **starting thin 1/2 BID**
AMPS (+10.5) 137, thin 1/2
+6 108
PMPS 135, thin 1/2
12/7
AMPS 156, thin 1/2
+5 56
PMPS 122, thin 1/2
+4 67
12/8
AMPS 160, thin 1/2 ** AMPS creeping up, indicating
another reduction ??)
+5 134
PMPS 140, decided on 1/4u
12/9
AMPS (+12.5) 132, 1/4u
+5 64
PMPS 127, 1/4u
12/10
AMPS 156, 1/4u (from vomitting tinsel??, or too lge pm dose??)
+6.5 124
PMPS 104, no shot
+13.5 96, no shot
+15 174 (ouch), 1/4u
12/11
AMPS (+10.5) 192, 1/4u, feels like I have to start all over
+3 86
+6 14+10 116
PMPS (+11.5) 135, 1/4u
12/12
AMPS (+11) 179, 1/4u (getting new meter)
+4 121
+8 164
PMPS 169, 1/4u
12/13
AMPS (+11.5) 171, .3u (taking garland off the tree now)
gave 1/2 reglan
+3.5 99
- having reaction to reglan??**
not acting right, standing funny, has strange look about her
+5 130 nibbling
+8.5 113 seems better
PMPS 150, 1/4u
12/14 (new meter)
3am- puked water
AMPS 194, thin 1/2
+4.5 100
+8 149
PMPS 184, thin 1/2, eating better
12/15 (still nibbled/hand fed today)
AMPS 183, thin 1/2
+3.5 92
+6 140
+8 154
PMPS 206, 1/2u
+4 108
12/16 (ate well today)
AMPS (+11.5) 151, thin 1/2
+4.5 82
+7 140
PMPS 176, thin 1/2
12/17 (only nibbling today)
AMPS (+12.5) 219, 1/2u
+3.5 121
+5 133
+7 159
PMPS (+11.25) 200, 1/2u
+4 109
12/18
AMPS 189, 1/2u (ate well today)
+3.75 71
+5.75 84
+8.5 114
PMPS 195, 1/2u
- decided it was time to make appt for dental***
12/19
AMPS 172, 1/2u (ate well today)
+4 87
PMPS 167, thin 1/2
12/20
AMPS 180, 1/2u (did not eat well today)
PMPS 200, 1/2u
12/21
woke me at 4:30 am- hungry
6am AMPS 194, 1/2u
+5.5 116
PMPS 174, 1/2u
12/22
4am threw up water
5:45 am AMPS 148, thin 1/2
PMPS 199, 1/2u *starting 1cc Clindamycin BID- pre dental*
12/23....1cc Clindamycin BID through 1/7/07
AMPS 189, fat 1/2u
PMPS 154, thin 1/2
12/24
AMPS 161, thin 1/2
PMPS 127, 1/4u
12/25
AMPS 163, thin 1/2
PMPS 189, 1/2u
12/26
AMPS 145, .3u
PMPS 137, .3u
12/27
AMPS 253, .3u (had eaten someting "cookie like" and threw it up @4am)
+3 130
PMPS 153, .3u
- will now fast for dental tomorrow**
12/28 **D-DAY**
AMPS 178, 1/4u
not too happy about not eating...lol- tried to eat a balloon!!
PMPS 215 (not bad, I thought) thin 1/2, 2 drops Metacam
- dental went very well. 4 teeth extracted. chest x-rays looked great (heart murmur) also tested for LEUK/FIV. ears were irritated/swelling- Baytril Otic BID. Bloodwork as follows (CBC results not in norm range)
10/20-dx'd, 12/28-fasting for dental, (reference numbers)
> >
> > ALK PHOS 95, 95 (16-71)
> > GGT low, low
> > GOT 46, 54 (12-65)
> > GPT 159, 182 (22-109)
> > AML 65, 81 (367-1319)
> > BUN 21.0, 29.0 (17.2-31.1)
> > PHOS 4.6, 6.1 (2.7-8.1)
> > CALCIUM 10.5, 12.3 (7.4-10.5)
> > ALB 3.1, 2.8 (0.3-0.4)
> > CHOLEST 168, 208 (<249)
> > URIC low, low
> > CK 370, 373 (70-703)
> > CREATIN .6, .9 (0.7-2.4)
> > TBIL low, low
> > T PROT 7.7, 8.9 (6.3-8.9)
> > GLOB 4.6, 6.1 (3.5-5.9)
> > BUN/CREA n/a n/a
> > ALB/GLOB n/a n/a
> > ALSO, here are some of her CBC from pre-dental
> >
> > WBC 5.1 (low)
> > LYM 0.3 (low)
> > MCV 50.2 (high)
> > MPV 10.2 (low)
12/29 (**starting BID Clind. for next 10 days)
AMPS 169, .3u
PMPS 182, thin 1/2
+4 195
12/30
AMPS 213, thin 1/2 (tried inj into L belly skin) ate well
+3 163
+6.5 188 (threw up while I was gone)
+8.5 216 (tiny lunch)
+11 ate well
PMPS +11.5 207, thin 1/2 (R flap)
+3.5 206 (tiny snack)
12/31
AMPS (+12.5) 271, 1/2u (going back to scruff of neck)
+3.25 171
+4.5 snack (neg ketones)
+8 107, snack
+10 dinner
PMPS 151, thin 1/2u
1/1
AMPS (+11.5) 109, waited to shoot
+12 197, .3u
+4.5 149
PMPS (+13) 175, thin 1/2u
1/2
AMPS (+11.25) 112, thin 1/2u
PMPS 116, .3u
+5 101
1/3
AMPS 148, thin 1/2u
PMPS 189, thin 1/2
+3.5 58
1/4
AMPS 167, thin 1/2
+3 135
+6 71
PMPS 157, thin 1/2u
1/5
AMPS 152, thin 1/2
+6 64
PMPS 137, thin 1/2 (was concerned it was too much)
+2 65, gave tiny snack
+3.5 chic liver
+4 52, gave tiny snack
+5 113
1/6
AMPS (+10.5- thought clock said 5:30) 157, ate 1/2 bkfst
+13 (fell back asleep) 179, thin 1/2
+7.25 95
PMPS (+11) 135, 1/4u
1/7 (last day of BID Clind.)
AMPS (+13.5- overslept) 150, 1/4u
PMPS (+11.5) 121, 1/4u
1/8
AMPS 162 (wondering why) 1/4u