Hi Eva, First thing to know is that your cat has a functioning pancreas. This means that it is indeed putting out insulin. However, the tumor in his...
Re: Affordability of Treatment (can't keep increasing doses! I wouldn't give any cat insulin if their BG was 100 (that is high normal) and most...
Re: Affordability of Treatment (can't keep increasing doses! N insulin is not recommended for Acromegaly cats because of how N insulin works: "The...
I think she isn't getting enough insulin. Her nadir isn't that low (still well above 150) for an acro cat and her highs are very high. I'd bump her...
If you can afford the tests to diagnose Acromegaly or IAA, I'd do it. Knowing the answers gives you more to go on with insulin dosing as these cats...
Also, whenever I click a link I see a non-formatted page with the text and links and then it flashes to the prettier page. Just FYI on that one as it...
Hi Rebecca, If I visit and don't log in, I can see two posts in the message board area. Once I log in I can't see any boards at all. Is this a...
Re: 7/25 Gus AMPS 83 Ah! Thanks! That is what I get for reading the board while working! :D
Re: 7/25 Gus AMPS 83 Hiya, I'm an acro mom so thought I'd jump in with a few comments. 1. I never shoot a green unless I plan on hovering over my...
Hello Shirl, Cindy went through SRT at Colorado State in February. Since then she's dropped from a high of 14 units down to about 5. The issue we're...
Cindy received 3 days of radiation therapy. It is too soon to know for sure that things are improving but we are seeing behavioral changes for the...
WELL worth the trip! I have vets who are closer but I travel farther to get vets who actually care about me and my cats. I can talk to them on the...
For me, any business that has me in tears tells me it is time to find a new company to take my business to...even if it is a bit more inconvenient...
Well... the last treatment was finished. She made it through four anesthesias in a row and her bean didn't fall completely apart! I go back tomorrow...
I've put this into a google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IZ0PIB5O_9IasuR7cPZDO9wsnNwMz-LMLIinmybkl60 And a flickr page:...
I'd look at what is different between the princess box and the other litterboxes. Covered vs. not covered. Larger vs. smaller. Smooth surface vs....
Acromegaly is a condition typically caused by a tumor on the pituitary gland. This tumor causes an excess of Insulin Like Growth Hormone. This...
I'd also be curious if Tony was an acro kitty just because his DM isn't regulating, he appears to be a big cat and has heart issues.
If you did it now, you'd better know how to deal with moving to a new insulin...just a thought. :)
I'm not sure what Charlie is (resistent, acro, iaa) but looking at his spreadsheet, it looks like he actually reacts to the insulin. If you look at...