We lost our dear Hamilton to diabetes, acromegaly, and kidney disease so many months ago, but it still feels like yesterday. We miss him immensely....
It hurts, but the day couldn’t have gone better for him. It was just the right time. He ate a ton of crunchies and forbidden sugary snacks, drank...
I think our borrowed time has run out. Hamilton is no longer eating and not wanting to move. We’ll give him more fluids tonight and some pain meds...
Hamilton has bounced back. I’m not sure how long it will last, but he’s been up and bright. He goes on walks in the yard (when the Florida heat and...
We’re winding down here. As we prepare to say goodbye, we’re reminded of what a rock our little man has been for the family. Squeeze your babies and...
Last night Hamilton refused to eat. We were mortified. We tried hand feeding him, putting his food in the blender, and went through every can we...
We just received Hamilton’s follow up bloodwork and despite our best efforts, his kidneys are shutting down. His bun and creatinine are still rising...
I knew increasing Hamilton from 8u to 10u was risky, but I used his numbers from prior carb responses to calculate the best increase (safety and...
Hamilton has been on fluids for a few days and we’re not seeing much improvement. He’s still well controlled on diabetes and eating great. Started...
Hamilton was diagnosed with full blown renal failure today. We are starting subq fluids and preparing to say goodbye to our sweet little man. As...
So, this is new. I’m delaying his meal by 15 minutes to see if he rises some. I know he gets a big spike for appx 3 hours after eating, so I...
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/3-5-hamilton-amps-103-3-101-new-meter.192117/#post-2144472 Nice and easy morning, so far. Here's hoping...
We're back! I took some time off posting and obsessing over Hamilton's numbers. I think it probably did both of us some good. We also switched...
Does anyone else battle exhaustion and depression during this process? Sometimes I just feel so inadequate. To boot, there are trade offs between...
As an analyst and consultant who relies on consistent data, there is little more frustrating than unexplained anomalies. Hamilton and I had a...
We’re still using an alphatrak on tight regulation. I think the point to “take action” is 68, but does anyone have experience/input on when to feed...
It looks like we’ve landed at the right dose. Now for some tinkering so I don’t have to stay up all night!
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/2-14-hamilton-ps-235-4-181-6-173-9-194.191135/ AMPS 143 Whoa nelly. I wonder what he was up to last...
He seems to fight increases on the second and third day of change. He’s still acting like a happy boy, so I’m not going to let a little yellow get...
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/hamilton-did-it-ps-214-3-154-5-77-watching-closely.191056/#post-2130638 AMPS 177, +3 146, He had a...