2/12 Kitty AMPS 77 - Dosecrease tonight! -Lab results

Yesterday: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5984

(ETA: Pre-dental lab results, see below.)

We'll be going from 1.25 Skinny to 1.0 tonight! If we can figure out what 1 is. :smile:

Right now, there's a sliver of light between the top of the stopper and the 1 unit mark. I think 1 is where the middle of the stopper is in the middle of the line.

We'll take two medium drops out and see where that lands us.

 

Re: 2/12 Kitty AMPS 77 - Dosecrease tonight!

Congrats on the dosecrease-hope it holds-beautiful colours :mrgreen:

 

Re: 2/12 Kitty AMPS 77 - Dosecrease tonight!

At last!! Kitty Kitty!!
and so :mrgreen: :mrgreen: too!

 

Re: 2/12 Kitty AMPS 77 - Dosecrease tonight!

kitty's SS looks absolutely GORGEOUS!

 

Re: 2/12 Pre-dental lab results and dental questions

Darn, I just lost an entire message!!!

Lab results:
Cholesterol and triglicerides are high.
Chol. 329, normal is 75-220
Triglyc. 193, normal range 25-160.

Platelet count was low, but the notes say "platelet clumps are detected in this sample...falsely decreases the platelet number.

My questions:

1. Vet isn't worried about chol/trig. Should I be?
2. He says there's no indication we need antibiotics. (We didn't do a urinalysis.) He will give them if I want him to.
3. He mentioned that the TECH will do the actually tooth scraping. Is that normal?

Commence nailbite_smile . And the dental isn't even until next Wed.!

On the bright side, the vet really wanted a fructosamine, because he isn't used to home-tested cats. It was lower than he had ever seen -- 279, for a normal range of 142-450, indicating "good regulation." :mrgreen:

 

Re: 2/12 Kitty +6 56

"Good regulation" indeed! Someone is saying he's ready for that dosecrease tonight.

 

Yes the vet techs do most of the dental scraping unless the cat needs an extraction, which the vet does..
They are pretty good & do many of these in a day..Here's the link I use to measure the 1.00 hope it helps!
http://www.romlin.com/jock/SyringeFineGradations/

 

Yet again Kathy and Kitty...leading the way in quality DC care in your area!

Sorry I can't help with the other questions you have!

Squeeze, squeeze!

 

Sounds like a good visit.

 

Re: 2/12 Kitty PMPS 76 - Dosecrease taken! Lab results

Roni, thanks for the picture! We took one very large drop off the existing dose -- and it looked pretty much like the picture.

I was told way back not to get attached to a number. It's just a number. Still, 1 looks very nice to me. cat_pet_icon

Amy -- all of the credit goes to Kitty. What a squeezeable demonstration model he made! :mrgreen:

 

Bashful wants to grow up to be just like Kitty! : )

 

HI Kathy

Your questions ....
Those are mild elevations in the triglycerides/cholesterol and aren't significant.
As I mentioned in Hilary's post, the tech is doing the equivalent job of a dental hygienist, so it's not that unusual.
As for antibiotics, I posted to another thread of yours, as did Dr. Lisa, and I think that thread had a good discussion about it--I don't have anything to add.

 

Jess, thank you so much for putting my mind at ease.

I've replied in the other Health thread. If you have a chance this weekend, I'd love your thoughts.

 

Looks like you are covering all ground before the bid day!
Good luck with the dosecrease ;-)

 

Congrats on the dosecrease!!