Amy&TrixieCat
Member Since 2011
Yesterday
Soooo...the last couple days, Trix has had a couple "pee over the edge of the box" incidents, which naturally had my attention (making it all the way into the box probably about 85% of the time). But we needed to get at least 7 days past her last dose of Zeniquin before we could really do anything with regards to going to the vet, basically because the AB had to completely clear her system for any labs to be accurate. I was hoping against hope that her Adequan shot yesterday would be the answer - that she wasn't quite making it in the box because of her arthritis.
Unfortunately, that was not the case. Late last night she once again peed over the edge, and this time there was some blood in it. This is the first time she's had visible blood in these "over the edge" pees. Needless to say, we are off to the vetty this morning - her appointment is at 10:40EST. We are now 9 days past her last dose of Zeniquin, so we should be good for running labs and a C&S...doing this in the right order this time (last time was my fault, starting the AB before running a C&S). And, this fits the recent profile of things starting to flare about a week after stopping an AB. Obviously Zeniquin is not the right drug for whatever is going on - it seems to knock this thing back, but not knock it completely out.
She does also seem to have post-urination discomfort.
And last night her BG was 140! Yikes, I almost had a stroke....but obviously that was a huge red flag. She has been solid blue now for 6 days...starting with the blues shortly after ending the AB - also a consistent pattern with how this year has gone.
At the same time, though, her appy is pretty darned happy and she's being social and outgoing, although she did seem a bit "droopy" to me yesterday.
I am bummed because our regular vetty, who knows Trix so very well, is booked solid today, so we have to see someone else. All the vets at the practice our good, but I feel "safe" with our regular vet. I have barely slept again the last 2 nights. Trix and this bean need a break....
I'll update when we get back. Prayers to all....
Amy
Soooo...the last couple days, Trix has had a couple "pee over the edge of the box" incidents, which naturally had my attention (making it all the way into the box probably about 85% of the time). But we needed to get at least 7 days past her last dose of Zeniquin before we could really do anything with regards to going to the vet, basically because the AB had to completely clear her system for any labs to be accurate. I was hoping against hope that her Adequan shot yesterday would be the answer - that she wasn't quite making it in the box because of her arthritis.
Unfortunately, that was not the case. Late last night she once again peed over the edge, and this time there was some blood in it. This is the first time she's had visible blood in these "over the edge" pees. Needless to say, we are off to the vetty this morning - her appointment is at 10:40EST. We are now 9 days past her last dose of Zeniquin, so we should be good for running labs and a C&S...doing this in the right order this time (last time was my fault, starting the AB before running a C&S). And, this fits the recent profile of things starting to flare about a week after stopping an AB. Obviously Zeniquin is not the right drug for whatever is going on - it seems to knock this thing back, but not knock it completely out.
She does also seem to have post-urination discomfort.
And last night her BG was 140! Yikes, I almost had a stroke....but obviously that was a huge red flag. She has been solid blue now for 6 days...starting with the blues shortly after ending the AB - also a consistent pattern with how this year has gone.
At the same time, though, her appy is pretty darned happy and she's being social and outgoing, although she did seem a bit "droopy" to me yesterday.
I am bummed because our regular vetty, who knows Trix so very well, is booked solid today, so we have to see someone else. All the vets at the practice our good, but I feel "safe" with our regular vet. I have barely slept again the last 2 nights. Trix and this bean need a break....
I'll update when we get back. Prayers to all....
Amy
I think we can all relate! 
