8/15 Onyx - AMPS 285 - CALMING COLLAR

Hi LL!

Another day in the yellows with barely any movement. I started using the vet recommended "de-stressing" collar, so she's been passed out all day. No chewing or digging and her stomach though, so fingers crossed this helps.

The vet finally sent me her labs from last month at diagnosis. Turns out there a few other things not normal, but the vet never mentioned them to me. Is there anyone here that's good at reading labs...and knowing what may or may not be a problem? Also keep in mind, we're now thinking that Onyx's diabetes was steroid induced from a Dexamethasone treatment in June. Her symptoms started about 1 week later. Not sure if any of these abnormal results could be from the steroid as well.

Thank you in advance for taking a look.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

:smile:

EDIT: PLEASE SEE MY NEXT POST FOR CALMING COLLAR DETAILS

EDIT: I just did some research and it turns out the slightly elevated Lymphocytes are most likely related to the steroid shot in June; the elevated Albumin is most likely from the diabetes, because she was starting to get dehydrated; the high colesterol is obviously from the crappy food she was on for years; and the slightly elevated Neutrophils are probably from the mild skin infection she had, which was why he gave her the steroid in the first place.

Re: 8/15 Onyx - AMPS 285, +2 284, +4 265

here's the link to Onyx's 8/14 condo

That's a lot of flat yellows today.
Sometimes that can indicate an active cycle later on....

I'll poke someone to look at your lab results.

Re: 8/15 Onyx - AMPS 285, +2 284, +4 265

Where can I get one of those de-stressing colors? Do they work on beans? Do they? Huh? Huh?? Do they? :lol: :lol:

I think I'm developing a money-making idea!!...Ebay here I come!!....LOL

Oooops, sorry about that Rhiannon. I'm forever forgetting to grab that link. Thank you.

And I hope you're right about her having a more active cycle later. She's been pretty much the same for 3 cycles now.

Chris, you crack me up!!! So far, this collar seems AWESOME!!! About 10 minutes after I put it on Onyx, she acted like she instantly didn't have a care in the world. Then I put a collar on Klepto and he stopped bouncing off the walls. I read a lot of reviews and people really like them. The vet thinks Klepto stresses her out so badly, that's why she chews her skin and pulls her hair out. I must say, I haven't seen her dig ALL DAY!!! And the bonus is, they both smell like lavender now, which is quite lovely. It also comes in sprays, paw gels, and plug-ins. I think I'll be getting the whole kit-and-kaboodle. Especially the plug-ins, because they'll keep this bean relaxed for sure!

For anyone interested, it's called the "Sentry Calming Collar" (on Amazon) with pheramones, lavender and chamomile. They're supposed to eliminate stress, bad behavior, inappropriate marking, excessive meowing and scratching...keep cats calm for travel, vet, company, etc. for up to 30 days. As of right now, I'm a believer!