08-17 Small Kitty - amps 374 - pmps 122 +1 364 +2 518 +3.5 349 +6 272 Liver panic

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Good Wednesday Morning everybody. (2 sleeps before week end !!! :))

Another, entry in our SS, (not so good that one).

Like mentioned in last post, there might be an explanation but it could be completely unrelated.

Few days back Small Kitty escape and went for a ride out all night long. Later I noticed
that there was ''something'' on the belly. My tough was that it was some thing falling from
trees (those sticking on clothes), that was jammed there. I let him alone, he didn't way to
be touched there. Yesterday it was enough, I disinfected a pair of scissors and cut it off
with hair around. What I found was a reddish wound approximately the size of a pencil head.

This morning there is hair that has grown on top of it so I can't see it anymore, it's just
a little solid bump.

Should I worry about this and see a vet to take a look at it asap ? When I removed what
was on top of it was like a regular wound, not brown, no smell, nothing surrounding it.
It was just like a regular human wound. After all Small Kitty had yellows since then.

If its ''no worry'', how do you clean this up ? The internet has lots of information but
some not applicable to diabetic cats.

Thanks for helping and good day to all.

Sébastien

Yesterday :
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/...52-3-455-high-gl-possible-explanation.163109/
 
I'd worry there could be infection under it since it closed up. Maybe you can call the vet and ask if it needs to stay open to be cleaned. You may have to keep it open for a couple of days to keep it clean so it heals properly. Sending prayers.
 
Yeah Carla made a good point about it being closed and possibly infection like an abscess. A call to the vet or even a vet visit might be in order. If there is infection, it would need to be treated and his numbers will be affected by it. Sending you prayers.

Keep up posted
 
Is it hot when you touch it? The others are right that some wounds need to stay open to heal from the inside out. You can do this by flushing it with saline solution, which would push out the infectious material. I'm not sure the best way to reopen the wound would be though, so second/third asking the vet.
 
Catticus Maximus said:
Is it hot when you touch it?
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Thanks for all to share their opinion. Didn't notice if it was hot, would need to see once back home.
It seems it's healing quite fast, it was open yesterday and it was all covered this morning. Opening it
up can be done, Small Kitty won't like it but can do it. What's tricky about vet is that they will built
up a saline water bill. Pretty sure they will seize the opportunity for a full blood and urine test,
teeth inspection, consultation, interventions... That will end-up with a 500$ more bill, all trouble
they can find are potential targets. Also, I've red about vets being quite fast about antibiotic making
pet less responsive if really needed.

The wounds will not remain open, it's now healed after less then 10h.

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They can heal quickly and cover infection. When you get home, I'd touch the area and see if it feels hot or seems to hurt him. It may be okay to leave it alone if it doesn't. Was there any pus in it yesterday?
 
carfurby said:
They can heal quickly and cover infection. When you get home, I'd touch the area and see if it feels hot or seems to hurt him. It may be okay to leave it alone if it doesn't. Was there any pus in it yesterday?
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No there wasn't any pus, it was like a regular wound with blood making a hard cover on top. It wasn't bleeding,
the ''flesh'' was reddish with no smell or liquid coming out of it. By the time I went back to sleep is was already
covering with new... (doesn't know the word for that).
 
Just back from the office, this is one I wasn't expecting, 122 at pmps.

Not sure if NS is a good idea. 4 days ago, at pmps +6 he was at 194 and the bounce
took 6 cycles to recover. Pretty happy to see ''normal'' numbers, but they are not normal
for Small Kitty.

Will feed the family with raw chicken for now, what if in 1h I see that he's rising ?...

No stress, will go with NS if nobody can answer, it's supper time after all.

Thanks.
 
Yeah, that's what I did, he's on hold, just gave two small cubes of raw chicken, he's sleeping.
Will test at +1 and see. Will be squeezed against the wall if he's rising...
 
Just seeing your post Sebastian.

It is possible that the PMPS number was a bad strip. I can't see SK jumping that much in 1/2 hour with a little bit of raw chicken
 
Yes, that was one of my conclusions. Test was made (at pmps) with a good size droplet of blood so it's not cause by lack of blood.

Could not wait any longer and the damage is already made if Small Kitty was really in the blue. Gave full shot and will monitor closely with emergency tool kit near.
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Photorecon said:
Yes, that was one of my conclusions. Test was made (at pmps) with a good size droplet of blood so it's not because of too little blood.

Could not wait any longer and the damage is already made if Small Kitty was really in the blue. Gave full shot and
will monitor closely with emergency tool kit near.
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I guess you could retest your stall number as well...that could have been off
 
Tuxedo Mom said:
I guess you could retest your stall number as well...that could have been off
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No way to watch tv and relax with Small Kitty, he want's to grab everybody's attention... :cat:

Problem now is that he has a full load of food + regular shot running. Any idea how long after feed test can be trusted ?
 
If he is really in the mid 300's, and you test to confirm, you can shoot now. Food influence will not be the reason he is so high.
 
If you double checked his PMPS, them I would say that was the number and I would give him his insulin. Not sure what had him jump like that and raw chicken would not do it. I am thinking you need to keep an eye on that wound and if it is getting redder or you are feeling heat generated from it, he would need the vet to see it. Keeping fingers and paw crossed.:bighug:
 
It is always possible that SK went down low..maybe even quite low... during the cycle and this is the big bounce. Without mid cycle tests you don't know for sure what went on during the day. If SK did drop low that would explain the numbers rising so fast and so high
 
The wound, if related, is not warm, it came back to the way it was yesterday. Visit to the
vet will have to wait, it's not until 2 pays (1 month) that I'll have my head over the water.
Traveling is nice but costly. My father has a better memory than I. We went to a ''cheap'' vet
2 months or so ago and it costed 450$ (that he supposedly had to pay). Don't remember this vet doing
anything but scratching teeth to remove tartar and proposing a very costly dental job that
I said I could not afford.
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Just been waken up by Small Kitty asking for food, sounds his new trend is more then a bounce
per cycle. Going down right now (50% drop in 3h). That's quite a roller coaster ride.
He's going to touch blue again by tomorrow morning. Nice his system is pumping this up
so he doesn't go too low. Management will become kind of hard.
 
It looks like last night's PM cycle was from a bounce, which means SK may have dropped low during the day. It looks like SK is clearing the bounce quickly. Hopefully the large drop during the PM cycle will not trigger another bounce. If your friend is available to do some midcycle tests during the week it would give a much clearer picture as to what is happening.
 
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