Carolyn and Spot
Very Active Member
Hi, I am here because Jill told me to. :lol:
I do not have an updated spreadsheet for Leo, not because I don't love you all, which I do, very much, but because I haven't updated it since like June. So I thought that I would put up a condo so you can all have an update on King Leo.
For those that don't know Leo, he's an acrocat, which causes insulin resistance in him. That's him in the avatar, he's a rescued stray, and I've had the honor of having him in my home for a smidge over a year now. He's a very large cat, probably 22 lbs or more now, very tall, very long and with more hair than I've ever seen on a cat. His dose is extremely high, 25.5u Levemir, but it's not nearly as high as it used to be (40u), so we are all very happy over here, with bg's ranging from 120-240ish. He has a few medical conditions that go along with his acromegaly, such as cardiomyopathy. He's arthritic and this summer went through a terrible bout of hepatitis. Aside from all that, Leo is a very sweet, very handsome, very special and very happy cat. His hobbies are eating, purring, laying on tissue paper and being next to me.
For those that do know Leo, he's doing very well. Every day is much the same as the day before, and that's the way we like it.
He likes to go outside, but now that it's cold, we are finding that his blood has thinned and he stays outside approximately 36.2 seconds. So much for a NJ cat huh! We do not go to the cardio, and in fact have not been back since the first appointment. Dr. S prescribed Leo a lifetime supply of enalapril for his heart and also put him on an aspirin regimen twice a week. I talk to his primary vet, Dr. T, quite often and even have her on my friends list on FB so she can follow his progress. I watch him closely for signs of organs not working so well and so far have thankfully seen nothing but improvements all around. I am still not working, so I have to pick and choose what I can pay for, which is in this case, rent and insulin and not vet appointments. I do know that the fabulous Dr. T will help me out, but I am trying not to push that too hard!
Here's a recent picture of Leo enjoying the snow:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/22 ... directlink
I hope everyone here is well!
I do not have an updated spreadsheet for Leo, not because I don't love you all, which I do, very much, but because I haven't updated it since like June. So I thought that I would put up a condo so you can all have an update on King Leo.
For those that don't know Leo, he's an acrocat, which causes insulin resistance in him. That's him in the avatar, he's a rescued stray, and I've had the honor of having him in my home for a smidge over a year now. He's a very large cat, probably 22 lbs or more now, very tall, very long and with more hair than I've ever seen on a cat. His dose is extremely high, 25.5u Levemir, but it's not nearly as high as it used to be (40u), so we are all very happy over here, with bg's ranging from 120-240ish. He has a few medical conditions that go along with his acromegaly, such as cardiomyopathy. He's arthritic and this summer went through a terrible bout of hepatitis. Aside from all that, Leo is a very sweet, very handsome, very special and very happy cat. His hobbies are eating, purring, laying on tissue paper and being next to me.
For those that do know Leo, he's doing very well. Every day is much the same as the day before, and that's the way we like it.
He likes to go outside, but now that it's cold, we are finding that his blood has thinned and he stays outside approximately 36.2 seconds. So much for a NJ cat huh! We do not go to the cardio, and in fact have not been back since the first appointment. Dr. S prescribed Leo a lifetime supply of enalapril for his heart and also put him on an aspirin regimen twice a week. I talk to his primary vet, Dr. T, quite often and even have her on my friends list on FB so she can follow his progress. I watch him closely for signs of organs not working so well and so far have thankfully seen nothing but improvements all around. I am still not working, so I have to pick and choose what I can pay for, which is in this case, rent and insulin and not vet appointments. I do know that the fabulous Dr. T will help me out, but I am trying not to push that too hard! Here's a recent picture of Leo enjoying the snow:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/22 ... directlink
I hope everyone here is well!
