Linda and Bear Man
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Bear Man has had a good week. His numbers have been all over the place (he started Thursday out at 313 and was down to 61 at pm+1) for reasons unknown. We have settled into a bit of a routine in feeding him some foods which are not as low in phosphorus as he should get, but which he will eat (always a desireable feature in a food). He is getting his phosphorus binder, and I am managing to juggle the two hour offset between that and his other meds. He seems really mellow and comfortable this week, spending a lot of time either sprawled out on the bed in a sunbeam, or snuggled up in his basket with Teddy.
I met with the vet last week to discuss our options, the plan, my many questions, and his prognosis, as well as what I want for him in the future and what I don't. We discussed quality of life vs qauntity, and what I would want for him at the end of his life. My vet, the sweetheart, started crying, and then we were both going. But that is all for another, hopefully far away, day.
We have plans to recheck his bloodwork in about 10 days to see if we are making progress with his phosphorus. We will be getting some urine specimens tested to see if he is spilling protein in his urine, and if he needs medication for that. I am restarting B12 injections on him weekly to try and improve his anemia.
Miss Emily may have wandered over to join Bear Man in CRF land after her last bout of pyelonephritis, so she will also be getting her bloodwork rechecked, to see if she needs to get with the program as well. Teddy Man continues to be a worry to me. I have hard decisions to make for him about putting him on aggressive chemo vs leaving things where they are.
Here is Bear sunning his pancreas in a sunbeam:
Bear Man has had a good week. His numbers have been all over the place (he started Thursday out at 313 and was down to 61 at pm+1) for reasons unknown. We have settled into a bit of a routine in feeding him some foods which are not as low in phosphorus as he should get, but which he will eat (always a desireable feature in a food). He is getting his phosphorus binder, and I am managing to juggle the two hour offset between that and his other meds. He seems really mellow and comfortable this week, spending a lot of time either sprawled out on the bed in a sunbeam, or snuggled up in his basket with Teddy.
I met with the vet last week to discuss our options, the plan, my many questions, and his prognosis, as well as what I want for him in the future and what I don't. We discussed quality of life vs qauntity, and what I would want for him at the end of his life. My vet, the sweetheart, started crying, and then we were both going. But that is all for another, hopefully far away, day.
We have plans to recheck his bloodwork in about 10 days to see if we are making progress with his phosphorus. We will be getting some urine specimens tested to see if he is spilling protein in his urine, and if he needs medication for that. I am restarting B12 injections on him weekly to try and improve his anemia.
Miss Emily may have wandered over to join Bear Man in CRF land after her last bout of pyelonephritis, so she will also be getting her bloodwork rechecked, to see if she needs to get with the program as well. Teddy Man continues to be a worry to me. I have hard decisions to make for him about putting him on aggressive chemo vs leaving things where they are.
Here is Bear sunning his pancreas in a sunbeam:
