4-18 Little Man AMPS 106/+2 61/+3 61/PMPS 126/+2 118

Gave him another tsp of 5% to keep him from dipping below 50 on the second drop that seems to be more normal now...too early yet to earn another reduction
 
Just posted his new labs. From one vet to the next there are some gaps...but overall he is looking waaayyy better. She wants to put him on denamarin for his elevated alt...and also claims his ast is elevated even though according to values on ss they arent. His alt has come down significantly on its own I'm sure due to bg becoming regulated.

I may just try the milk thistle instead of getting the denamarin.

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Rainbow Conti said:
Just posted his new labs. From one vet to the next there are some gaps...but overall he is looking waaayyy better. She wants to put him on denamarin for his elevated alt...and also claims his ast is elevated even though according to values on ss they arent. His alt has come down significantly on its own I'm sure due to bg becoming regulated.

I may just try the milk thistle instead of getting the denamarin.

@tiffmaxee
@FrostD
@Suzanne & Darcy
@Bandit's Mom
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Milk thistle is good but lacks an ingredient that Denamarin has. However it is cheaper. I have seen it help some cats before. I will look at his labs as soon as I get home. It sounds encouraging!
 
I will look at your labs. Are they on the labs tab of your ss? Max used to get high ALT but other markers were normal. My internist said unless over double the high range nothing was needed.
 
BUN is a little out of range but Creatinine is still good. I would not worry much about kidney disease at this point but I might switch to a lower phosphorus food just to ease the load on his kidneys. Sometimes it’s hard to find a lower phosphorus food that is also low carb. I can send you a list. USG is a tiny bit lower than last time but that can vary from time to time. I would just recheck bloodwork in 6 months since he’s a senior.
 
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Just looked. His labs look good. Max)s ALT would be higher with pancreatitis flares. I would not add a thing without symptoms. As for cholesterol, it’s not an indication of anything. Not reliable. High eosinophils indicate allergies possible. Mocha’s were up when she had active skin allergies.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
BUN is a little out of range but Creatinine is still good. I would not worry too much about kidney disease at this point but I might switch to a lower phosphorus food just to ease the load on his kidneys. Sometimes it’s hard to find a lower phosphorus food that is also low carb. I can send you a list. USG is a tiny bit lower than last time but that can vary from time to time. I would just recheck bloodwork in 6 months since he’s a senior.
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Injust colored BUN yellow...I missed that cause vets range of BUN goes to 40 sonit didnt say high. I am feeding raw with ezcomplete and only using canned for higher carb as needed for low bg
 
tiffmaxee said:
Higher BUN might be due to high protein diet.
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Anything I can do about that?
tiffmaxee said:
Just looked. His labs look good. Max)s ALT would be higher with pancreatitis flares. I would not add a thing without symptoms. As for cholesterol, it’s not an indication of anything. Not reliable. High eosinophils indicate allergies possible. Mocha’s were up when she had active skin allergies.
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The eosinophils are quite a lot lower from 6 months ago as well. Cholesterol is down quite a bit as well.
 
You probably don’t need to change a thing! What kind of meat do you give him? The only reason I ask is because I am still hemming and hawing about feeding my cats raw with EZ Complete. I even have the EZC at home. Why do I procrastinate this??? I have way too many cats to buy super expensive exotic meat so it will have to be turkey or chicken or something like that.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
You probably don’t need to change a thing! What kind of meat do you give him? The only reason I ask is because I am still hemming and hawing about feeding my cats raw with EZ Complete. I even have the EZC at home. Why do I procrastinate this??? I have way too many cats to buy super expensive exotic meat so it will have to be turkey or chicken or something like that.
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I'm doing chicken breast...turkey breast...and pork loin. Tried lamb did not like and really no big reason to try beef I'd have to find a crazy low fat choice so crazy expensive (not worth it) I was told turkey thigh can be lower phosphorus but higher fat....
 
Rainbow Conti said:
Not sure about setting a bar but I am so relieved that there hasnt been something lurking other than wr do need to get a dental scheduled before it get much worse
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Well, he's setting the bar for Eddie in the BG department. When low bar wins the prize!

I know Eddie's got dental issues. It's been mentioned but as you imagine, there's no way he can be anesthetized for a lengthy surgery so I don't know what to do about that issue.
 
He's just really flat today, I guess. Wow. Almost looks like he's on Levemir. It is kind of amazing that you got 61 each time when even testing a single drop of blood you can get different readings (within meter variance). Maybe it's LM's lucky day or something.
 
Did you realize that you can (and probably should) change the reference ranges on the labs tab to those that your vet's lab uses? The BUN for example isn't really out of range for the current lab that tested Eddie's blood, right? Didn't you say it goes up to 40? Anyway, he's doing really great.
 
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