5/7 Ivy Amps 217, +2.5 161, +5 203, +6.5 113, +9 53, Pmps 255, +2 169 Libre

5/6/24
Amps 217 Libre
Good morning,
Well yesterday was a challenge with the vet appointment and then getting Ivy to eat again at dinner last night. I had to syringe feed dinner. (I don’t know if she was either just not hungry from feeding her small amounts throughout the afternoon just to get her morning meal into her, or if just having the sedatives in her system made her not hungry). At least this morning she ate her meal and I did not have to syringe, so that was awesome news. Gave her full dose of insulin last night and again this morning, so we’re back on track and I’m already seeing her numbers come down from having skipped insulin yesterday morning to go to the vet.

Hoping we can get her back on track and moving forward. I’m working at home and will monitor.

Thank you again for all your sweet messages yesterday, it meant a lot to have all of the support as we were having a stressful vet day

Wishing everyone a safe day ahead.

 

Good to hear she's doing better this time around! I don't know how she was for them at the vet but at least she's eating on her own and numbers are already better.

 

Good morning Staci!
I'm sure Ivy was tired out from all that commotion and sedatives yesterday. Glad to hear that she's back on track and eating!
Hope you've recovered from it too - going to vet is such a necessary evil.
Ivy must have used some of the depot yesterday so it may take a bit to catch up - hopefully she'll give you a nice relaxing cycle!
Happy Tuesday and hope you get to enjoy the day!

 

I hope you are right, Kit. She definitely used up some of that depot.
Hoping the cycle is good today, but not crazy. Work will be busy today since I took off yesterday for the vet appointment.
I hope you have a nice day, too

 

I'm glad she seems to be responding quickly to come back to better numbers. I'm also glad you're able to work from home today - she had a stressful day, but you did too!

 

It was definitely stressful for both of us. I wish she would be more relaxed overall, but alas, it's just not her personality.
She's happier today just being left alone! Although I brought her to the kitchen so she can watch the birds out the back door. If she's lucky, she may even spot one of the frequent visiting bunnies.

 

So sorry you had to syringe feed her yesterday! And good she is eating again and her bg comes back to normal. Hope both of you recover well from that stressful day!

 

Looks like she’s getting back to business! Paws crossed on the labs.

 

Thank you, Heike. I’m hoping she’s feeling better today.

I’m also sending you lots of positive vibes for Binie. I know she’s been through a lot lately also. I really good both of them feel much better soon

 

She is, isn’t she. Busy girl today. Definitely paws crossed on the labs!!

 

Nice to see Ivy is recovering more quickly this time.
When do you expect results from the testing?

 

Thanks, Janet
I hope pretty quickly. They just told me her T4 level is 4.
So that doesn’t sound great (upper limit of “normal”). And that’s on the lowest dose of methimazole.
Waiting to see the rest of the results. Probably won’t hear from the vet until all the results are back later this week. I’ll be calling in a day or 2 to push for some answers.

 

So has the methimazole had a positive effect? I can't recall where Ivy was before.
I hope those labs are good news all around, despite the high end of normal for the T4.

 

I’m not sure really about any effects the meds are having.

She wasn’t showing the typical signs of hyperthyroidism (loud wailing, ravenous, restlessness), in fact the opposite, her appetite has been less enthusiastic the past few months.

Her last T4 in late March when diagnosed was 3.94 (but with a different lab, Hemopet). So I’m not quite sure how the results differ. I will have to ask my vet when we discuss the results.
But it seems like the T4 (at Antech) is similar, perhaps.

I was hoping it would be lower, showing that methimazole is working. We may need to increase the dose, which doesn’t thrill me since it can reduce appetite from what I understand
@JLS12

 

Thanks for the insight.

I'd wonder, too, about how the two different labs compare. And what would be a reasonable expectation of being on methimazole for a month.

It certainly seems that nothing can be easy anymore.

Got my paws crossed for good and helpful results.

 

Thanks, Janet