Amanda & Shmee
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Shmee's bloodwork is in and added to his SS. Some odd numbers... what stood out to me was his extremely high triglycerides. Last time Dr. McCue said this high number (which has now tripled) could be caused by hypothyroidism, but his t4 is now normal..? Both liver levels have gone up.. my vet said any number of things could cause this, including pancreatitis.
His moods were very odd today, he sat on my lap and laid with me, but minutes later he hisses at me. He doesn't like us to touch him sometimes, like he might be in pain again... its so hard to figure out. He has been extremely hungry still, up until dinner then he didn't want to eat. He did after bout a half hour. Being picky? I gave him .10 of the Bupe gel just in case he is in pain because of his moods, and now he is very hungry again. He really grabbed into me again when I tried to give the Desmopressin shot. From the vet visit and today my arm is a mess. This probably isn't as significant as the rest but I am curious - what does Abs Eosinophils mean? He was 456 last time and 86 this time....
Thank you to everyone that keeps reminding me that he no longer has to have insulin and no more IGF harmful growth hormones.... but man this is getting ridiculous and still don't know if all his terror and pain that he has gone through is worth it. I really hope my view changes but I cannot believe what I have done to him. He should not have been in this pain and his poor body going through whatever all these numbers mean.... I hate it. The doctor gave me Alprazolam (like valium?) to "try out" before his next vet visit. I have to try it out because it could make him hyper instead of sleepy. She also said it makes them ravenous / very hungry. Well he is already extremely hungry so I cannot do that to him... Its supposed to be like a sedative since the Gaba did nothing for him Friday for the vet. Another thing I do not understand at all. It used to work very well for him and it was very clear when he was on it. Very wobbly and sleepy. This time, nothing. The vet said sometimes they just become immune. I am not buying that. Maybe he is just under too much stress for it to even work... I don't know. I am already dreading the next vet visit.... which we will probably have to have within the next few weeks since his cortisol level is still not going up.
Oh yeah - my vet said increasing the pred. could be making him in a bad mood. Which really freaks me out now because I am going to have to increase it again since his cortisol is so low. Does that mean he will be even meaner? Ugh. I hope Dr. McCue calls soon because I can't wait to get his opinion on everything. If there is someone that likes to interpret bloodwork please tag them here for me. Thank you!
Shmee's bloodwork is in and added to his SS. Some odd numbers... what stood out to me was his extremely high triglycerides. Last time Dr. McCue said this high number (which has now tripled) could be caused by hypothyroidism, but his t4 is now normal..? Both liver levels have gone up.. my vet said any number of things could cause this, including pancreatitis.
His moods were very odd today, he sat on my lap and laid with me, but minutes later he hisses at me. He doesn't like us to touch him sometimes, like he might be in pain again... its so hard to figure out. He has been extremely hungry still, up until dinner then he didn't want to eat. He did after bout a half hour. Being picky? I gave him .10 of the Bupe gel just in case he is in pain because of his moods, and now he is very hungry again. He really grabbed into me again when I tried to give the Desmopressin shot. From the vet visit and today my arm is a mess. This probably isn't as significant as the rest but I am curious - what does Abs Eosinophils mean? He was 456 last time and 86 this time....
Thank you to everyone that keeps reminding me that he no longer has to have insulin and no more IGF harmful growth hormones.... but man this is getting ridiculous and still don't know if all his terror and pain that he has gone through is worth it. I really hope my view changes but I cannot believe what I have done to him. He should not have been in this pain and his poor body going through whatever all these numbers mean.... I hate it. The doctor gave me Alprazolam (like valium?) to "try out" before his next vet visit. I have to try it out because it could make him hyper instead of sleepy. She also said it makes them ravenous / very hungry. Well he is already extremely hungry so I cannot do that to him... Its supposed to be like a sedative since the Gaba did nothing for him Friday for the vet. Another thing I do not understand at all. It used to work very well for him and it was very clear when he was on it. Very wobbly and sleepy. This time, nothing. The vet said sometimes they just become immune. I am not buying that. Maybe he is just under too much stress for it to even work... I don't know. I am already dreading the next vet visit.... which we will probably have to have within the next few weeks since his cortisol level is still not going up.
Oh yeah - my vet said increasing the pred. could be making him in a bad mood. Which really freaks me out now because I am going to have to increase it again since his cortisol is so low. Does that mean he will be even meaner? Ugh. I hope Dr. McCue calls soon because I can't wait to get his opinion on everything. If there is someone that likes to interpret bloodwork please tag them here for me. Thank you!