Pearl update

She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her
sugar level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very
relieved that it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient.
SHe gets it tested again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried
some "friendly games" with her with it, including food on the mask that
she licked off. I decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this
a.m. and I really would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It
didn't go awful. Maybe 3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath?
She certainly ate the turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe
she is traumatized or anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to
associate food things with it since she is utterly food oriented. I
hope it makes her feel better eventually (although she has been MUCH
better this week since she is off prednisone).

Karen wrote in message
news:2005103122382024084%kchuplis@alltelnet...
She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her
sugar level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very
relieved that it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient.
SHe gets it tested again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried
some "friendly games" with her with it, including food on the mask that
she licked off. I decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this
a.m. and I really would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It
didn't go awful. Maybe 3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath?
She certainly ate the turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe
she is traumatized or anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to
associate food things with it since she is utterly food oriented. I
hope it makes her feel better eventually (although she has been MUCH
better this week since she is off prednisone).


All good news, and I'm particularly impressed by the way you're training her
with the inhaler.

Jeanette

Karen wrote:

She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her
sugar level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very
relieved that it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient.
SHe gets it tested again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried
some "friendly games" with her with it, including food on the mask that
she licked off. I decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this
a.m. and I really would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It
didn't go awful. Maybe 3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath?
She certainly ate the turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe
she is traumatized or anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to
associate food things with it since she is utterly food oriented. I
hope it makes her feel better eventually (although she has been MUCH
better this week since she is off prednisone).

Yay, Pearl! That's good news on the blood glucose numbers.
Hope she can keep on bringing them down. Asthma is enough to
deal with; you don't need diabetes too.

Cats can hold their breath just a little, but not very much. If
you can get her up to ten seconds, IME that will be sufficient.
I always aim for 12, feel good about 10, and sometimes have to
accept 8. Will just doesn't believe those extra seconds are
really necessary -- sort of a "some damn fools might have kept
their noses in that stinky mask another two seconds" attitude.

Even after she's getting a good dose of the Flovent, it takes a
few days to build up the therapeutic effect. If you have some
Albuterol, that gives much quicker relief of symptoms.

--

Wayne M
(indulged by Will and Heidi)

I'm so relieved to hear Pearl is doing better. And the Aerokat seems to
be going really well.
Lots of purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

Karen wrote:
She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her
sugar level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very
relieved that it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient.
SHe gets it tested again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried
some "friendly games" with her with it, including food on the mask that
she licked off. I decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this
a.m. and I really would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It
didn't go awful. Maybe 3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath?
She certainly ate the turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe
she is traumatized or anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to
associate food things with it since she is utterly food oriented. I
hope it makes her feel better eventually (although she has been MUCH
better this week since she is off prednisone).

Karen wrote:
She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her
sugar level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very
relieved that it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient.
SHe gets it tested again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried
some "friendly games" with her with it, including food on the mask that
she licked off. I decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this
a.m. and I really would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It
didn't go awful. Maybe 3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath?
She certainly ate the turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe
she is traumatized or anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to
associate food things with it since she is utterly food oriented. I
hope it makes her feel better eventually (although she has been MUCH
better this week since she is off prednisone).

That all sounds real positive, Karen. I'm so glad. It's a plus that
Pearl is food-oriented. I think you're on the right track with it. Hope
*you* feel better about it and are less worried now that *Pearl* feels
better.

Sherry

The drop in blood sugar must be such a relief! That's great news.

Purrs on the way for continued happy associations with the aerokat!

Susan M
Otis and Chester


"Karen" wrote in message
news:2005103122382024084%kchuplis@alltelnet...
She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her sugar
level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very relieved that
it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient. SHe gets it tested
again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried some "friendly games"
with her with it, including food on the mask that she licked off. I
decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this a.m. and I really
would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It didn't go awful. Maybe
3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath? She certainly ate the
turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe she is traumatized or
anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to associate food things
with it since she is utterly food oriented. I hope it makes her feel
better eventually (although she has been MUCH better this week since she
is off prednisone).

"Jeanette" wrote in message
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Karen wrote in message
news:2005103122382024084%kchuplis@alltelnet...
She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her
sugar level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very
relieved that it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient.
SHe gets it tested again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried
some "friendly games" with her with it, including food on the mask that
she licked off. I decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this
a.m. and I really would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It
didn't go awful. Maybe 3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath?
She certainly ate the turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe
she is traumatized or anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to
associate food things with it since she is utterly food oriented. I
hope it makes her feel better eventually (although she has been MUCH
better this week since she is off prednisone).


All good news, and I'm particularly impressed by the way you're training
her
with the inhaler.

Jeanette

I've decided today I will let it marinate in catnip to help get rid of the
"plasticky" smell. She was a bit offended last night, but even *I* can smell
plastic, so it is probably offensive to her!

"Susan M" wrote in message
...
The drop in blood sugar must be such a relief! That's great news.

It was HUGE. I just hope we see it drop even lower. I was really getting
worried about that whole scenario.

Karen wrote:
"Susan M" wrote in message
...
The drop in blood sugar must be such a relief! That's great news.

It was HUGE. I just hope we see it drop even lower. I was really
getting worried about that whole scenario.

Continuing purrs for Pearl.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
A House is not a home, without a cat.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:38:20 -0600, Karen wrote:

She got her blood tested today one week after being off pred and her
sugar level dropped to 194 (from over 300 a week ago). So I'm very
relieved that it looks like this blood sugar thing may be transient.
SHe gets it tested again in a month. I got my Aerokat today. I tried
some "friendly games" with her with it, including food on the mask that
she licked off. I decided to try a puff because she coughed a bit this
a.m. and I really would like to get her on it as soon as possible. It
didn't go awful. Maybe 3 breaths (I hope. Can cats hold their breath?
She certainly ate the turkey fast enough afterward that I don't believe
she is traumatized or anything.) It'll get better. I'll keep trying to
associate food things with it since she is utterly food oriented. I
hope it makes her feel better eventually (although she has been MUCH
better this week since she is off prednisone).

I'm glad to hear this, Karen. And keep trying the Aerokat -- sounds
like you're on the right track with it, and it should help her a lot.

Best of luck!

Ginger-lyn

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