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Breakthrough
Oct. 7th, 2008 06:14 amLast night, around 11:15 I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I looked back, Buzz (who had been asleep next to me) was gone. So I finished up and went to the door, to find him peeing on the blue pad. He finished up, and walked over to the water bowl, so I thought I'd offer him some fud -- which he gobbled up. Seeing that, I gave him his regular insulin dose (only about 5.5 hours late).
He settled back on the bed around my feet, as that was next to the edge of the bed where he'd landed. Later, sometime in the middle of the night, he was off and on again, and this time came up alongside for petting. I could feel that his resp effort was much less, although the rhythm is still slightly above normal. His breathing was easier, and he was happier. I kept petting and palpating to reassure myself I wasn't dreaming it.
This morning he was up as usual, ready for breakfast, and stuck his face right in. When I got back from feeding the downstairs kitties, he was lying on the floor, so I offered him the last of the tuna in the can. Without getting up, he put his face in and ate the rest of the tuna while Kedgie finished off Brady's fud.
I am exhausted from not sleeping well, but I'll sleep better tonight knowing that we've turned a corner. Moral of the story: Use the correct steroid at the best dose.
He settled back on the bed around my feet, as that was next to the edge of the bed where he'd landed. Later, sometime in the middle of the night, he was off and on again, and this time came up alongside for petting. I could feel that his resp effort was much less, although the rhythm is still slightly above normal. His breathing was easier, and he was happier. I kept petting and palpating to reassure myself I wasn't dreaming it.
This morning he was up as usual, ready for breakfast, and stuck his face right in. When I got back from feeding the downstairs kitties, he was lying on the floor, so I offered him the last of the tuna in the can. Without getting up, he put his face in and ate the rest of the tuna while Kedgie finished off Brady's fud.
I am exhausted from not sleeping well, but I'll sleep better tonight knowing that we've turned a corner. Moral of the story: Use the correct steroid at the best dose.
