Big Day at the Vet

Xander & Chibi went to the Cat Clinic today. Xander was there for his blood glucose test & Chibi was there for her geriatric check-up. Chibi has Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV); its the cat version of HIV in humans. FIV in cats is not as destructive as HIV in humans; she's had it for as long as we have had her so about 10 years. Dr. Dean said she looks good; the blood tests come back tomorrow so we will find out more about her organ functions. For the near future we need to keep an eye on her teeth & gums.

L to R: Vet Tech Mariko, Chibi, & Dr. Dean.

Dr. Dean checking Chibi's heart rate with her Hello Kitty watch! Everyone at Cat Clinic loves cats!

Xander is currently on 5 units of insulin twice a day & 1 prednisolone tablet once a day. I just reduced his prednisolone on Saturday from 1&1/2 tablets to 1 tablet a day. During his tests today his blood glucose level went down. And although it was lower than it had been previously, it is still not down in the non-diabetes levels. But Dr. Dean did not want to increase the amount of insulin he is taking; she thinks the prednisolone is affecting his blood sugar level. She wants to continue at this level until we reach the next step down in his prednisolone level, which will be in about a month. They'll test his blood glucose again after he has been on the lower level of prednisolone for about a week. Xander is on the prednisolone due to pancreatitis; as the level of prednisolone is decreased it is hoped that his blood sugar level will go down to normal & stabilize.

Happy Birthday to Joan, Terri, Pramila, & Aaron!