Pearl update?

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:08:30 -0500, Karen wrote:

> Just getting a little depressed about everything not sure if our post
> came through?

It did, but I didn't respond because I don't know anything about collapsed
lungs in kitties.

I'm thinking it's something that ought to be handleable. You've sure got
our purrs.

Dan
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Karen wrote:
> Just getting a little depressed about everything not sure if our post
> came through?

It did. Julie replied to you with her own experience and then a link for
you to check out. Purrs continue for Pearl (and for your nerves!).

Jill
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:08:30 -0500, Karen <kchuplis.DeleteThis@alltel.net> wrote:

>Just getting a little depressed about everything not sure if our post
>came through?

sorry - no advice, but am sending purrs from all here
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"Karen" <kchuplis.TakeThisOut@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:2007102421083016807-kchuplis@alltelnet...
> Just getting a little depressed about everything not sure if our post came
> through?
Boyfie and KFC are sending their best purrs for Pearl.
I should make more effort to respond, but there is a time difference. Your
afternoon is my bedtime.

Tweed
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:48:14 -0500, Daniel Mahoney wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:08:30 -0500, Karen wrote:
>
>> Just getting a little depressed about everything not sure if our post
>> came through?
>
> It did, but I didn't respond because I don't know anything about collapsed
> lungs in kitties.
>
> I'm thinking it's something that ought to be handleable. You've sure got
> our purrs.

I certainly know that collapsed lungs in humans is no fun, having once had
one myself, back in 1989. It was an unexpected side-effect of anesthesia,
and hasn't happened again since then. I was very low on energy for about
a week, until the lung reinflated.

--
John F. Eldredge -- john RemoveThis @jfeldredge.com
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria
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On 2007-10-29 19:59:16 -0500, "John F. Eldredge" <john.RemoveThis@jfeldredge.com> said:

> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:48:14 -0500, Daniel Mahoney wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:08:30 -0500, Karen wrote:
>>
>>> Just getting a little depressed about everything not sure if our post
>>> came through?
>>
>> It did, but I didn't respond because I don't know anything about collapsed
>> lungs in kitties.
>>
>> I'm thinking it's something that ought to be handleable. You've sure got
>> our purrs.
>
> I certainly know that collapsed lungs in humans is no fun, having once had
> one myself, back in 1989. It was an unexpected side-effect of anesthesia,
> and hasn't happened again since then. I was very low on energy for about
> a week, until the lung reinflated.

Apparently, it could be that consolidated means it is full of tissue or
other stuff. I'm pretty confused about it all, but she seems to be
doing a bit better the last couple of days. I won't investigate
terribly far. She is already on insulin, flovent and heart meds.
Whatever else may be going on, I am just supporting her. Right now she
seems almost normal, so I just pray she continues to feel well.
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Karen wrote:

> Apparently, it could be that consolidated means it is full of tissue or
> other stuff. I'm pretty confused about it all, but she seems to be doing
> a bit better the last couple of days. I won't investigate terribly far.
> She is already on insulin, flovent and heart meds. Whatever else may be
> going on, I am just supporting her. Right now she seems almost normal,
> so I just pray she continues to feel well.


We send lots of purrs and best wishes that Pearl continues to feel well
and lots of hugs for you, Karen,
Polonca and Soncek
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On 2007-11-01 17:03:24 -0500, polonca12000 <polonca12000.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> said:

> Karen wrote:
>
>> Apparently, it could be that consolidated means it is full of tissue or
>> other stuff. I'm pretty confused about it all, but she seems to be
>> doing a bit better the last couple of days. I won't investigate
>> terribly far. She is already on insulin, flovent and heart meds.
>> Whatever else may be going on, I am just supporting her. Right now she
>> seems almost normal, so I just pray she continues to feel well.
>
>
> We send lots of purrs and best wishes that Pearl continues to feel well
> and lots of hugs for you, Karen,
> Polonca and Soncek

She seems a lot better. SHe is certainly getting better blood sugar
numbers lately. Still gets wierd and restless at times, but she is MUCH
more herself again. Purrs work!
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On 2007-11-04, Karen penned:
> On 2007-11-01 17:03:24 -0500, polonca12000 <polonca12000 RemoveThis @yahoo.com>
> said:
>
>> Karen wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently, it could be that consolidated means it is full of
>>> tissue or other stuff. I'm pretty confused about it all, but she
>>> seems to be doing a bit better the last couple of days. I won't
>>> investigate terribly far. She is already on insulin, flovent and
>>> heart meds. Whatever else may be going on, I am just supporting
>>> her. Right now she seems almost normal, so I just pray she
>>> continues to feel well.
>>
>>
>> We send lots of purrs and best wishes that Pearl continues to feel
>> well and lots of hugs for you, Karen, Polonca and Soncek
>
> She seems a lot better. SHe is certainly getting better blood sugar
> numbers lately. Still gets wierd and restless at times, but she is
> MUCH more herself again. Purrs work!

Yay!

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca
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On Nov 4, 12:38 pm, Karen <kchup....TakeThisOut@alltel.net> wrote:

>
> She seems a lot better. SHe is certainly getting better blood sugar
> numbers lately. Still gets wierd and restless at times, but she is MUCH
> more herself again. Purrs work!

This is good news, Karen. We're sending purrs that Pearl continues to
improve.
Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus
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Karen wrote:
>
> She seems a lot better. SHe is certainly getting better blood sugar
> numbers lately. Still gets wierd and restless at times, but she is MUCH
> more herself again. Purrs work!
>

I'm so glad to hear she is looking better. I've been struggling with my
BG the past six months. I know how tired it makes you. And all the other
cr*ppy feelings it brings. My deepest sympathies to Pearl, and to her
worried meowmie, of course.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
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Karen wrote:
>
> I just use the regular syringes with the lantus cartridges. She just
> stopped responding though. :(
>
Yes, I could do that, but being the eco-nut that I am, I don't want to
make that much waste. :o/

> I hope you figure out what is up. If you can. It's certainly a puzzling
> thing and frustrating. I was at my friends the other day and her little
> girl came in and she said "What did you test at Maddie?" and then "Oh
> no, don't tell me. I don't want to know." because of Maddie's
> expression. And Maddie in little 7 year old form twirls around in her
> dress and whispers "515". My friend said " I really did NOT want to hear
> that.". She has a pump now, but she still gets big swings. Growing like
> a WEED which I imagine throws yet another wrench into the monkey works.
> *sigh*

Aww, poor little girl. We didn't have these home testers for blood when
I was little. We had to do it with urine, and it was this whole palaver
with a test tube, and you had to use a dropper to put in two drops of
urine and ten drops of water (see, I *still* remember this, after over
30 years), and then you dropped in a reagent tablet and the whole thing
started fizzing like mad. Then it changed colour. If it went blue, your
BG was low, but if it went any orange colour, it was higher (and the
colours were really hard to tell apart, so you could never be quite
sure). It wasn't a very good system, but it was all we had. And it
wasn't very easily portable.

Now that I'm walking down memory lane, I remember the syringes. They
were sturdy things that you cooked once a week to sterilize them, and
then you kept them in this round metal container with a sterilizing
liquid inside, the syringe in the middle and the needles arranged around
it. I'm a bit mad at Mum because she threw them away in a move once.
Those needles were awfully big compared to the itty bitty ones we use
now. I was never scared of being injected, though. The only thing I was
terrified of was having my blood drawn from the inside of my elbow. I
still can't watch when the needle goes in for that.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
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On 2007-11-05 22:32:53 -0600, Marina <frankiennikki.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk> said:

> Karen wrote:
>>
>> I just use the regular syringes with the lantus cartridges. She just
>> stopped responding though. :(
>>
> Yes, I could do that, but being the eco-nut that I am, I don't want to
> make that much waste. :o/
>
>> I hope you figure out what is up. If you can. It's certainly a puzzling
>> thing and frustrating. I was at my friends the other day and her little
>> girl came in and she said "What did you test at Maddie?" and then "Oh
>> no, don't tell me. I don't want to know." because of Maddie's
>> expression. And Maddie in little 7 year old form twirls around in her
>> dress and whispers "515". My friend said " I really did NOT want to
>> hear that.". She has a pump now, but she still gets big swings. Growing
>> like a WEED which I imagine throws yet another wrench into the monkey
>> works. *sigh*
>
> Aww, poor little girl. We didn't have these home testers for blood when
> I was little. We had to do it with urine, and it was this whole palaver
> with a test tube, and you had to use a dropper to put in two drops of
> urine and ten drops of water (see, I *still* remember this, after over
> 30 years), and then you dropped in a reagent tablet and the whole thing
> started fizzing like mad. Then it changed colour. If it went blue, your
> BG was low, but if it went any orange colour, it was higher (and the
> colours were really hard to tell apart, so you could never be quite
> sure). It wasn't a very good system, but it was all we had. And it
> wasn't very easily portable.
>
> Now that I'm walking down memory lane, I remember the syringes. They
> were sturdy things that you cooked once a week to sterilize them, and
> then you kept them in this round metal container with a sterilizing
> liquid inside, the syringe in the middle and the needles arranged
> around it. I'm a bit mad at Mum because she threw them away in a move
> once. Those needles were awfully big compared to the itty bitty ones we
> use now. I was never scared of being injected, though. The only thing I
> was terrified of was having my blood drawn from the inside of my elbow.
> I still can't watch when the needle goes in for that.

Oooo. Wow. It's kind of amazing I guess when you think how far it *has*
come. Yeah, I feel bad about all the syringes, but there is no getting
around it for a cat since you do tiny adjustments.
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