DAY 30!!!!!!! Kuma’s FIP Journey
DAY 30!!!!! Kuma has made it through his first 30 days of GS441524 treatment.
It’s been quite the journey so far, but with the help of our amazing FIPWarrior group and our amazing admins, Butters and Nancy, we have navigated this trip together.
I pray for all the kittehs and fur-parents who are struggling way worse than we ever did.
We caught Kuma’s symptoms before they were severe, and I think we saved his life as a result.
I pray for all the fur parents and kittehs who struggle with the huge doses that adult cats require.
Kuma is so tiny, his doses are under 1.5mLs, and he’s barely attached to his skin, so our subQ med admins have been relatively simple.
Kuma has his 30+ day Vet visit with Dr. Lair on Monday where we will get the labs to check on his progress, I’m nervous, but the last set of labs (requested by me) was excellent and there is a definite downtrend in his globulins.
I am cautiously optimistic.
Today is a Duck Foot kind of day
0600 Keppra
0700 me out of bed.
Kuma has been active, according to Isao, bugging the adult cats, getting the Paw of Discipline frequently and with much vigor LOL.
I had to take my car for repair, so out the door at 0740
Back to find Kuma being a menace LOL.
Laser treatment this morning, 5m inflammation, 5m infection, 7m Brain.
Skin Surveillance: no s/sx of sores yet.
Went to DF, had much fun, went shopping and came home to Kuma
1430 Keppra
2 programs on the laser, 5m inflammation, 5m infection
I played D2R, Isao did some illustrations and Kuma slept.
1700 dinner
1900 Neurontin 0.1mL
Inuyasha marathon
2100 Capella administration
W: 4.36lbs
T: 100.7F
Dose: 1.3mL
Position 3, L rear flank
Pre-injection skin prep: same
Tent: excellent, Isao helps push a bit from behind, sending more skin to the front to help with a deeper tent.
Deep tent, good pocket
Needle insertion: hubbed, deep in pocket
Med administration: good, some mewing, but not yowling.
Needle withdrawal: excellent, no leakage
Bounced tent while CHURU!!!!
Post-injection skin prep: soapy towel, freshwater towel, rub dry.
Off Kuma goes to play and rumble around the house.
No leakage at 10m
Laser treatments: 5m inflammation, 5m infection, 5m bone
2200 Keppra
A good day