omgah... i think i feel worse today than i did yesterday. there are some signs that i'm getting better, too gross to really blog about i guess... & i feel ok in the mornings, (ok enough to get all squealy-giggly w/ angelo) but by mid-afternoon i just wants to die. mi sento cosi' male che ho una voglia di morire. (e' scritto sbagliato, certo) today ( Read more... )

mr.rumikins must go the vet tomorrow. i have definitely decided, after several days of close observation, that he's not the cat he was a few weeks ago. his symptoms are reappearing and gradually worsening. he sleeps all the time, never plays, has lost weight, fills up the litterbox, doesn't get excited at food time, & i think he's even getting ( Read more... )

yays! great news from the Fuzzy Department! the vet called yesterday & said that teh rumi-bear's fructosamine levels have dropped by half since his test in January. He's now somewhere around 200, with the bottom range of healthiness being around 100. so now i have to take him in tomorrow at noon, which is historically the nadir of his glucose curve ( Read more... )

just got a call from the vet about rumi's fructosamine test. he got a 407, normal range tops out at 450- so his blood sugar levels are good! yays!

he looks good too, & i can tell he feels good. *wants to go home to celebrate & ballo giro della casa mia, con il gatto!she said to continue the twice daily injections of insulin at the same dose & come ( Read more... )

have i mentioned lately that i have the best cat in the whole world? i was late to work this morning b/c i was waiting for him to eat before i poked him... & he didn't seem to have food on his mind at all. he's never been very food-oriented, he does not come running when i fill his bowl, & has never gotten excited over treats- he could take 'em or ( Read more... )