alonewiththemoon | poing poing poing

After talking to the vet yesterday, we've increased Ianto's pred dosage to 3/4 the maximum dose for his weight. I gave him the first increased dose last night. He puttered around for a bit and went to sleep in their octopus out in the dining room. An hour or so later, I was playing with Sisiutl with a cat dancer toy (ferrets love them too!) when suddenly Ianto was in the middle of our game, jumping and playing and clearly quite full of himself. I kept a close watch on him while he climbed the couch, jumped off by himself and chased Sissy and me--no seizures! He's been eating like a little horse, too. Anyone who's been on prednisone knows that it's an appetite stimulator which can lead to weight issues, but in his case that's a very good thing, since the more he eats, the better his blood sugar will be.

It's a little sad that we're nearing the limits of what the medication can do for him, but seeing him so happy and bouncy last night almost brought tears to my eyes. You can of course go over the dosage limits with pred, but at that point the side effects of the pred will probably start to outweigh its benefits. However, I'd rather he had a shorter time with us the way he was last night than a longer time the way he's been for the past week. It's what I would want, given the same situation for myself.

Sleepy. Lots of work to do at work, lots of work to do at home. Guess I should get at it, then.
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