Wednesday, February 26, 2020

40 Days After Insulinoma Surgery

Cashew is doing well!

Blood glucose at the lowest levels (in the morning after she woke up) was at 92



She gets a little variety in her food now and she loves it.

Found this on Amazon and looks like it's made from a good recipe.




Everyday boiler plate routine

  • wakes up
  • eat breakfast
  • goes out for a morning walk with dad
  • self cleaning / take a nap
  • lunch
  • nap in the yard / ball time / continuously bugging anyone in the house to please come out to play
  • dinner at dinner table.  Usually gets 2-3 different kinds of food now
  • walk around the neighborhood + play fight with me.  If she has extra energy, she usually runs around the house by herself.
  • sleep


This is a demo of what she does after her morning walk.




and the Video Version

Friday, February 21, 2020

Scent of a women

What is the smell of Cashew?

This is a solution to smell like her.

Everyday

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Life is good - month after surgery

Life has been great.  I think I owe Cashew a trip to the beach and the forest.

No more zonisamide

No more insulin

just the good old Cashew, I can't believe it.

Dr. Catherine Rivara said Cashew has graduated, but that 3 month check-up will always be a tap on the shoulder to remind me that it's cancer and to enjoy everyday with her.


BG without insulin is 109mg/dL
Normal range is 80-130mg/dL



She sleeps in the little sun that comes in

Loves to go out.  Can be out there for hours if no one stops her.

Made her salmon the other day.  No seasoning.  Just baked at 450 degrees for 12-15 mins.
I think for her size, 12 mins is fine.

She annoys me whenever an Amazon package arrives.  ๐Ÿ˜‚
I should order her something

Wednesday, February 05, 2020

We are all magicians in our dog's eyes

Cashew has had no insulin for 4.5 days and I think her blood glucose is acceptable

BG 146mg/dL before meal

When Cashew can't be found in the house, she's usually in the sun

Cashew sleeping in the yard

Then I usually go up to her and annoy her

Cashew trying to sleep in the sun


Cashew says I'm the best in the west magician



Monday, February 03, 2020

Insulinoma Dog's Blood Glucose is back to normal after surgery

Cashew has not had insulin for 24 hours and I tested her blood glucose.

Normal range is between 80-120mg/dL.

She was at 127mg/dL without food so slightly higher, but I think this is acceptable.

Today's BG test without a meal for 15 hours.  With no insulin shots for 24 hours

She got used to the lifestyle of having food brought to her mouth

Cashew's blood glucose journey

๐Ÿ™๐ŸปPraying for her BG to stay around this range without help

Pitbull Mix sleeping in the sun

Saturday, February 01, 2020

Cashew is back and we had a great night

I wanted the good old Cashew back by today and I got my wish ๐Ÿ˜…

I blocked Cashew's face from the photo because this is my cake
You can still see Cashew behind my hand

Then we sang a little together



and held hands for the rest of the night