Hi there,
Great news!
You could increase tomorrow AM to 2.75 u to keep the momentum. Yes, it is exhausting but it gets better when you see progress over time, feel more confident about dosing and build your own knowledge base. Post here anytime for help.
By all means, wait until you're home. It's unfortunate that you can't get your significant other on board, even if only to support what you're doing.
Cats can have many patterns to their BG numbers. Many run lower at night, but not all of them do. My guy switches regularly. That's why we encourage daytime and evening/night time tests to the degree possible.
Is she a picky eater on occasion? FF is fine though.
Some people put a double layer of plastic wrap over kitty’s favourite area in the box and push indentations into it to trap a little urine. You don’t need much.
Stick to your guns! I think the pet food reps brainwash vet practices into promoting those foods. Keep doing what you're doing. If she's eating Fancy Feast fairly well, you can try a dose increase to 2.75 u soon. Also, some people find that raising the food dish helps when they're nauseous.Why oh why would the Vet Assistant be telling me to put Pepper on Prescription Diet w/d? She says it will help her with her diabetes. I told her that Pepper doesn't need weight control. She needs to get regulated on insulin and GAIN/MAINTAIN weight. She immediately had a response of how good it is for her. I avoided that topic and told her that Pepper won't eat it and I can't afford it. This is the 2nd time now (when the vet isn't around) that she tried to get me to switch insulin and buy a different cat food. Not going to happen. Novulin seems to be working for Pepper and this w/d food is not going to make her stop throwing up. She has a sensitive tummy and all I'm asking for is an anti nausea medication, noT to change her whole diet and insulin.
I don't use the plastic wrap method myself because Teasel isn't shy about me collecting a pee sample in a shallow spoon. From what I understand (haven't seen it), people who use plastic wrap place a double layer (less likely to tear if stepped on, etc.) over the litter in their kitty's favourite pee area in the litter box. Most kitties favour a corner, the edges, and so on. Then they push down on the wrap to make one or more indentations like little wells (but not deep) to catch pee. The hope is that a little urine will roll down into a depression and you can then dip a ketone test strip into that. It takes very little pee to wet the business end of the test strip.
You hope the test gives you a negative (that colour is very similar to the "trace" colour - look at it in very good light). If you get "trace", add extra water to her food and call your vet for advice. Anything above trace needs vet attention because ketones can build quickly and make her very ill.
The fluids are to wash out ketones. Extra water in her food will help with that. That positive ketone test is a warning to pay attention. Try testing for ketones at home, daily if you can. I went through the experience of my kitty getting diabetic ketoacidosis and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Are you giving her food in small meals frequently? I agree that you should have antinausea meds on hand - cerenia, ondansetron, etc.
