Jasper Blue and Jay
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So, nothing urgent but... they've been less interested in their food today because I've been getting carried away with the purebites again...he did eat some with his shot and he ate like 2.5-3 hours before his pmps so I'm not worried and I can always get them to eat if I sprinkle purebites on it and I have sardines which they always eat so there shouldn't be any problem.
I'm just wondering, mostly for future reference...
How quickly does prozinc "kick in"?
I always want to make the most of the insulin to help him gain weight as well...so knowing the best time for him to be eating is helpful too.
I had thought that about 2 hours it started to kick in, not sure where I read that.(edit: lol found it in the sticky "“Onset” is when the insulin starts working, usually between 2 to 3 hours after the shot is given (depending on your cat’s own unique metabolism).")..but then did he get any benefit of the insulin with his meal that he gets with his shot if its two hours after he ate it that the insulin kicks in?
Know what I mean?
If a big goal of the insulin for him is to help him gain that weight back... should he be getting his biggest meals of the day with his shot, or at nadir? Or?
I've been letting him graze all day because he's underweight and I just want him to have whatever he feels like he needs, since they're not overeaters. Also I thought DKA might be a risk because his numbers were in the 300s when we started and I read that you want to make sure they have all the food they need if that happens.
But I need to reassess the best way to make the best use of the insulin and I'm drawing a blank from information overload from everything else I've been reading lol
I try to compare his behavior to his civy brother to make sure there aren't any warning signs of something I'm missing, so they both graze the same amount and they both still eat decent size meals at shot time and around Jaspers nadir. (Unless of course I've been ruining their appetite with purebites lol)
tl;dr When in the cycle is the best time for him to be eating his larger meals to get the most benefit out of prozinc?
I'm just wondering, mostly for future reference...
How quickly does prozinc "kick in"?
I always want to make the most of the insulin to help him gain weight as well...so knowing the best time for him to be eating is helpful too.
I had thought that about 2 hours it started to kick in, not sure where I read that.(edit: lol found it in the sticky "“Onset” is when the insulin starts working, usually between 2 to 3 hours after the shot is given (depending on your cat’s own unique metabolism).")..but then did he get any benefit of the insulin with his meal that he gets with his shot if its two hours after he ate it that the insulin kicks in?
Know what I mean?
If a big goal of the insulin for him is to help him gain that weight back... should he be getting his biggest meals of the day with his shot, or at nadir? Or?
I've been letting him graze all day because he's underweight and I just want him to have whatever he feels like he needs, since they're not overeaters. Also I thought DKA might be a risk because his numbers were in the 300s when we started and I read that you want to make sure they have all the food they need if that happens.
But I need to reassess the best way to make the best use of the insulin and I'm drawing a blank from information overload from everything else I've been reading lol
I try to compare his behavior to his civy brother to make sure there aren't any warning signs of something I'm missing, so they both graze the same amount and they both still eat decent size meals at shot time and around Jaspers nadir. (Unless of course I've been ruining their appetite with purebites lol)
tl;dr When in the cycle is the best time for him to be eating his larger meals to get the most benefit out of prozinc?
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