12/06 Gus AMPS 178, +2 236 PMPS 227,+2 284
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Bama Kitty Mom (GA)
Member Since 2018
Yeah, Bama does, too. But blues are good!
carfurby (GA)
Member Since 2012
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
Can make decisions a bit tougher (not yet for me, but maybe in the future if he throws me a lower number) Guess I’m just glad it’s a depot insulin and onset happens a few hours later
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
I’ve been doing one thing differently these last few days.. instead of scruff/shoulder injections, I’ve been shooting into the side of his chest, since he’s been getting thicker skin in the other two areas and was starting to resist the shots a bit.
I wonder if that’s making a difference or if we’re just getting closer to his right dose. Either way, he’s happier with the injection site, so I’m happier too
I wonder if that’s making a difference or if we’re just getting closer to his right dose. Either way, he’s happier with the injection site, so I’m happier too
Bama Kitty Mom (GA)
Member Since 2018
You could be onto something. From the Sticky - Insulin Care & Syringe Info: You probably remember seeing this:
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
You could be onto something. From the Sticky - Insulin Care & Syringe Info: You probably remember seeing this:
I’ve seen this image but not really the write up with it! I do remember my vet tech saying something about adsorption (and that you can really shot anywhere on the body) but that was when everything was so new, I ended up using the scruff and moved around to the shoulders
Bandit's Mom
Member Since 2019
Some people have felt that shot location makes a difference to numbers. Some have said it makes no difference.
But if he is developing scar tissue from shooting in the same place, a change of shot location would make the shot less painful.
It's possible that the improvement in his numbers is because he hit a good dose.
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
Should it concern me that he developed a tougher skin so soon after only 4 months of rotating spots on scruff and shoulders? Is that normal? Am I turning him into a rock? (Joke)
Bama Kitty Mom (GA)
Member Since 2018
After 7 years, Bama has a few tough spots, too. For me it seems harder to shoot in the abdomen area as the skin seems tighter. When I have tried, I seem to do fur shots. I'm with Bhooma, though. I think Gus has finally hit a good dose.
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Bandit's Mom
Member Since 2019
I have not had that issue with Bandit. I think that if you give the area a break, it should recover.
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
I thought it was a little odd being so soon to develop this. Some ppl don’t even rotate and it’s not an issues.. Maybe he’s just more sensitive than other cats. I also read it should recover if left alone for a bit! Hope so!
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Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
14 years! Holy smokes!
I was grabbing at him the other day and it all depends on how he is sitting/laying down. I was trying to show friend how he doesn’t have an much skin to grab at his injection time and the way he was laying down at that moment… he had sooo much skin everywhere, but when he’s eating I guess he’s tighter
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
Looks like we are having a repeat of yesterday… wonder if he’s dropping more than that in the early morning before AMPS..
Bama Kitty Mom (GA)
Member Since 2018
Sorry, correction needed. Not 14 years but 7 years since 2014. Duh! Brain still needs more sleep. 
I have corrected the entry.
Bama Kitty Mom (GA)
Member Since 2018
You could do a +9 or +10. I like to get those numbers because Bama tends to be a little higher then sometimes than he is at pre-shot. Or like today with Bama it showed he was falling so I was prepared when I got a low pre-shot. If you test @ say, +9.75, and get a low number, you still have time to feed a little before the 2-hour no feed window kicks in. I know some say don't feed late in the cycle, after +6 or nadir, or whenever, but I have not noticed a big increase in pre-shot numbers by feeding late as long as I still allow time for the 2-hour no feed window.
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
I have corrected the entry.
I bet 7 years can feel like 14 … especially with little sleep. It’s only been about 4 months over here and feels like a year.
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
+9 or 10 is a good idea… I mean his string of blues (and some green) on the 4th and 28th started or were at least caught, at +10… It’s just tough on the PM cycle week days .. wake up at +9, go back to bed, wake up for shot at 6am (+12) maybe go back to bed…then work starts at +3. I already have a tough time getting to sleep, tbh. I do think I’ll start doing more +10s on the AM cycles since that when the action has been happening
there were some +9 mornings I would wake up to give him a snack because he would have hunger vomits (happened maybe 3 times in the 4 months - or at least I thought that what it was .. so I started setting an alarm to feed him but now it depends what time I go to sleep late enough I’ll give a snack before I go to bed, seemed to have solved the issue. I never saw any major spikes in BG… tho it’s hard to say since he was on a lower dose at the time
Bama Kitty Mom (GA)
Member Since 2018
Yeah, I know what you mean about getting to sleep. I have started listening to a podcast called Get Sleepy. Basically bed time stories with details that get your mind off your thoughts. Most nights I am asleep before the story gets underway and I rarely even remember it. When I go back to bed after dealing with Bama, I restart it. There are other ones out there--some are stories, some just sounds to help you relax.+9 or 10 is a good idea… I mean his string of blues (and some green) on the 4th and 28th started or were at least caught, at +10… It’s just tough on the PM cycle week days .. wake up at +9, go back to bed, wake up for shot at 6am (+12) maybe go back to bed…then work starts at +3. I already have a tough time getting to sleep, tbh. I do think I’ll start doing more +10s on the AM cycles since that when the action has been happening
there were some +9 mornings I would wake up to give him a snack because he would have hunger vomits (happened maybe 3 times in the 4 months - or at least I thought that what it was .. so I started setting an alarm to feed him but now it depends what time I go to sleep late enough I’ll give a snack before I go to bed, seemed to have solved the issue. I never saw any major spikes in BG… tho it’s hard to say since he was on a lower dose at the time
It doesn't look like I'll ever get a complete night's sleep without having to get up. I am in Central timezone. I start pre-shot tests @ 4 [am & pm], feed and shoot by 4:20. I like to get up ahead of time and have coffee so that means I try to be up by 3 am. You may laugh but lately I've been trying to get in bed by 5 pm, then up again by 6:30 pm for +2 test, back to bed, up again sometimes for +4 or +5 test and feed snack, and on a good night I don't get up again until 1:30 am for that +9 test and usually feed a snack then, too. Then there are the test every hour nights or test every 2 hours and usually feed as I'm trying to avoid/catch drops that may result in reductions. My sleep has really taken a hit over the past 2 or 3 months. Fortunately, I am retired so I don't have work to deal with.
Gus the Furminator
Member Since 2021
Bedtime stories!! Sounds interesting! I usually have a hard time sleeping with music or reading a book. I generally either sing or can’t stop reading, lol. But a bedtime story might be something to try - half the time I’m thinking too much, this could work.
Oh my gosh 5 pm… yup, that’s way early haha but since you’re waking up so early and a few times a night, you’re probably doing your body good by doing this. Bama kitty is so very luck to have you!