1/6 Ares AMPS 168 +3 90 +3.5 71 +4.4 67 +5 66 +6.75 84 PMPS 150 +2 124 +3.5 117 +6 110

Are you testing every 15-20 mins?

ETA: I thought you were, but I guess you got a test at +3.5 and another @+4.4 (which is how many minutes before +4.5?)
 
Ashleigh & Ares said:
i was kinda trying to do every 30 since it wasnt like 50 low...
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You can test every hour when they are in the high 60s and above.

Ashleigh & Ares said:
66 @ +5, should i feed him anything? he is trying to nap now and i just gave him a rude awakenin with that poke, lol
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Feed a little 10-12% if you have any so you can take a pokie break for a couple of hours. How long is it since you fed the 14%? An hour?
 
i feed him during day almost every hour at first, then he begins to go for 1.5 to 2 hrs before he gets hungry again. so i start at 8am, then 9, 10, then like 1130 and 1, and then basically when he asks for food after that. his normal food now is FF pate 2-3%'s and he only gets 1/4 can per feeding...unless i think he needs more. i have to get him up to 285c so i have alot of reign with it
(his civie sis Maggie is wanting food now all the time like him, so i giv her just a bit less, she is allowd 240c per day cuz she is a very active hunter, brings lots of animals home, and spends a ton of time outside.)
And now that you helped me figure out the auto feeder, i have it set to usually midnight, and 530am (closes at 545)...and i try n test around 230or 330am and giv him food then, so during night he gets every few hours
 
Ashleigh & Ares said:
i know, and i totally expected it...maybe his dose is like a fat 2.25, which is so freakin hard to get right cuz even the .25 is hard to see!
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Yup, when a cat isn't holding reductions and toggling between 2 doses, you have 2 options:
  • Do a skinny increase/decrease - which would be hard to do without callipers
  • Follow the rule for cats that don't hold reductions. That is, a reduction is earned when he drops bewteen 40 and 50 on 3 separate days (not cycles).
I don't think Ares is there yet. If he earns a reduction again, we just give him longer on 2.25U and see if he settles into it.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Yup, when a cat isn't holding reductions and toggling between 2 doses, you have 2 options:
  • Do a skinny increase/decrease - which would be hard to do without callipers
  • Follow the rule for cats that don't hold reductions. That is, a reduction is earned when he drops bewteen 40 and 50 on 3 separate days (not cycles).
I don't think Ares is there yet. If he earns a reduction again, we just give him longer on 2.25U and see if he settles into it.
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This reminds me of a convo i had w another member, how is it possible to go from .75 to .05? And how could anyone possibly dose that? I actually thot that she had the dose written wrong, but was assured it was correct...how?
 
Ashleigh & Ares said:
This reminds me of a convo i had w another member, how is it possible to go from .75 to .05? And how could anyone possibly dose that? I actually thot that she had the dose written wrong, but was assured it was correct...how?
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Didn't understand your question. Did someone reduce the dose from 0.75U to 0.05U? We usually change doses in multiples of 0.25U.

This sticky has pics on fine doses - Insulin Care & Syringe Info: Proper Handling, Drawing, Fine Dosing
Eyeballing small doses is difficult. Callipers make it easy. Some people count drops - basically you draw out 0.5U or 1U and try and squeeze it out as equal sized drops and see how many drops in 1U. It takes a lot of practise and is not very accurate. I couldn't do it.
 
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