10/27 Herman amps 70 +2 70 +4 47 +4.5 68 +8 68 pmps 50 (reduced dose) +1 97 +3 113

Based on Herman’s needy behaviour this morning I was quite certain he would either bounce or go low….. naturally he switched from needy to belligerent and he was quite difficult to catch for this last test he’s currently outside on the picnic table eating his MC while sneering at me. :oops: ….I have to trust the mc will help him…(I’m sure I gave too much but I wanted to be certain he got some) hopefully I can get another test in half an hour without too much fanfare. :blackeye:
 
congrats on the reducie!! Great work Amy, you should be very proud of the commitment and dedication here. You're clearly all in on this and giving Herman every chance possible. Love it! I couldn't live with myself if I didn't do the same for my boy Hendrick. Not doing so was not really an option in my mind!

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Oh Herman... how sneaky of you to dive from a nice 70 to a 47!
Seems the MC is kicking in, given his +4.5? I really admire your dedication too Amy, chasing him all over the farm with the testing kit and field snacks - he is so lucky to have you as his mom!
Now if all these cats could just stay nicely in the greens for a week to get their reductions instead of diving and giving us more grey hairs... that'd be appreciated :bighug:
 
Virginie said:
Now if all these cats could just stay nicely in the greens for a week to get their reductions
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it's funny because as someone who went through that with Hendrick....I was actually jealous of people who were getting to their OTJ trials more quickly with the "under 50" reductions. It felt soooooooooooooo painstaking to reduce by .25U a week for weeks and weeks until we finally were shooting no insulin at all and starting the trial.

but on the other hand....it is certainly less panic-inducing!
 
Hendrick Cuddleclaw said:
it's funny because as someone who went through that with Hendrick....I was actually jealous of people who were getting to their OTJ trials more quickly with the "under 50" reductions. It felt soooooooooooooo painstaking to reduce by .25U a week for weeks and weeks until we finally were shooting no insulin at all and starting the trial.

but on the other hand....it is certainly less panic-inducing!
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That makes sense too, it must be so excruciatingly long... especially as you get more used and able to handle dips into limes.
I guess that's the one advantage of a high-dose cat like Chewie, my understanding is we would go down by 1 unit at a time... still seems like it will take forever and a half to get all the way down from 8 units!

Herman is so close though, with his 1 unit dose! Go Herman!
 
Hendrick Cuddleclaw said:
congrats on the reducie!! Great work Amy, you should be very proud of the commitment and dedication here. You're clearly all in on this and giving Herman every chance possible. Love it! I couldn't live with myself if I didn't do the same for my boy Hendrick. Not doing so was not really an option in my mind!

:D:D:D:D
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THANK YOU! It's really only people like you on this board who "get" it. I agree - there really was no other option while there was a chance at remission or at least getting him in normal cat ranges. :bighug:
 
Virginie said:
Oh Herman... how sneaky of you to dive from a nice 70 to a 47!
Seems the MC is kicking in, given his +4.5? I really admire your dedication too Amy, chasing him all over the farm with the testing kit and field snacks - he is so lucky to have you as his mom!
Now if all these cats could just stay nicely in the greens for a week to get their reductions instead of diving and giving us more grey hairs... that'd be appreciated :bighug:
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Thankfully he is really getting used to his field tests and snacks. :joyful: Along with all his cat firends - I will try to get a pic of the cat picnics with my multiple paper plates. He can be a terror inside so being able to get these tests done without him feeling trapped has been key.
 
Hendrick Cuddleclaw said:
it's funny because as someone who went through that with Hendrick....I was actually jealous of people who were getting to their OTJ trials more quickly with the "under 50" reductions. It felt soooooooooooooo painstaking to reduce by .25U a week for weeks and weeks until we finally were shooting no insulin at all and starting the trial.

but on the other hand....it is certainly less panic-inducing!
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Yes - both reduction scenarios have their pros and cons. I'll take either!!! :cool:
 
Amy & Herman said:
Thankfully he is really getting used to his field tests and snacks. :joyful: Along with all his cat firends - I will try to get a pic of the cat picnics with my multiple paper plates. He can be a terror inside so being able to get these tests done without him feeling trapped has been key.
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I just love the image of cat picnics. Like when we were kids and there was always that one mom that showed up with cookies for everyone and it was the BEST.
You are probably the coolest human to those cat friends of Herman's!
 
I hope i didn't make a huge mistake...i shot the new (reduced dose) despite a low preshot. I am wary of a skipping doses with him and am around all night to keep an eye on him. He is at 108 at +12.5 and will keep with the gravy as needed.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Beautiful, beautiful cycle this morning... well... except for the 47... but even that is good because you are testing him so much and you caught that he needs the reduction. Way to go! Congratulations on now being at less than 1 unit! Whoo Hoo!
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Thank you! It really feels like a milestone to get under 1 unit. :p Hoping it sticks! Go herm!
 
I love Herman’s attitude. There’s just something about an opinionated indoor/outdoor cat that melts me. My old 22-ish-year-old former barn cat retired inside a few years back after a catastrophic injury and is still the most agile and athletic cat around. He also still has lightning fast reflexes (probably from a lifetime of hunting), so trimming claws and combing are entirely per his permission. :)

Congrats on the reduction!
 
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