I am using prozinc. We are trying to test but are still not getting enough blood. Will give snacks and try to test again soon. We did feed a mix of wet and dry so are transitioning to all wet - a low carb food already, fortunately. THANK you!What insulin are you using? It depends on the insulin, The best insulin for cats are ProZinc and Lantus they are a 12-hour insulin easy on the cat, unlike some vets that recommend to feed twice a day, that is incorrect a diabetic cat needs to have two main meals a day plus 3-4 small meals or snacks during the day to keep the insulin in check, home testing is very important you want to test before each shot, to avoid hypoglycemia, just like humans with diabetes, they eat several meals during the day for the same reason and at least tests 2-3 times during the day, most members including myself use the ReliOn Premier human monitor and strips, inexpensive and accurate, we mostly base our numbers on human monitors, no need for a Pet monitor a diabetic cat cannot digest carbs, so is important that their diet consist of wet can food or raw between 0-10% carbs, most members feed up to 5% carbs, if you let us where are you can send a food list from you Country as well, we are here for you we have members that update their knowledge on diabetes daily, we can help you with dosing as well and any concern you may have
Feed him a small meal at +2 and +4 and if you need to at +6. What was your previous feeding schedule? Maybe you don’t need to change much at all. I just don’t recommend feeding much after nadir (lowest point in the cycle) because it can sometimes cause the BG numbers to rise prematurely.
How much insulin is he getting? How many hours after his shot was that? (The 91?)
As soon as you get your spreadsheet set up, please post over on the ProZinc forum so that I can help with your dosing.
It was about 10 hours after his shot. He is getting 1 unit right now. We go back Monday for a single blood test, then on Friday for a full curve. Tomorrow I hope we can test several times ourselves and get a better idea of the day’s pattern. He seems very much more normal in his behavior today, unlike the previous 4-5 days.
Previously we had fed canned at 6am and 6pm, with kibble at 10 am and 10 pm. We have stopped letting Simon have kibble (replacing with half a can), and will be weaning the other two way back or off entirely. Simon never ate much of it, anyway. We intend to dose at 6am and 6 pm or shortly after from now on.
Okay so of he was at 91 at +10 (ten hours after his shot) it is quite likely that his nador was lower than we want it to be. His nadir was probably somewhere between +4 and +6. Can you get a fasting preshot test tomorrow and then a +4 and a +6 (or just a +6 if it’s really a problem and you’re just not good at it yet.)
I will try! I am alone at the 6 am (if you don’t count my elderly mom), so that one may be hard, but the +4 and +6 should be doable, as hubby will be up and around then.
Okay. So it’s very good to give a small amount of canned food at +2 and +4. The +2 snack is important because ProZinc onsets (starts lowering BG) at about +2 for most cats. Then another small amount of LC canned food again at +4 is good if you can do it. A tablespoon or two of LC wet food will be fine. These mini meals help smooth the cycles and prevent steep drops in blood glucose (BG.)
Understood. The preshot tests are important because you need to know that he’s not too low to give the full dose or whether you should shoot a reduced dose or maybe even skip the dose. But it’s very new for you now so I understand it’s a challenge!