08/04 Mister AMPS 291, +1 310, +2.5 219

[Elizabeth & Mister]

08/02 Mister AMPS 344, +1 245, +1.5 214, +2 161, +2.5 160, +3 145, +6 160

Good morning friends.

Do calipers ever drive anyone else crazy? Or more so it’s the syringes that are my problem, varying so much from bag to bag. I try to pick out the ones that look most accurately marked. Still, some mornings I feel confident in the dose I'm giving him, and other mornings like today I stand in my kitchen for an extra 15 minutes staring at the syringe, re-checking the caliper settings, getting frustrated over air bubbles, squirting out entire doses and starting again. I was gifted an LED board recently and while it does make it easier to see, it also makes it easier for me to get caught up on "the perfect dose" I realized too, he's been getting more than 3.25u when I use the calipers against the LED board, but what can I do? I'm measuring now and will keep recording it as 3.25u, but thats a frustrating thought.

His new food should be delivered today so fingers and paws crossed that he likes it so I can stop mixing things at meal times trying to aim for as close to 10% carbs as possible. Thankfully he loves food, loves to eat. It usually comes as a shock when he doesn't like something.

I think today calls for some meditation in the sunshine. I could sure use the time in nature.
I hope everyone has a good Tuesday, love to you all.

 

[Elizabeth & Mister]

 

[Connie & Parker & Moonie]

Hey Elizabeth - do you have a digital caliper & the caliper arms fixed for when you compare it against the syringe? The digital caliper removes the need for manual measurement and having the arms fixed means I don't have to keep fiddling with it unless there's a dose change

I think it's ok if the dosing has been a little inconsistent. We're not perfect machines and I don't think most of us started out using calipers. I think I got mine a month or a month and a half ago, and I've had Moonie for a little over 6 months now. And there's no way that every dose I gave her had zero air bubbles, especially in the beginning. Oh - and I'd also sometimes give her partial or full fur shots in the beginning. And I only realized after 2-3 months that her scruff had inconsistent absorption from prior scar tissue. That's a longwinded way to say - I think you're doing awesome and our kitties are very resilient.

Mister is as handsome as always and I hope he likes his new food!

 

[Elizabeth & Mister]

Hey Elizabeth - do you have a digital caliper & the caliper arms fixed for when you compare it against the syringe? The digital caliper removes the need for manual measurement and having the arms fixed means I don't have to keep fiddling with it unless there's a dose change

I think it's ok if the dosing has been a little inconsistent. We're not perfect machines and I don't think most of us started out using calipers. I think I got mine a month or a month and a half ago, and I've had Moonie for a little over 6 months now. And there's no way that every dose I gave her had zero air bubbles, especially in the beginning. Oh - and I'd also sometimes give her partial or full fur shots in the beginning. And I only realized after 2-3 months that her scruff had inconsistent absorption from prior scar tissue. That's a longwinded way to say - I think you're doing awesome and our kitties are very resilient.

Mister is as handsome as always and I hope he likes his new food!

I do! I just overthink everything so I’m always double and triple checking and making sure I’m holding it straight while I’m holding the arms up to the syringe. It throws me off that it looks like I’m giving him a different dose every day, because the syringes are marked differently. So even though I’m measuring with calipers, my brain can’t seem to comprehend that something isn’t off somehow because it looks like more or less than what I gave the cycle before. I also think seeing his numbers so up and down lately has me in a bit of a tailspin and I worry about the difference a drop or two could make.

Thank you so much, I always appreciate your encouragement. I think you’re doing an amazing job too and you and Moons always inspire me. Give her a nose boop from me. I have some of the Weruva that you recommended coming so I’ll let you know! I have a feeling he will be a happy boy at dinner.

 

[Connie & Parker & Moonie]

I do! I just overthink everything so I’m always double and triple checking and making sure I’m holding it straight while I’m holding the arms up to the syringe. It throws me off that it looks like I’m giving him a different dose every day, because the syringes are marked differently. So even though I’m measuring with calipers, my brain can’t seem to comprehend that something isn’t off somehow because it looks like more or less than what I gave the cycle before. I also think seeing his numbers so up and down lately has me in a bit of a tailspin and I worry about the difference a drop or two could make.

Thank you so much, I always appreciate your encouragement. I think you’re doing an amazing job too and you and Moons always inspire me. Give her a nose boop from me. I have some of the Weruva that you recommended coming so I’ll let you know! I have a feeling he will be a happy boy at dinner.

I totally get it - these minuscule amounts are really hard to see let alone measure. But I try to console myself that it’s ok if the dosing is off by a drop as long as it’s off consistently in the same amount and direction. Meaning if my caliper isn’t fixed right and she’s getting an extra drop, it doesn’t matter as long as she’s getting that extra drop every day, since the most important thing is that she’s getting a consistent dose so that I can make dosing decisions off of what it’s doing. So as long as Moonie’s “2.75u” is the same amount every day, it doesn’t matter if it’s a little off. That’s why I personally try not to fiddle with the caliper once it’s fixed for a dose. But I’ve wished many times that they could make prefilled insulin syringes in 0.25u increments!

I hope Mister likes one of the options in his new and improved dinner pack!!

 

[Marje and Gracie]

I do! I just overthink everything so I’m always double and triple checking and making sure I’m holding it straight while I’m holding the arms up to the syringe. It throws me off that it looks like I’m giving him a different dose every day, because the syringes are marked differently. So even though I’m measuring with calipers, my brain can’t seem to comprehend that something isn’t off somehow because it looks like more or less than what I gave the cycle before. I also think seeing his numbers so up and down lately has me in a bit of a tailspin and I worry about the difference a drop or two could make.

Thank you so much, I always appreciate your encouragement. I think you’re doing an amazing job too and you and Moons always inspire me. Give her a nose boop from me. I have some of the Weruva that you recommended coming so I’ll let you know! I have a feeling he will be a happy boy at dinner.

I tried to just rely on the calipers and not focus on what the syringe was marked. If you set the calipers and then position them on the syringe consistently, you should be fine. Some syringes I tested in the same box, had a 0.5u discrepancy.

Maybe practice with an old syringe and colored liquid so you can draw a dose fast and not give yourself time to rethink it. Consistency, not perfection, is the name of the game

Soak up that sunshine!!

 

[Elizabeth & Mister]

I totally get it - these minuscule amounts are really hard to see let alone measure. But I try to console myself that it’s ok if the dosing is off by a drop as long as it’s off consistently in the same amount and direction. Meaning if my caliper isn’t fixed right and she’s getting an extra drop, it doesn’t matter as long as she’s getting that extra drop every day, since the most important thing is that she’s getting a consistent dose so that I can make dosing decisions off of what it’s doing. So as long as Moonie’s “2.75u” is the same amount every day, it doesn’t matter if it’s a little off. That’s why I personally try not to fiddle with the caliper once it’s fixed for a dose. But I’ve wished many times that they could make prefilled insulin syringes in 0.25u increments!

I hope Mister likes one of the options in his new and improved dinner pack!!

The face of someone who licked his plate clean! I started second guessing how much to feed him, I’m so used to just letting him eat the full can but then I decided to let him eat 3/4ths and see how he does and give the rest at +1/2 like you do with Moonie. There may be some trial and error in the future here but I’m hopeful.

 

[Connie & Parker & Moonie]

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The face of someone who licked his plate clean! I started second guessing how much to feed him, I’m so used to just letting him eat the full can but then I decided to let him eat 3/4ths and see how he does and give the rest at +1/2 like you do with Moonie. There may be some trial and error in the future here but I’m hopeful.

OMG I’m so happy he liked the new food! Yay! I’m so excited for you both