Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA)
Member Since 2010
yesterday: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=55733
Good Morning, Everyone and happy Saturday,
Rusty is back to his new trend of apparently having the nadir fall at preshot. When this happened a few days ago (Nov. 1 and 2) I decided to skinny the dose (to a skinny 2.0), but the results after 4 cycles were not satisfactory so I went back up to a "regular" 2.0 on Nov. 3. Yesterday (Nov. 4) he gradually slid back into the new trend, and this morning we are at AMPS 64. I shot the regular 2.0 and will be around all day to observe and intervene if necessary. This is the 5th cycle of regular 2.0 units. 64 is about the lowest preshot number I have shot (certainly at this higher dose). I guess it's a good thing that I'm still sick and will not go to the opera today. (I decided that sneezing and coughing through a 5 1/2 hour performance would not be fun for me, and certainly would not be fun for those sitting near me!)
We began the transition to Eastern Standard Time last night and this morning Rusty was puzzled that we didn't get up on time. He really wanted his breakfast (and when I saw the 64 I knew why!!). Test, breakfast and shot went normally. Question: since I have been shooting at or in back of the scruff (where I can see skin better than on Rusty's long-hair-covered sides), I have occasionally noticed small, loose "scabs" of dried blood, apparently from a previous shot. At first I worried that this was flea dirt, but close inspection reveals no fleas or flecks in other places. Is it common to find a dried blood drop at the injection site? I have never noticed this before (but then I never looked when shooting behind the shoulder, on Rusty's side (or, for that matter, on Stu's side). Last week I did, apparently, nick a capillary, but all the shots since have been clean (inspected immediately after shooting). Rusty might just have thin skin. Anyone have thoughts about this?
Very cold here this morning (20 degrees F.).
Sending healing vines to Ozzie, Muffin, and all kitties in need of them,
Ella & Rusty
Good Morning, Everyone and happy Saturday,
Rusty is back to his new trend of apparently having the nadir fall at preshot. When this happened a few days ago (Nov. 1 and 2) I decided to skinny the dose (to a skinny 2.0), but the results after 4 cycles were not satisfactory so I went back up to a "regular" 2.0 on Nov. 3. Yesterday (Nov. 4) he gradually slid back into the new trend, and this morning we are at AMPS 64. I shot the regular 2.0 and will be around all day to observe and intervene if necessary. This is the 5th cycle of regular 2.0 units. 64 is about the lowest preshot number I have shot (certainly at this higher dose). I guess it's a good thing that I'm still sick and will not go to the opera today. (I decided that sneezing and coughing through a 5 1/2 hour performance would not be fun for me, and certainly would not be fun for those sitting near me!)
We began the transition to Eastern Standard Time last night and this morning Rusty was puzzled that we didn't get up on time. He really wanted his breakfast (and when I saw the 64 I knew why!!). Test, breakfast and shot went normally. Question: since I have been shooting at or in back of the scruff (where I can see skin better than on Rusty's long-hair-covered sides), I have occasionally noticed small, loose "scabs" of dried blood, apparently from a previous shot. At first I worried that this was flea dirt, but close inspection reveals no fleas or flecks in other places. Is it common to find a dried blood drop at the injection site? I have never noticed this before (but then I never looked when shooting behind the shoulder, on Rusty's side (or, for that matter, on Stu's side). Last week I did, apparently, nick a capillary, but all the shots since have been clean (inspected immediately after shooting). Rusty might just have thin skin. Anyone have thoughts about this?
Very cold here this morning (20 degrees F.).
Sending healing vines to Ozzie, Muffin, and all kitties in need of them,
Ella & Rusty
