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12/14/14 Oz 38 at +6.5. Is it time for a reduction?
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Vyktors Mum
Member Since 2011
It certainly is congratulations :mrgreen:
The quick answer is "Yes." A drop in numbers below 50 for a cat within a year of diagnosis means that the dose needs to be reduced so please reduce by 0.25u.
I also want to draw your attention to the post on how to handle low numbers. In a nutshell, feed a teaspoon or two of HC food and then re-test in 30 min. Repeat this process until you get at minimum, 2 back-to-back test when your cat is in safe numbers (e.g., above 60). By not testing after you got the 61, you don't low if Oz's numbed dropped back down. HC can bring numbers up relatively quickly but numbers can wobble around as the HC wears off.
(Also, check the times on your SS. It looks like the 38 was at +5.)
I also want to draw your attention to the post on how to handle low numbers. In a nutshell, feed a teaspoon or two of HC food and then re-test in 30 min. Repeat this process until you get at minimum, 2 back-to-back test when your cat is in safe numbers (e.g., above 60). By not testing after you got the 61, you don't low if Oz's numbed dropped back down. HC can bring numbers up relatively quickly but numbers can wobble around as the HC wears off.
(Also, check the times on your SS. It looks like the 38 was at +5.)
julie & punkin (ga)
Member Since 2011
wow, ian - good catch on that 38. there really wasn't any advance notice that was coming.
Apparently we can use Oz for the poster child on how cats often have their lowest numbers at night. It can be hard to get people to grasp that concept. Some test only during the day and that's always a little concerning when we know that many cats do what Oz did last night.
hope you can get some sleep in today.
Apparently we can use Oz for the poster child on how cats often have their lowest numbers at night. It can be hard to get people to grasp that concept. Some test only during the day and that's always a little concerning when we know that many cats do what Oz did last night.
hope you can get some sleep in today.
Ian & Oz
Member Since 2014
Thank you Julie, Sienne & Vyktors Mum
Sienne, his 38 reading was at 3:35 am, the 65 at 3:58 & then a 94 reading at 4:28 am. I put my notes on the far right side of the spread sheet instead of with the levels. I gave Oz some extra food along with the gravy lovers, after the last reading of 94 I put down extra bowls of food since it was getting close to 5 am & I needed to sleep a little. The bad thing is it didn't look like he ate any of the extra food. My thinking at that time was that the food would carry over into the +8 & +9 hours getting him past the nadir point. I know it's still possible for them to drop, late in the cycle but thought the food would cover that. I reduced his dose by .25u this morning, so we'll see how it goes from here.
Ian
Sienne, his 38 reading was at 3:35 am, the 65 at 3:58 & then a 94 reading at 4:28 am. I put my notes on the far right side of the spread sheet instead of with the levels. I gave Oz some extra food along with the gravy lovers, after the last reading of 94 I put down extra bowls of food since it was getting close to 5 am & I needed to sleep a little. The bad thing is it didn't look like he ate any of the extra food. My thinking at that time was that the food would carry over into the +8 & +9 hours getting him past the nadir point. I know it's still possible for them to drop, late in the cycle but thought the food would cover that. I reduced his dose by .25u this morning, so we'll see how it goes from here.
Ian
Sandy and Black Kitty
Member Since 2009
Hi there 
Good catch. As Julie pointed out, many kitties run lower on the overnights.
The How to Handle Low Numbers doc that Sienne linked to is a 'must read' for the safety of your kitty. Low numbers will come along for all sooner or later.
In a nutshell:
The reason for the above approach (which in the LL vernacular we refer to as 'lather, rinse, repeat') is that if the lows come early in the cycle you may have to steer them with food for the better part of the cycle. So it's important that your kitty is hungry enough to eat when you need him to.
Good catch. As Julie pointed out, many kitties run lower on the overnights.
The How to Handle Low Numbers doc that Sienne linked to is a 'must read' for the safety of your kitty. Low numbers will come along for all sooner or later.
In a nutshell:
The reason for the above approach (which in the LL vernacular we refer to as 'lather, rinse, repeat') is that if the lows come early in the cycle you may have to steer them with food for the better part of the cycle. So it's important that your kitty is hungry enough to eat when you need him to.
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