1st insulin shot this morn, BG is 40 right now?!

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I've never heart of baked ziti till tonight. I see from the interweb that the pasta is like a smooth version of penne. Sounds nummy.

I need to duck away briefly. Kris and Paula: needless to mention, Sashi's Mama needs to get a BG test done as soon as she gets through the door.

Fingers and paws crossed that the kibbles will be doing their work for little Sashi. Will post as soon as I'm back.


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Sorry to leave you all hanging. Not great. We figured it out, my friend and I. I gave him 10 (TEN) units by accident. !!! I was very confused by the syringe, obviously. My friend is telling me not to get mad at myself but I am horribly furious and distraught at myself.

Talked to the other vet (the one in the office today) and he said 1/4 teaspoon of honey every hour on the hour.

I had checked his BG earlier just before I was going to go the store and he was 39, which was when I called the vet. Just checked him right now and he's 46.

Should I give the honey more often than that?? He's not interested in food now and I don't want to drive him nuts by trying to offer more.
 
If you gave 10 units, I'd really suggest you take him to the vet and let them put him on a glucose drip until he's stable

It looks like he's getting a little tired of the honey and if he starts throwing up, it's going to be even harder to keep his numbers up

But if you're keeping him home, you want to give about 1/2 teaspoon every 20-30 minutes as long as he continues to be under 50
 
Does your closer vet have after hours monitoring available if you go there. It's what your time - 3:41 p.m.? You said it was an hour away?
 
I asked about taking him in and they didn't seem inclined. Will do 1/2 ts honey every 20-30 min while he stays under 50. When he goes above 50, drop back to how much and how often?
 
Kris & Teasel said:
Does your closer vet have after hours monitoring available if you go there. It's what your time - 3:41 p.m.? You said it was an hour away?
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That is the closest vet. No after hours monitoring there. Country vets are all we have around here. The closest for that would be at least 2 hours away.
 
Chris & China said:
If you gave 10 units, I'd really suggest you take him to the vet and let them put him on a glucose drip until he's stable

It looks like he's getting a little tired of the honey and if he starts throwing up, it's going to be even harder to keep his numbers up

But if you're keeping him home, you want to give about 1/2 teaspoon every 20-30 minutes as long as he continues to be under 50
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Especially if he's no longer interested in food, that is very worrying. I don't know how much longer even a large dose of NPH will be active, but 10 units is a lot..... I second the recommendation to go to the vet, but are we now talking about the ER vet, who is 2 hrs away, or can your local vet handle an overnight glucose drip?????
 
Nan & Amber said:
Especially if he's no longer interested in food, that is very worrying. I don't know how much longer even a large dose of NPH will be active, but 10 units is a lot..... I second the recommendation to go to the vet, but are we now talking about the ER vet, who is 2 hrs away, or can your local vet handle an overnight glucose drip?????
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Nope. No monitoring overnight at any nearby vet.
 
We are close to +6hrs, correct? Can your friend stay and help some more?

Don't beat yourself up. We have seen your story before on FDMB, the tiny "cat" doses are non-intuitive at first. You are not the first to do this on the first dose, but your story is going to have a happy ending because you were smart enough to home-test and to stay home and monitor on this first day. Imagine what would have happened if you hadn't!!!! Pat yourself on the back for that, and breathe. You can do this!
 
Oh my. This is going to be a long night. Make sure you have plenty of test strips. Going to ER would be best. If you can't put on some coffee. Give syrup, honey every 15-20 minutes after testing. Do not wait an hour, not yet. We can advice when the timing will change. It all depends on the tests you get.

Hang in, you are not alone, we got you covered. BREATHE.
 
Didn't make it to the store earlier because called the vet who said to do the honey. I can still run down the road and grab a few cans of Friskies at the service station that's open. What I have is FF chicken classic, FF chicken feast roasted, FF ocea whitefish & tuna (only one can left), Ziwi Peak beef recipe, Ziwi Peak rabbit & lamb recipe, freeze-dried beef liver treats. Human food have sardines, tuna, turkey gravy, salmon.
 
Yeah 87. Very encouraging but no letting your guard down yet. We've all got your back and will work as a tag team so you don't have to deal with this alone. As others have said, don't beat yourself up. Mistakes happen. You are doing great!:bighug:
 
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Didn't make it to the store earlier because called the vet who said to do the honey. I can still run down the road and grab a few cans of Friskies at the service station that's open. What I have is FF chicken classic, FF chicken feast roasted, FF ocea whitefish & tuna (only one can left), Ziwi Peak beef recipe, Ziwi Peak rabbit & lamb recipe, freeze-dried beef liver treats. Human food have sardines, tuna, turkey gravy, salmon.
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The turkey gravy is probably the highest carb item in that list. You could always put a little of it on a small amount of cat food later on.
 
if you (or your neighbor) still has some high carb kibble, that may be best for now.....the "rules" kind of get thrown out the window in the case of an OD......if he liked a few kibbles with a little gravy, I'd probably try that (IF we need to go back to something high carb)

That's if you don't have any kind of "gravy" cat food in the house or can't get any
 
Sashi's Mama said:
Didn't make it to the store earlier because called the vet who said to do the honey. I can still run down the road and grab a few cans of Friskies at the service station that's open. What I have is FF chicken classic, FF chicken feast roasted, FF ocea whitefish & tuna (only one can left), Ziwi Peak beef recipe, Ziwi Peak rabbit & lamb recipe, freeze-dried beef liver treats. Human food have sardines, tuna, turkey gravy, salmon.
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Ziwipeak is low carb, most under 3%. FF has changed some flavors, so I don't know those anymore.
 
Marlena said:
Ok, you can use cat food you have and mix it up with extra gravy you make yourself by cooking some flour with water. That would be extra carb.
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As suggested by Marlena and @sophie earlier, perhaps you or your friend who's helping you could cook up some flour and water mix to have as a standby in case you might need it. (Probably don't use too much water; the volume of food/fluids is important because we need Sashi to be able to keep eating.

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Back when we were fairly new to the message board, someone else did the same thing....and the only thing she had in the house that was high carb was mashed potatoes.....luckily her cat loved them!!!
 
Any chance of a role call of members who can continue to watch over Sashi and his mama, please?

My health's even dodgier than usual so I'm really struggling here and I don't think I'll be able to go the full distance.

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I keep a can of coconut milk whipped cream in my fridge for these situations. My little sugar won't take karo, maple syrup or anything laced with it willingly and I just end up with a sticky mess and a very upset cat. The spray can of whipped cream gives me a way to get some in her mouth so she has no choice in the matter! Happily have only had to use it once.
 
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