4/11 Daniel AMBG 139 PMBG 94 OTJ Questions!

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Kurai & Daniel

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Day four of our OTJ trial. I'm worried about the slightly high 130's. That's over the norm right? What numbers am I looking for here to know if I'm going too high? I know the protocol says to aim for between 50 and 100... I'm just not remembering it clearly right now.

Other than Daniel, I'm slightly concerned about my civvie, Kass. She's not eating as much as I'd like... less than a can a day unless she's actually eating the whole half can I put down for her right before I go to sleep. It seems like Danny is getting it all. She just walks away and leaves it there. She seems happy enough, and hasn't shown any other outwad signs of a problem, though I think she may have put on some weight since Danny was Dxed. I'm going to have to keep a close eye on her.

I've also had a beautiful stray hanging around. Sweet as can be. I'm torn. I'm of course a sucker for the cute and have fed her so she will continue to hang around. She looks to be in her late kitten years. Not quite an adult yet, but not a baby either, and all black. She just ran up to me one day with pitiful mews. She appears healthy, though I'm feeding her nasty dry food for the moment. I'm thinking I should get her spayed before she goes into heat or there'll be kittens soon. But heres the catch, I'm already allergic to my two cats, and I really shouldn't take in another one. I can probably afford to get her initial fees out of the way, for the surgery and shots, but paying extra for food... I don't know. I'm having a hard time keeping my two kitties supplied, not just for the cost but keeping it stocked in a timely manner. But people already think I'm nutso for having the two I'm allergic too, plus my two don't seem very keen on the idea of a new housemate. She barged into the house this morning and I had to play catch the kitty. Mine were not enthused. I don't feel good about leaving her out of doors and she's so sweet and deserves to be somewhere where she's loved. I can do it, but I probably shouldn't take her in. But I know that black kitties aren't easily adopter either... as I said I'm torn.

That's whats going down in my corner of the world.
 
I missed this, I think!

they told me when binks was on trial that if he tested blue...to feed and then test again 3 hours later...

don't know if that helps, but...
 
Good luck with the trial. I agree with Celi -- try the feeding trick. And is Daniel getting frequent small meals? That helps, too.

Kitty had slightly higher numbers the first few days of his trial, too. Scared me! But he evened out, and his pancreas took over.

About the stray... oh keep him, keep him! No, that's not fair. Maybe you could foster him? Put up a sign and get him adopted? Good luck with that too.
 
Yes, I've been giving him 4 small meals rather than 2 big ones right now. Trying to help his pancreas out a bit. He's still eating some of Kass' portion too I'm sure.

I really do want to keep her. I'm going to ask around to see if anyone wants to take her in. She's a sweety.
 
I really do want to keep her. I'm going to ask around to see if anyone wants to take her in. She's a sweety.

You just made me very happy! Every time a kitty gets adopted (or fed even), an angel gets his wings... heard that in a movie somewhere. :lol:
 
Kurai,

I hope those numbers stay steady for you!

As for the black cat, I can only say the came thing happened to me over 10 years ago. I would be sitting in my condo and hear crying. I'd look out and see nothing. One night, I looked and saw this beautiful, tiny black cat. She was so sweet. I fed her, and couldn't bear to leave her outside. I absolutely did not want another cat, and my girlfriend promised to take her. After a few weeks, I found another stray and my girlfriend ended up taking that one, and I kept the black one. Oh boy, she turned out to be the most loving, sweetest thing ever. I named her Siren because of the crying that caught my attention. I understand your situation, and it's not an easy call, but at a minimum, you should get her spayed. She will have kittens this season, and that's just bad for everyone.

Anyway, I wish you luck. You already have two, what's one more? :-D :-D :-D

Here's a picture of my black beauty. She never leaves my side, and always sleeps with her entire body pressed against me.

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Jason
 
Here are the OTJ trial instructions:

  • Test at your normal AMPS and PMPS times. Feed multiple small meals throughout the day as much as possible (small meals are less likely to overwhelm a newly functioning pancreas).
  • If he is green at your normal test times, no need to test further until the next "PS" time, just feed small meals and go about your day. If he is blue, feed a small meal and test again after about 3 hours. If his number is lower 3-4 hours after a meal, then his pancreas is working!
  • Sometimes the trial doesn't work the first time and we have to give a little more support in the form of resuming insulin. It's not the end of the world if that happens, we just give him the support he needs. Our goal is a strong remission and it's better to take our time to get that than to rush into remission just to have it fail later on.

Good luck.
 
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