OK. Lanky feels pretty good today, eating like a horse. He usually has a good appetite, it is just a matter of how big.
Lanky has always slept very soundly so when I wake him up to test or hug or something, you can tell he is about half there and even more cooperative than his "normal cooperative" self. Before us he was abused & had his jaw broken. Hard to believe because his is such a sweetheart. When he came to visit me one day he gave me that look and then the sun reflected off something shinny under his chin. He let me touch him and I thought it was a nail or a screw. I was just sick thinking about how this had happened. I called my office (I am retired now, thank God) saying I had a vet emergency. Off we went. Apparently someone had his jaw wired after the injury but then neglected to have the wire removed after the jaw had healed. Lanky is fastidiously clean & had an "owee" on his chest from where the wire was hitting him and he was frustrated with the fact that the wire prevented him from throughly cleaning himself. The vet removed the wire -- what a happy guy he was, cleaning himself for a couple of days straight. He eventually became a full-time, indoor resident -- after he convinced Dad. Dad is now totally wrapped around his paw.
Lanky also has kitty acne on his chin that I clean periodically with Stridex pads. Today when I bugged him for the +2 BG test, I noticed his chin seemed worse and was a little bit bloody where he has been scratching. I cleaned it off with hydrogen peroxide and then used a Stridex pad. I'll keep any eye on it for the time being. We were very disappointed with the 437 reading. He had an extended breakfast & snacking period so maybe that contributed. And it made we want to test again at +3 which I did with better results, 377. Right now he is taking a nap on the rug by my feet as I type away in between assembling an HDTV antenna for my husband. Next test: +5 or 6, what do you think?