Tanya and Ducia
Member Since 2017
Hello and Happy Holidays,
Ducia is in her 9th cycle since the reduction on skinny 1U dose ~0.8U. She was doing so well on this dose for a couple of cycles but beginning 4/14 her numbers are worrying disappointment. It could be bouncing.
There are two things that concern me and that might have caused the BGs being high:
1. I am I overfeeding her? Currently eats about 5.5 oz can Tiki 0% carbs, 221 Kc per 6 oz. The vet recommended her weight to be maintained at 9 - no more then 9.5 lb and her daily Kcal intake is 200. Today she is 8.6. Ate large breakfast of 4 tsp because I am trying to figure out the best way to feed her thru the day; a front loading was suggested for her as a kitty prone to big drops by +4.
2. Recently she had etube removed and site was healing under a sport wrap which she tried to remove. Several times a synthetic thread from the wrap would got hooked on her teeth, she was shacking her head trying to release the thread and I guess might have hurt her gums. There is redishness on her upper gums that I have a picture of. Is is infection? Or inflammation? that can mess up with insulin? I do not observe signs of mouth pain but cats are hard to read. She finishes her meals. Since yesterday eats shredded chicken in the same way she was eating pates - I do not register her as being in pain although more chewing is required now than before. Here are the pics:
Could any of these two affect the readings? Her clinical signs are good, really really good.
What holds her so high?
Ducia is in her 9th cycle since the reduction on skinny 1U dose ~0.8U. She was doing so well on this dose for a couple of cycles but beginning 4/14 her numbers are worrying disappointment. It could be bouncing.
There are two things that concern me and that might have caused the BGs being high:
1. I am I overfeeding her? Currently eats about 5.5 oz can Tiki 0% carbs, 221 Kc per 6 oz. The vet recommended her weight to be maintained at 9 - no more then 9.5 lb and her daily Kcal intake is 200. Today she is 8.6. Ate large breakfast of 4 tsp because I am trying to figure out the best way to feed her thru the day; a front loading was suggested for her as a kitty prone to big drops by +4.
2. Recently she had etube removed and site was healing under a sport wrap which she tried to remove. Several times a synthetic thread from the wrap would got hooked on her teeth, she was shacking her head trying to release the thread and I guess might have hurt her gums. There is redishness on her upper gums that I have a picture of. Is is infection? Or inflammation? that can mess up with insulin? I do not observe signs of mouth pain but cats are hard to read. She finishes her meals. Since yesterday eats shredded chicken in the same way she was eating pates - I do not register her as being in pain although more chewing is required now than before. Here are the pics:
Could any of these two affect the readings? Her clinical signs are good, really really good.
What holds her so high?
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