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Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA
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Re: Bud 7/24 - Time to increase dose.
That seems sensible. I think you will learn how to make adjustments when her appetite is down. You have the data for what dose worked well when she wasn't eating well, or at all. Now you need to work on finding the dose that works for when she is eating well.
Then you can figure out what to shoot if she isn't eating as well for 12-24 hrs or something. I remember when Beau had his last major p-titis flare his numbers were a lot lower and I just lowered his dose to compensate - not the standard way of dealing with lev and lower PS's. I mean, you don't use a sliding scale with lev, but when you know your cat isn't eating enough, you have to cut back.
It comes back to working the diabetes (insulin and food) around whatever other issues are going on.
That seems sensible. I think you will learn how to make adjustments when her appetite is down. You have the data for what dose worked well when she wasn't eating well, or at all. Now you need to work on finding the dose that works for when she is eating well.
Then you can figure out what to shoot if she isn't eating as well for 12-24 hrs or something. I remember when Beau had his last major p-titis flare his numbers were a lot lower and I just lowered his dose to compensate - not the standard way of dealing with lev and lower PS's. I mean, you don't use a sliding scale with lev, but when you know your cat isn't eating enough, you have to cut back.
It comes back to working the diabetes (insulin and food) around whatever other issues are going on.
Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA
Member Since 2009
Re: Bud 7/24 - Time to increase dose.
I can't fault you for your decision to stop the med that causes her to hide from you. What kind of life is that when they run and hide every time they see you? I have also stopped meds for that reason.
It's not a decision I take lightly. I consider quality of life, and length of life for the meds that are supposed to be given for the rest of their lives. I had to stop giving Charlotte hyper-T meds because she did the same hiding thing every time I walked into the room, but also because she can't tolerate the drug. I found I could give it to her in a pill pocket, but even the tiniest dose cause her to start vomiting after it builds up in her system.
With Beau I had to drop his heart med to once a day because he was very good about getting his pill for a while, but then he started hiding too. With once a day he was back to hopping up on the couch to get his pill - and not hiding. At the time his life expectancy was 3-5 years, so I considered quality of his life over those years and realized I might be cutting that down to the lower end, but he enjoyed life better. Turns out that the 5 years came and went 5 years ago!
I can't fault you for your decision to stop the med that causes her to hide from you. What kind of life is that when they run and hide every time they see you? I have also stopped meds for that reason.
It's not a decision I take lightly. I consider quality of life, and length of life for the meds that are supposed to be given for the rest of their lives. I had to stop giving Charlotte hyper-T meds because she did the same hiding thing every time I walked into the room, but also because she can't tolerate the drug. I found I could give it to her in a pill pocket, but even the tiniest dose cause her to start vomiting after it builds up in her system.
With Beau I had to drop his heart med to once a day because he was very good about getting his pill for a while, but then he started hiding too. With once a day he was back to hopping up on the couch to get his pill - and not hiding. At the time his life expectancy was 3-5 years, so I considered quality of his life over those years and realized I might be cutting that down to the lower end, but he enjoyed life better. Turns out that the 5 years came and went 5 years ago!
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