Emmy & Dude
Very Active Member
Dude (& Mittsi too) wants to say hi to all his buddies and pals here in LL - haven't posted about him in quite awhile but that doesn't mean I don't check in from time to time to keep track of all you LL beans and your sugar kitties.
I haven't posted much because those of you who used to follow us know that Dude is not the easiest guy to regulate - his past SS reports have been most colorful with occasional red splotches that were totally unexplainable.
I finally tried TID (newbies please don't try this without knowing what your kitty does on the insulin - it can be a little tricky and you must stay on top of the testing). After awhile the numbers began to level out and he even got to the point where he was so low he wasn't getting the second shot at +8.
Dude had a checkup in March and a senior blood panel was done. His numbers were pretty normal for an almost 16-year-old guy. Dr. Dan thought he heard a slight heart murmur so we took him back a couple of weeks ago - nope - no murmur. He's at 12 lbs. - down a little bit but still large enough.
Since going back on BID the end of April, he has done very well. He started going up a bit and I increased the dose .1U but will have to go back down again tonight as today he has stayed below 100 since +4. I know that a lot of his numbers are higher than most other kitties, but that's Dude - that's where he stays and probably where he will always stay.
He's happy - he feels good - he woke us a couple of mornings ago running up and down the back, uncarpeted hallway - I muttered "jeez" and DH muttered back, "He's okay - he's just playing horse." It's one of his favorite games.
Am going to go check out the other condos now - good seeing everyone - don't forget us - we're still lurking.
Emmy & Dude (& Mittsi too)
I haven't posted much because those of you who used to follow us know that Dude is not the easiest guy to regulate - his past SS reports have been most colorful with occasional red splotches that were totally unexplainable.
I finally tried TID (newbies please don't try this without knowing what your kitty does on the insulin - it can be a little tricky and you must stay on top of the testing). After awhile the numbers began to level out and he even got to the point where he was so low he wasn't getting the second shot at +8.
Dude had a checkup in March and a senior blood panel was done. His numbers were pretty normal for an almost 16-year-old guy. Dr. Dan thought he heard a slight heart murmur so we took him back a couple of weeks ago - nope - no murmur. He's at 12 lbs. - down a little bit but still large enough.
Since going back on BID the end of April, he has done very well. He started going up a bit and I increased the dose .1U but will have to go back down again tonight as today he has stayed below 100 since +4. I know that a lot of his numbers are higher than most other kitties, but that's Dude - that's where he stays and probably where he will always stay.
He's happy - he feels good - he woke us a couple of mornings ago running up and down the back, uncarpeted hallway - I muttered "jeez" and DH muttered back, "He's okay - he's just playing horse." It's one of his favorite games.
Am going to go check out the other condos now - good seeing everyone - don't forget us - we're still lurking.
Emmy & Dude (& Mittsi too)
