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I can't quite get a handle on what is going on. I went back to 1/4 unit as of yesterday morning and his numbers still aren't coming down at all. He seemed to be heading in the right direction until about 10 days ago when I actually ended up skipping a dose reduction, and I haven't seen a green number since then.
The only thing that has changed is food. I switched from FF chunky chicken to the classic chicken pate. He does not have many teeth at all so he would end up not eating the chunks most of the time. The chart on this site shows that the two foods are pretty much equal in nutrition profile (but the food I am using now has slightly less protein and more fat). I would consider going back to the chunky if it might make a difference. He eats between 6 and 9oz a day and his weight seems stable. I would also consider going to a lower-carb food (he seemed to like the FF salmon).
The bottle of insulin is now 5 weeks old, which I thought was fine (I was told 60 days was ok). It is not cloudy at all nor is there floating material in it.
Is there anything I am missing that might be causing this or do some cats just not regulate easily?
I can't quite get a handle on what is going on. I went back to 1/4 unit as of yesterday morning and his numbers still aren't coming down at all. He seemed to be heading in the right direction until about 10 days ago when I actually ended up skipping a dose reduction, and I haven't seen a green number since then.
The only thing that has changed is food. I switched from FF chunky chicken to the classic chicken pate. He does not have many teeth at all so he would end up not eating the chunks most of the time. The chart on this site shows that the two foods are pretty much equal in nutrition profile (but the food I am using now has slightly less protein and more fat). I would consider going back to the chunky if it might make a difference. He eats between 6 and 9oz a day and his weight seems stable. I would also consider going to a lower-carb food (he seemed to like the FF salmon).
The bottle of insulin is now 5 weeks old, which I thought was fine (I was told 60 days was ok). It is not cloudy at all nor is there floating material in it.
Is there anything I am missing that might be causing this or do some cats just not regulate easily?
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