Mandarin'sMom
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I had a house full of people most of the weekend and both of my boys decided that that would be a fantastic time to drop low. Walter chose the more dramatic version with a drop into the low 30s and earned himself a reducie. Not sure what happened - he is a very social cat and likes having people over.
Meanwhile, my shy little Mandarin spent most of the weekend under my bed. He is terrified of strangers and would only come out when it was quiet. He probably ate less then he usually does and spent quite some time snuggling with me after everyone left last night.
This week should be nice and quiet, but I am supposed to go to Ottawa and Montreal for work next week. I really don't know what to do. Walter is doing so well at the moment, I would hate to reduce his dose for the pet sitter. What's even worse though is that Mandarin wouldn't get any Insulin for 6 days. Other people could maybe test him if he was in a cage, but I seriously doubt that he would eat. ...and I am not even sure if he would eat normally if he was out and about... and that, in combination with high numbers and no Insulin also scares the crap out of me. Even though he has never had Ketones, he could obviously develop them... and then there's pancreatitis (which he has had). I am debating if I should just cancel my trip.
I had a house full of people most of the weekend and both of my boys decided that that would be a fantastic time to drop low. Walter chose the more dramatic version with a drop into the low 30s and earned himself a reducie. Not sure what happened - he is a very social cat and likes having people over.
Meanwhile, my shy little Mandarin spent most of the weekend under my bed. He is terrified of strangers and would only come out when it was quiet. He probably ate less then he usually does and spent quite some time snuggling with me after everyone left last night.
This week should be nice and quiet, but I am supposed to go to Ottawa and Montreal for work next week. I really don't know what to do. Walter is doing so well at the moment, I would hate to reduce his dose for the pet sitter. What's even worse though is that Mandarin wouldn't get any Insulin for 6 days. Other people could maybe test him if he was in a cage, but I seriously doubt that he would eat. ...and I am not even sure if he would eat normally if he was out and about... and that, in combination with high numbers and no Insulin also scares the crap out of me. Even though he has never had Ketones, he could obviously develop them... and then there's pancreatitis (which he has had). I am debating if I should just cancel my trip.
Walter once again managed to drop into the low 40s and scare the crap out of me. Strangely enough, he doesn't seem to bounce (yet) and started the PM cycle with another nice number. I will definitely get a +2 test to see where he is headed. 
But, yes, I hear you about FD not showing us any mercy. Last summer, I lucked out that Mandarin was in remission and I was able to see my parents in Germany - but it sure doesn't look like he is planning on heading back to the falls anytime soon.