Everything’s a friggin mess. Her numbers are a mess. All of a sudden she doesn’t want me to test her. She’s been totally compliant for the longest time. No problems. Now her numbers are right back where we started and she’s all antsy. I’ll tell you when it rains it pours. I have so much stuff going on and it seems like everything is going wrong. The one small grace I HAD going for me is that this cat didn’t give me a problem testing at least. Getting up to test and feed her 1 AM, 4 AM leave gatherings skip parties… obviously I’m willing to do it. It’s just frustrating that I’m getting nowhere.
I think I’m going to have to cut down the amount of testing I do. At least until our numbers come down a little bit I feel like what’s the point of testing her that much. As long as I have an idea of where her numbers are at, and she’s not hypo.
Maybe she can sense the tension from the amount of stress I’m under
It also seems like the hungrier she is the less she wants to sit to get tested. For a while it was like she knew it was a routine I sit, I get tested, and then I’ll get food and now she’s just in such a hurry to get food she won’t hold still…. IDK
Take a deep breath....what we do for our sugar cats. First off give yourself a pat on the back and give yourself credit you are doing the best that you can (my mother's words to me). That is all you can do.
You sound so much like me. I just told a friend can't do something at 8pm because it's Allie's feeding time and shot time. If I have to leave the house I'm always worried is she going to go low and will I be home in time. (It is now 9pm and I am done until her next snack).
Right now I'm having the same issues with Allie. I always said Allie is like a star patient but lately she starts jerking and shaking (like she is afraid) of the poker. It doesn't help she has mostly black ears.
You are 100% right, they can sense your anxiety. I try to take a deep breath and any anxiety I have I try to push it aside. I pet her and tell her she is a good girl and just let her feel that it is going to be OK! Let's just do this thing.
She relaxes but as soon as I touch her ear lately with the lancet she acts like she is preparing to get stuck and it hurts..I feel so bad.
That is why there are gaps in my spreadsheet, I had to give her a break. If I know the cycle is fairly steady, I give her that break.
My other cat kind of looks like Xena, but Cassie is neurotic, truly. Ever since Allie's diagnosis Cassie's world got turned upside down. Cassie walked me to the pantry everyday for 11 years, every single day and that has stopped because Allie is now first, so much has changed in all of our woulds. My mom has lived with me for about 6 years and she is lucky if she gets to scratch Cassie back. Cassie is strictly a routine cat and here we are.
At the end of the day we do our best, you are doing right by Xena so don't be so hard on yourself. You can do it!
At the grocery store today I commented on all the canned cat food and I mentioned my cat was diabetic, the lady behind me asked if I gave her insulin and I said I sure do twice a day and I check her BS too. She had her son with her about he was about 7 years old ...she said my son is type one and I understand all that you have to do and that God Bless me for caring for my cat! I wished her and her son all the best.
