Rebecca & Jose
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update on Jose's eating
For about the last month I noticed that Jose started eating less food than he had in the past. It didn't bother me much until I noticed about a week ago some soft stool for two days. I took him to the vet. They checked his stool and did a health checkup and everything was fine but she still gave me antibiotics to put him on along with fortiflora. I did not want to give antibiotics since they make Jose's BG skyrocket. I decided to not give him the antibiotics since his diarrhea stopped, his stool sample was fine, and his behavior was normal (aside from eating less). I have been putting fortiflora on his food though. I was given some advice/information by other board members saying that since Jose has been much better regulated he may just not need to eat as much anymore. I also know that Jose needs to loose a little bit more weight. I have decided that Jose eating less food is no longer a concern. He still is interested in food and still runs to eat when it's meal times he just doesn't eat as much anymore. He is now eating about 2 or 2 1/2 cans a day rather than the 3 cans a day he was eating previously. So, that is where we are at with his eating. Does anyone else have advice regarding this? Do you think I made the right choice or should I still be worried ??
OTJ trial??
Ok so lately Jose's numbers have been low enough to forgo insulin and still be low for the next cycle needing only a low dose. At what point do I try to take him off insulin altogether? I'm not sure how this works...
For about the last month I noticed that Jose started eating less food than he had in the past. It didn't bother me much until I noticed about a week ago some soft stool for two days. I took him to the vet. They checked his stool and did a health checkup and everything was fine but she still gave me antibiotics to put him on along with fortiflora. I did not want to give antibiotics since they make Jose's BG skyrocket. I decided to not give him the antibiotics since his diarrhea stopped, his stool sample was fine, and his behavior was normal (aside from eating less). I have been putting fortiflora on his food though. I was given some advice/information by other board members saying that since Jose has been much better regulated he may just not need to eat as much anymore. I also know that Jose needs to loose a little bit more weight. I have decided that Jose eating less food is no longer a concern. He still is interested in food and still runs to eat when it's meal times he just doesn't eat as much anymore. He is now eating about 2 or 2 1/2 cans a day rather than the 3 cans a day he was eating previously. So, that is where we are at with his eating. Does anyone else have advice regarding this? Do you think I made the right choice or should I still be worried ??
OTJ trial??
Ok so lately Jose's numbers have been low enough to forgo insulin and still be low for the next cycle needing only a low dose. At what point do I try to take him off insulin altogether? I'm not sure how this works...