8/14 Max AMPS 249 PMPS 271

Back from holiday and catching up on tags. There is no right or wrong answer on post SRT dose cats. He didn't go below 70 (not sure why you gave HC then), but he might have. This is where you need to get a feel for what Max needs and wait for him to tell you one way or another. If he seems stuck at 5.0 units and not getting any safe lower numbers, I'd increase him back again.

You commented yesterday on low lymphocytes, that can be a vet stress thing.
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Back from holiday and catching up on tags. There is no right or wrong answer on post SRT dose cats. He didn't go below 70 (not sure why you gave HC then), but he might have. This is where you need to get a feel for what Max needs and wait for him to tell you one way or another. If he seems stuck at 5.0 units and not getting any safe lower numbers, I'd increase him back again.

You commented yesterday on low lymphocytes, that can be a vet stress thing.
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I don't know what happened to my reply but I will try again. Glad to hear you are back. Hope you had a great holiday. I was not sure about that reduction but was afraid not to try it again because of the SRT working lately. Wish I hadn't given the HC, but wasn't at my best yesterday and wanted to try and take a nap, which didn't work out anyway. Still trying to navigate my way with Max through post SRT and just learning as I go. I know I need to wait on Max to see what he needs and not try and be so proactive. That's just how I am, but I'm trying. Thank you for your reply. Also I posted Max's labs on his SS while you were away. His lymphocytes were quite low. Thought it was his corticosteroids, but didn't think about vet stress.
 
Max may be bouncing but I’m still regretting my decision about the reduction yesterday so I may go ahead and increase him back tomorrow if tonight doesn’t tell me any differently. Still thinking about that. It worked out for me today, because I’ve been gone but I think the 5.5 would have given me more green and maybe he would get used to them eventually. I know I’m breaking the rules by not waiting 6 cycles but I want to give the 5.5 a little longer and build the depot back up sooner than later.
 
Max & Lori said:
I know I’m breaking the rules by not waiting 6 cycles but
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No rule says you have to wait six cycles. Wait until you know the reduction failed, then increase. Not all cats take six cycles to break a bounce, so for them you'd wait the length of time it takes to break the bounce. Or if you see numbers trending up after a reduction, that can also be a trigger to say the reduction failed.

Also no rule prevents you from dropping the dose a bit to give yourself a break. Did that plenty of times myself.
 
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