8/20 OTJ Day 14 Lily AMBG 68 We did it and a question

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Don't have any advice other than take a day to celebrate this accomplishment! drinking24
Congratulations to you and Lily!!!

I am sure some more experienced eyes will have some info for you :smile:
 
hi Laura!

Most OTJ kitties get tested about once a week after trial/party...for some beans it's hard to put the meter away, so sad....
unfortunately, it's a hard habit to break
:lol: lol!!

after about a month, its good to test at least once a month or whenever you feel something is "off" with Lily.
We like to see milestone updates too - like one month, 6 months OTJ, etc.., open a condo here and/or in the Honeymoon forum and keep us posted on Lily.
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Ronnie is speaking from experience regarding that "for some beans it's hard to put the meter away, so sad....
unfortunately, it's a hard habit to break" :lol: :lol: :lol: I think she used to wear her meter around her neck!!! :lol:
Right Ronnie!
For me, it was easy to stop testing Raja every 3 hours cause I still had Shadow on insulin... :razz:
It is an adjustment...but you will soon get used to it. Wishing you happy days at the Falls! :mrgreen:
See you at your party in another condo today! :thumbup
 
I think its an adjustment we ALL would like to make though, right? :mrgreen: Congrats guys!
 
"Hi. I'm MJ. And I'm a test-a-holic."

All kidding aside.... personally I've seen more than a few OTJers return from the Falls lately, and I do not take for granted that Donovan will remain OTJ forever. He continued to throw a lot of blues at me after his OTJ trial. After about a month, I decreased the number of usual spot checks, and then I eliminated the morning tests *yawn* after ~3 months. It has been almost 6 months since OTJ, and I'm down to testing only M/W/F in the evening. OK, so I have a BUTTLOAD of test strips I'm still trying to use up (expiration March :oops:). It gives me more peace of mind knowing how he's doing, but at the same time, it's great to know I don't necessarily HAVE to test him. If I forget, or am not home, oh well. The flexibility to do that took some getting used to. It also helps that he is *very* good about pokeys. Most of the time he barely wakes up when I do it.

It's up to you to decide how best to monitor your cat, be it a daily chat with her, LB inspections, constant staring, or continuing the pokeys for a while longer. You know her best, and likely will sense when something is "off".

MJ&Donovan
 
Hi Laura,
Maggie had her OTJ Party July 25, and I'm afraid I am one of those that has been testing every day, but after her officially one month OTJ update, I will test every other day and then once a week. My Vet said once a week when she first went OTJ! Congratulations again to you and Lily. Maggie's waiting to greet Lily.
 
For me, I will probably test Spot twice a day for a week or two more to make sure the OTJ is holding. Then I'll probably do once a day for a while, then I'll skip a day....than a few days...and continue on until I am sure I don't have to test that often. This is Spot's 4th OTJ trial, so you can see why I'm such a test a holic!
 
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