Karen and Chispa (GA)
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Last post: https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/7-29-chispa-custom-dosing.292600/
I am having a terrible time here. Chispa's numbers have been awfully high over the last 2+ weeks, despite two increases, and I have no idea why. She did surprise me last night with a drop to 109, but today she is hot pink across the board. It may be the mother of all bounces, but lately it feels as if the insulin is having no effect at all.
To make matters worse, tonight when I was preparing her dose, I noticed that the calipers were set not to her (supposedly) current dose of 1.75, but to 1.25 instead. The jaws were firmly in place, not slipping, not able to be moved without loosening the screw. I can't believe that I would have set them incorrectly, much less taken EIGHT CYCLES to notice that I was shooting 1.25 instead of 1.75 -- it just doesn't seem possible -- yet there is no other explanation. I was going to increase tonight, but without being sure of what her current dose was, I decided to play it safe and go with 1.5. This may represent a setback, but better safe than sorry. Meanwhile, at PM +4, she is restless and meowing, as if she feels yucky, and I don't know what to do for her.
I'm going back to TR. Having her on SLGS at the vet's recommendation (or practically insistence) was a nice break for me from constant testing and worrying, but it hasn't served Chispa well. I've tried to be patient and trust the process, but she is drinking three times as much as she did on TR and peeing up a storm, which can't be good for her kidneys. I've been transitioning her to a lower-carb, lower-phosphorous food, and I pray we can work our way back to the blue-green range.
In the good news department, the chlorambucil seems to be kicking in. She is due for a dose tomorrow, and I guess I will go ahead with it, though I hate to make her feel worse than she does now.
It also doesn't help that I'll be going out of town overnight on Saturday. I have a great vet tech who comes to give her shots, but I know my absence upsets her, and that won't help her numbers either.
I had thought this was going to be a question, but I guess I am just venting; there's really not much to do but wait and see how this 1.5 increase?/decrease? pans out.
Sending love and encouragement to all cats and their peeps -- I hope everyone's week is going more smoothly than ours!
I am having a terrible time here. Chispa's numbers have been awfully high over the last 2+ weeks, despite two increases, and I have no idea why. She did surprise me last night with a drop to 109, but today she is hot pink across the board. It may be the mother of all bounces, but lately it feels as if the insulin is having no effect at all.
To make matters worse, tonight when I was preparing her dose, I noticed that the calipers were set not to her (supposedly) current dose of 1.75, but to 1.25 instead. The jaws were firmly in place, not slipping, not able to be moved without loosening the screw. I can't believe that I would have set them incorrectly, much less taken EIGHT CYCLES to notice that I was shooting 1.25 instead of 1.75 -- it just doesn't seem possible -- yet there is no other explanation. I was going to increase tonight, but without being sure of what her current dose was, I decided to play it safe and go with 1.5. This may represent a setback, but better safe than sorry. Meanwhile, at PM +4, she is restless and meowing, as if she feels yucky, and I don't know what to do for her.
I'm going back to TR. Having her on SLGS at the vet's recommendation (or practically insistence) was a nice break for me from constant testing and worrying, but it hasn't served Chispa well. I've tried to be patient and trust the process, but she is drinking three times as much as she did on TR and peeing up a storm, which can't be good for her kidneys. I've been transitioning her to a lower-carb, lower-phosphorous food, and I pray we can work our way back to the blue-green range.
In the good news department, the chlorambucil seems to be kicking in. She is due for a dose tomorrow, and I guess I will go ahead with it, though I hate to make her feel worse than she does now.
It also doesn't help that I'll be going out of town overnight on Saturday. I have a great vet tech who comes to give her shots, but I know my absence upsets her, and that won't help her numbers either.
I had thought this was going to be a question, but I guess I am just venting; there's really not much to do but wait and see how this 1.5 increase?/decrease? pans out.
Sending love and encouragement to all cats and their peeps -- I hope everyone's week is going more smoothly than ours!
