Snowshoes
Member Since 2020
Priss’s BG’s are getting lower. I am wary about providing insulin with her recent numbers although I feel like if I do it will help put her into remission. Last week I stopped feeding her 1/8 cup of dry food twice a day with her soft. She is so hungry that I started giving her a small snacks of the same food a few hours later. I spoke with my vet yesterday and he is thinking .1 unit once a day would suffice however I understand the Lantus ideally needs admin every 12 hours.
Today is my last day off my work week, then I am on for one week with 12 hour shifts and and close to an hour on either side for commute time. So, her insulin administration routine suffers on that week - it’s more like 13 1/2 to 14 hours instead of 12 apart. I realize this causes a potentially unsafe overlap.
Of course I need to err on the safe side, I can have someone come over to feed her, but checking BG and administering injections is not possible.
I have been withholding insulin on those blue numbers checks because I’m watching her insulin needs decrease and I am concerned I won’t be here to catch a hypo episode. I can watch closely and check frequently on my week off, then it becomes a different ball game.
-My concern is with numbers in the blue - am I sabotaging remission by withholding insulin?
-Also, I am feeding her very high carbohydrate meals. Royal Canin digestive is 25%. I asked the vet about switching her food, but he is concerned about her Hx with IBD he and return of symptoms. She has been doing really well. Normal stools, no indication of discomfort. I am thinking that part of the IBD problem was her poor diet prior to coming to me, and that a good low carb diet will just benefit everything. Also trying not to make too many changes until she is more stable has been advice.
I will attempt to make a link to my earlier post in the welcome board. She began this journey July 1 with 1 U bid. At that time she had been eating a much higher ratio of dry food, which changed right away. And I stopped free feeding.
It might be confusing to see that I am just starting my day, but I work a swing shift and in Alaska I’m going to be in a four hours earlier time zone than any of you on the East Coast
Any advice on how to proceed? I feel like we are at a crux and I don’t want to miss opportunities to help my kitty, but hands are tied with being available half of the time.
Thank you!
Today is my last day off my work week, then I am on for one week with 12 hour shifts and and close to an hour on either side for commute time. So, her insulin administration routine suffers on that week - it’s more like 13 1/2 to 14 hours instead of 12 apart. I realize this causes a potentially unsafe overlap.
Of course I need to err on the safe side, I can have someone come over to feed her, but checking BG and administering injections is not possible.
I have been withholding insulin on those blue numbers checks because I’m watching her insulin needs decrease and I am concerned I won’t be here to catch a hypo episode. I can watch closely and check frequently on my week off, then it becomes a different ball game.
-My concern is with numbers in the blue - am I sabotaging remission by withholding insulin?
-Also, I am feeding her very high carbohydrate meals. Royal Canin digestive is 25%. I asked the vet about switching her food, but he is concerned about her Hx with IBD he and return of symptoms. She has been doing really well. Normal stools, no indication of discomfort. I am thinking that part of the IBD problem was her poor diet prior to coming to me, and that a good low carb diet will just benefit everything. Also trying not to make too many changes until she is more stable has been advice.
I will attempt to make a link to my earlier post in the welcome board. She began this journey July 1 with 1 U bid. At that time she had been eating a much higher ratio of dry food, which changed right away. And I stopped free feeding.
It might be confusing to see that I am just starting my day, but I work a swing shift and in Alaska I’m going to be in a four hours earlier time zone than any of you on the East Coast
Any advice on how to proceed? I feel like we are at a crux and I don’t want to miss opportunities to help my kitty, but hands are tied with being available half of the time.
Thank you!
