9/21 Taco AMPS 104, +3 301 Fur shot :(

[Brandi & Taco]

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/9-19-taco-amps-75-1-162-4-147-7-170.235579/#post-2639286

Taco got a fur shot this morning. I am soooo upset with myself because he had such a great amps number. He's at 301 now so I know he didnt get much, if any, insulin. His fur was wet and my hand smelled like Lantus.
I know the general advice is to just wait and not give another shot because you don't know how much they got. Are there any exceptions? Is there anyway I can give him just a tiny bit right now or is that absurd? Lol. The only reason I'm asking is because it's obvious he's unusually high right now.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Take a clean jar, and through a dollar in it. Every time you do a fur shot, add a dollar. At the end of the year, take out the proceeds and buy something for yourself. That's pretty much all you can do at this point with the fur shot.

The only thing that'll help is the size of his dose, which means a larger depot and his numbers won't end up quite so high. Speaking of dose, I can't remember if I've mentioned to you before, but over 6 units in total dose, we suggest that caregivers get a couple blood tests done to test for secondary endocrine conditions that can cause the need for higher doses. Specifically, the tests are for acromegaly (IGF-1 test) and IAA or insulin auto antibodies. My girl had both conditions. One in four diabetic cats has acromegaly, a condition caused by a benign tumour on the pituitary gland that send out excess growth hormone. IAA is sort of like an allergy to injected insulin, and is supposed to be self limiting after around a year. The vet would have to draw the blood and send it to Michigan State University for those tests. If Taco has one or the other, there may be suggestions to help him.

 

[Brandi & Taco]

Take a clean jar, and through a dollar in it. Every time you do a fur shot, add a dollar. At the end of the year, take out the proceeds and buy something for yourself. That's pretty much all you can do at this point with the fur shot.

The only thing that'll help is the size of his dose, which means a larger depot and his numbers won't end up quite so high. Speaking of dose, I can't remember if I've mentioned to you before, but over 6 units in total dose, we suggest that caregivers get a couple blood tests done to test for secondary endocrine conditions that can cause the need for higher doses. Specifically, the tests are for acromegaly (IGF-1 test) and IAA or insulin auto antibodies. My girl had both conditions. One in four diabetic cats has acromegaly, a condition caused by a benign tumour on the pituitary gland that send out excess growth hormone. IAA is sort of like an allergy to injected insulin, and is supposed to be self limiting after around a year. The vet would have to draw the blood and send it to Michigan State University for those tests. If Taco has one or the other, there may be suggestions to help him.

Haha! OK, that's what I thought. I knew that advise was given on the Facebook page but people also say on there not to shoot under 200 or something like that so I didn't know if there was better info I could get here. Just thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.
And yes, you did mention to me last week about getting Taco tested for those things. I really need to get that done.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

I was great at fur shots. At one point, when I was frustrated with Neko only going low at night for months in a row, I decided to see if Levemir would break the cycle. Turns out it did a bit, more more important, some of the fur shots were when Neko walked away from the Lantus shot. Lantus has an acid base that can sting at higher doses, and even lower for some cats. Either I was getting better or Levemir didn't bother her, but my fur shots count went down.