9/8 Pixie AMPS/91 +2/98 +6/57 HELP WITH A ? PLEASE

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You are so close! But we want to give Pixie the chance to succeed on the trial. I would test as soon as I got home and make the decision then as to shoot or not. Or post right away for advice. If Pixie is up more than normal I would shoot and you can make up half an hour tomorrow morning and another half hour the next morning and be back on schedule.

Sorry noe faster responses, Sunday morning can be hard.
 
I agree with Ann, he's not quite ready for a trial. It's ok to shoot late and then make up the time over the next two days. I think that would be better than skipping but skipping wouldn't be a bad choice either. It's up to you. Pixie is rockin'!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Liz
 
Hi Lauri,
I can't seem to access Pixie's SS (I'm away from my computer and working from my phone). You can certainly shoot an hour late tonight. Just remember that his next next shot should be 12 hours after you shoot tonight. If you need to move his shot back to your usual time, you can begin doing it tomorrow morning. You can move it 1/2 hour a day, either all at once, or in two 15-minute periods at shot times.

I see that no one answered your yesterday's question about when to start an OTJ trial. Generally speaking, the experts here advise that you should stay on insulin as long as possible. When your dose gets down to a drop and bg numbers are in the green, they will suggest that you begin a trial.

You're certainly doing well.

Ella & Rusty

Post crossed with the above. We all seem to agree!!
 
You would start an OTJ trial if Pixie drops below 50 or provding her SS stays this pretty for a total of 14 cycles at the 0.1u dose. (It looks like you've been at this dose for 9 cycles if I'm counting correctly.)

Regarding skipping, shooting an hour late is not an issue. In fact, shooting 2 hours late isn't really an issue. It all depends on whether you need to shoot at your usual AMPS time. If you can afford to gradually move the shot time backwards, it's fine to shoot late.
 
I will shoot late and continue what we are doing. It is working out well.
HOWEVER.....
He has become increasingly aggressive. Right now I have company and he is attacking us as we walk past.
Hissing, swatting and even biting our legs.
He will calm down a bit after he has eaten.
He is mean to the dogs.

Before dx, he would give a swat to us in the kitchen....we'd feed him. It was cute.

Pretty much all the aggression takes place in the kitchen area where he spends most of his day.
I am still thinking he is starving and trying to get us to feed him.
He is very defensive.
He is almost very territorial of the kitchen area, although he has no problem biting us in other places either.
He will eat everything I put down. He was never a free feeder....because he would always lick the bowl clean.
He will go as far as to chase the dogs, and sometimes even us, out the front door very aggressively.

He is not mentally dealing well with the changes here (new feeding schedule, having to wait for food)
Also, I had to put down my civie, Keegan, August 5th. They were not close. Keegan didn't really "like" the other animals.
He was a bit of a loner. Not sure if that has any impact.

I will try anything at this point. Should I freeze his afternoon feeding so it will last longer?
I have even looked into the Young Again food to see if maybe that would allow him to free feed, but keep him full.
I am at a loss.
As I was writing he attacked my friend, Ugh!
Dogs are easy, they listen...do you discipline a cat?? I just keep telling him no, firmly....not working.

I appreciate any ideas of what to do.
 
Well, that's no good, as Pixie seems unhappy. I can understand, being rather food focused myself. I'm sorry about your civie, that could be part of the adjustment. Do you weigh him? Has he been maintaining his weight? I think the frozen snack is a good idea. Do you have an automatic feeder?
Liz
 
How much are you feeding Pixie? Does the amount or the pattern differ from before diagnosis? This is an estimate, from Dr. Lisa's site, of the amount of calories needed per day:
Required calories per day = [13.6 X optimal lean body weight in pounds] + 70​

With a cat whose pancreas is working like Pixie's, it's OK to feed a little even at +8. Food will stimulate the pancreas to make it's own insulin. So, if it makes more sense to free feed canned food, it's fine.
 
Before dx, Pixie was getting about 1 cup of IAMS Hairball and Weight Formula.
Of course, we would feed a bit here and there whenever he wanted, trying to stick with the cup amount, but I am sure'giving extra
since he conditioned us to do so. He was 20+lbs at one point so we were obviously feeding him too much.

Now he is 13lbs.
He gets 3 cans of FF per day. 1 with amps, 1 at +6 (or close to it) and 1 with pmps. He gets a tsp. here and there for testing.
He gets pumpkin in the pm feeding. I also mix water in the food.
The vet said this was a good amount for him and someone else on this board also said it was ok.

How do you free feed canned food? He will scarf it all down at once.
I am afraid he will try to scarf it down even if it's frozen.
What would be the advantage of using a timed feeder and does it work with canned?

I do not want to tie up this board if this should be posted on the health board...I can post there as well.

Pixie has been a bit of an aggressive cat since he was little. Nothing this bad UNLESS he was feeling threatened, like a vet trip
or if we groomed. We would often have to sedate him.

My family wants a kitten, and although I am all for it (under normal conditions) I cannot do it with Pixie being so aggressive.
Need to figure this out.
 
Gabby is one of those cats who eats everything in the bowl. As a result, I feed 4 mini-meals each cycle (pre-shot, +1, +2, +3 and +4). I use a timed feeder but I'm pretty sure she sleeps when I'm not home and Gizmo polishes off what's in the feeder. So yes, you can use a feeder with canned food. I add a fair amount of water to the cats' food all the time. With the feeder, I think it's particularly helpful to add water so the food doesn't get crusty. There are some feeders that have room for an ice pack if you are concerned that the food will get too warm or spoil. I don't use an ice pack and haven't had a problem.

I've also made catsickles. Gabby will lick the frozen food until it's gone. She and Pixie sound like they share some similar habits. You may want to consider spreading out the food.

Based on the formula I gave you, Pixie should be getting roughly 280 calories per day if 13 lbs is a good weight for her. So, 3 cans should be enough. You may want to consider spreading the food out a bit more.
 
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