Oookay. So I ended up bringing Ming to my vet because my sister and mom were saying he's not well. And I spoke to another vet on site (not the one from yesterday) and asked for her opinion. She said it couldn't hurt to bring him in and see how he is and do blood work to make sure it's not pancreatitis again if necessary. My mom was able to drop him off in the afternoon. At the vet, he was eating and being his usual self. I covered his kennel door and he stuck his paw out underneath the door the whole time. The vet saw him but decided he seemed well and not painful and it was probably from stress and eating the old food (which I REALLY need to make sure I take away from now on). She said to continue with the cerenia and bupe for the next few days and really stressed to call her any time if I have concerns (just one of the perks of working at a clinic, I guess!)
I was a little disappointed we didn't do any tests but oh well. He had blood and urine work done at the end of August so that might be why she opted not to. And the last time he had blood work done, I was also scared he had pancreatitis but the test came back clean and nice.
This boy-cat is going to be the death of me. I was really out of it during work but thankfully, everyone understood and I apologized for being spaced out.
Surprisingly, his PMPS after home after the vet yesterday wasn't insanely high. Still high but not crazy. 24.2 (436).
How is your weekend looking? I'm wondering if it's time to try a little increase?
I'm wondering that too but I also think the last two days were a little crazy for him. And I was so exhausted when I got home last night that I passed out and didn't get any BG readings. I'll try to do some tonight though and today. I need to run much needed errands today so won't able to get readings during the day. My sis might be though if she's not doing anything

(thanks sis!) Unfortunately, I have work on Sunday and Monday and my next day off is Tuesday.
Your vet might be advocating for a slower food transition because a lot of vets still aren't all the way onboard with raw food. I think most people who are able to get their cats onto a raw only diet swear by it though. Do make sure you're re-hydrating the dehydrated raw food. Cats are notoriously dehydrated themselves and need all the help we can give them to keep their water intake up.
I was surprised with her positive answer, to be honest. Another coworker told me the vets there weren't all for raw so when I asked how she felt about it, she said she was perfectly fine with it. And knows that raw food has way more protein and no carbs and said the same to me about making sure it's hydrated. Maybe it's her vet schooling or just the sheer amount of stuff that has happened to Ming that made her decision to go for a slower transition.
Family makes it tough sometimes. Has she seen you giving the tests? How does Ming take the tests? Maybe if she sees that he isn't in pain, that will help. You could show her some of the videos online too to show that those cats just sit there.
My mom has seen me do a few tests. Sometimes he meows in protests and shrinks away. Sometimes, he just yelps. And at great times, it's like nothing happened. Once I get the right technique, I assume testing him won't be traumatic both physically and mentally lol.
I had another conversation with my mom after Ming saw the vet the first time and she was much more receptive about testing. I told her I would prefer if she could test and I think I will have to ease her slowly up to being comfortable about testing.
I really really really appreciate my family for being so helpful, truly. We all love Ming and really do treat him like a King. It's just hard when there are so many differing opinions and emotions. I need to remember that I have to be patient and considerate about my mom's feelings. She probably looks at me and thinks I'm insane for doing all of this haha. Thanks to you all for pointing out that I have a great team at home. I really don't know what I would do if I lived on my own with a diabetic cat (I know it's possible but it's definitely a million times harder.).
Long or odd schedules have to change depending on what the schedule is. Though it isn't ideal, we have had people who shoot 11/13 or 13/11 instead of 12/12 due to schedule. We've just adjusted the dose slightly to work around that. We've also had people who simply had to adjust shot time around crazy schedules and we had to just adjust the dose on some days so they could shoot early/late. I know you mentioned your schedule before, but can you remind me again what it is? We can take a look and see if we can find a general idea of what you might do.
Interesting!
My schedule can be complicated. I work 4 days a week with three different shift start/end times. I will list the time I am out of the house and back home below:
- 615 AM to 645 PM
- 645 AM to 715 PM
- 8 AM to 9 PM
The times I get home can vary due to traffic. I start feeding at 700 AM/PM and wait to see if Ming pukes anything out after eating and then I shoot.
So usually, I'm only able to do one meal during work days. And the other another family member will do it. My mom is usually the one that does it but since she will be away for 2 and half weeks, we might run into some issues with being able to shoot on time. Everyone else works or has school so it would be best if I'm able to do it all when I'm working.
What do you all suggest?