Alice 10/24 to 10/30 - vacation with sub CG complications

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AliceMeowliss (GA)

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So that 1.5u is finally having great effects. But I can’t be sure CG at home will do all the things and be as vigilant as I prefer to be.

Vacation CG had to leave for several hours midday so I requested a tsp of MC be given with her regular LC.

Should I possibly request CG shave the dose to just under 1.5u maybe??? Thoughts?

30 minutes to PMPS time.
 
I was thinking 1.25 or just a “light” 1.5u for AM?

Yes we did decide to skip this shot and feed only LC for the night. I can’t guarantee the CG will have a pajama party like I would!

I will appreciate dosing adjustment feedback as it comes. Thank you all! I’ve been nervous today. :nailbiting:
 
Chris & China (GA) said:
Until you're home, I'd reduce to at least 1.25 (if your CG can do that....I might even suggest 1U)

Better for her to run a little higher especially since you're not home to test her and cats often don't eat as well when their normal routine is disrupted.
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Good point... it’s the usual human that is prone to mistakes. She was just finally getting right where she needed to be though and less insulin will probably put her over renal threshold.

I am so frustrated. I haven’t heard back since +1 or +13 (depending on how you look at it?)..... 67 then.

Thanks for stopping in, Chris. I appreciate you. :)
 
When are you getting back?
that 47 just about earned her a reduction (only just seeing as she has been diagnosed for about 1year she's just about a long term daibetic, but that's a discussioun for another day)

We usually recommend sticking to an on the line dose for a pet sitter, I also see you didn't reduce for the vacation, but your pet sitter is testing so no biggie there,

I might tell the vacation CG to give her 1u. Make sure she knows exactly where that 1u line is we once had a petsiter give 5u instead of 0.5u, if necessary download a pick of syringe and mark it to where the line is.
Did you leave a sample syringe with 1.5u for her?
 
Yeah, the “on the line” recommendation, and considering the reduction, is why 1u seems best until you get home.

In case you don’t have it handy, here’s the pic showing 1 unit so that you could forward to your CG.

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I would have done on the line but then that human that made mistakes in the past was no longer going to travel with me, and that human has experience with quarter unit dosing so I didn’t feel it necessary to drop to 1u even. I will be now doing 1u with no reliable testing and changing her dose times temporarily, because that human blew off Alice’s shot completely this morning. :mad::mad::mad: I am so livid I could scream and have thought about trying to change my flight to come home early. This was supposed to be visiting my family and I didn’t pay for it and now....... sigh.

I was training my neighbor until he got an infection and had to have hand surgery, and then the irresponsible human became my backup. This human had been feigning a more responsible attitude lately. I made a mistake in trusting.

Right now I’m enlisting my nurse friend to do her AM shot at I think maybe 9 instead of 6, then I need an evening human. Dropping to 1u for sure. I am so livid this previous human told me they would take care of it all week, I paid them even for the extra help, and now this.
 
to be clear, my pet sitter actually lives there and we just ended a romantic relationship. This human has made a lot of mistakes but I thought with check ins and my keeping on top of things, that it would get done even from a distance. I was very wrong.
 
She’s running in the pinks but maybe tonight she can see a yellow! I’m scared the litter boxes aren’t getting done either though and that’s awful for her when she is over renal threshold.

Hope all are well! I wish I had the time/focus to check in on everyone more but I wanted to get an update in at least.
 
I'm sorry you're going through this Cassandra, not a very relaxing vacation. Sending tons of good luck vines that you find someone to take care of Alice's shots tomorrow night. :bighug:
 
Thanks all. Easier for me right now to just keep this condo going as I can’t keep up. So my substitute sitter misunderstood my dose instructions and gave her 1.5u this AM and she isntvtrained on how to test but I assumed she would be giving 66% of that dose. Then the bad sitter didn’t test her at all allllllll day though I requested. The bad sitter did test and shoot tonight. She’s now getttibg shots three hours late from usual but obviously better than none. She will be guaranteed her morning shots the next two days until I can get her back into my safe, safe, reliable, responsible arms, and I don’t think I will ever be able to travel like this away from her again. It’s a nightmare worrying. Other things are creating stress too and it was just an awful, long, exhausting day. I actually miss test feed shoot routine. She governs my days more than the sun. More than the weather. Alice IS my day and no day without her is right, not while I could he helping her feel better. I’m feeling a bit emotional and vulnerable and ashamed for not taking better care of her, for trusting people to do better things than what they have done. I regret not making better arrangements but I thought I had done everything. Sigh!

The bad sitter/ex admitted finally that Alice’s schedule is too much. I suppose it is validating but that doesn’t help Alice feel better. I have been told she is purring and snuggling still so I hope she is okay.

I’m really frustrated not to have that data either. I’m dependent on it and I have no idea if she got too low, anything. Huge horrible gaps. :arghh: I’ve got less than 48 hours. But who’s counting? :p
 
Emotional and vulnerable, maybe. Ashamed??? Never. Get that out of your head.

You did everything you could have done. The fact that normal human decency didn’t prevail and honoring one’s commitments didn’t happen? Not something you could have foreseen.

Hang in there. And thx so much for popping in on Tina and Salem. I told Tina privately more about Alice and your DKA journey, but I warned her that I didn’t expect you to pop in while on your vacation - so the fact that you did is very much appreciated.

:bighug:
 
Cassandra :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:

Don’t beat yourself up. You are doing your best. You can’t account for everything even though I know we all wish we could. You are a hero and such a dedicated and compassionate human to Alice. Remember how amazed and pleased your vet and the receptionist were at Alice’s progress? YOU did that! And you’re stilling doing it!

I hope the next 48 hours until you’re home are uneventful for you and Alice. I’m glad she’s still purring away despite everything being messed up. Being high is better than being low when you’re not around imo.

Sending lots of love and hugs to you.
 
Thanks all. Let’s just call this my long stupid vacation condo. Tomorrow I get to fly home!!!!! I can’t wait to see Alice!

——I found out a different mishap—the small weird little container of dry cat food (that I have for when the outdoor cat hasn’t eaten much in awhile and is too hungry, sometimes it helps her not throw up, anyway) has been mistaken for pellets for the rabbit :facepalm: and I figured this out when another human who called said “hold on Jakey is in the bunny pen and eating pellets” because there is NO WAY that hungry hungry hippo of a cat (Jakey) would ever want to eat compressed Timothy hay. :p But that’s all going to be fine even if not ideal, and at least I found out and could correct that one day sooner. The rabbit should NOT be eating cat food, just in case anyone wondered, but his GI system is still functioning and he has had plenty of hay so that’s a healthy sign for him, too.

Sorry that’s a little off topic because that’s about my bunny.

Gill & George said:
Not ideal, Probably OK as a one off after the skipped dose, the depot won't be full so you wouldn't see the full extent of the dose. Seems like you managed to get them to shoot 1u.

:bighug::bighug::bighug:
I'm sorry you have been let down.
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These were my same thoughts, not ideal, but depot not as full, as long as food would be given I felt she could surf safely probably. It’s hard to be so far away and helpless though! I was able to straighten things out more later thankfully! :)
 
Sandi & Whisper said:
Emotional and vulnerable, maybe. Ashamed??? Never. Get that out of your head.

You did everything you could have done. The fact that normal human decency didn’t prevail and honoring one’s commitments didn’t happen? Not something you could have foreseen.

Hang in there. And thx so much for popping in on Tina and Salem. I told Tina privately more about Alice and your DKA journey, but I warned her that I didn’t expect you to pop in while on your vacation - so the fact that you did is very much appreciated.

:bighug:
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Hey how is Salem doing? I admit I shouldn’t even be up on here right now but I did want to ask and you seem to be so on top of what is going on.
 
Oh how stressful. I am so sorry. Glad you will be home tomorrow. I never could find anyone I trusted to take care of Gizmo. Even hubby was questionable. I knew he could handle the shots and tests but had no clue how to read the patterns or watch the numbers. Pet sitters were a joke. Most wouldn't give the insulin and none would test :facepalm::banghead:. I gave up.

:bighug:
 
LizzieInTexas said:
Oh how stressful. I am so sorry. Glad you will be home tomorrow. I never could find anyone I trusted to take care of Gizmo. Even hubby was questionable. I knew he could handle the shots and tests but had no clue how to read the patterns or watch the numbers. Pet sitters were a joke. Most wouldn't give the insulin and none would test :facepalm::banghead:. I gave up.

:bighug:
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Seriously, I don’t think I will ever trust her to anyone again unless I’m in Minnesota with my best friend. I’ve never felt more justified in ending a relationship than to see the poor care my ex partner gave!

Maybe I should market myself as a diabetic cat sitter.... “will work for cat food” sign and all.
 
I’m glad you’re home!

I also would love to open that type of business and when Ming passes, I might seriously consider it haha!
 
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