Heather & Seasaidh (GA)
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I didn't get much sleep last night because I wanted to check him every couple of hours to see how ProZinc works. His BG went down slowly as others had told me last night but then at 3am (+7) it went sharply up to 324 (from 164 at +6). He had gotten 2u of ProZinc and I thought maybe it might be rebound, or it could have been a fluke. I didn't retest since it wasn't insulin time and I went to bed. At one point in the night Albert wanted to get up on the bed so I put him up there, and placed his litterbox and food up there too.
8am this morning I got up to give Albert his morning dose. However, he had other plans and had decided to hide. I had checked on him at 5:30 am (when I give civvie Spirit his HCM meds) and Albert looked content on the bed. At 8 he was nowhere to be found. I noticed that he had peed in the litterbox that I put on the bed for him. I looked everywhere and presumed he was under the bed where I had some storage boxes. I brought civvie Bingley in who is 1 year old and he confirmed for me that Albert was there. Bingley went under the bed and a few moments later ran out as if he saw a strange scary cat. I booted Bingley back out of the room and proceeded to take the bed apart, moving the mattresses, and lo and behold, there was Albert way in the corner by the wall. He had managed to get down from the bed with his neuropathy and went and hid. Poor guy, I think he knew the routine and didn't want me poking him.
So, this was 9am EST now when I had Albert in my hands and one hour later than he normally gets his shot. I tested him and he was 194! I decided to wait and I'm going to test him in a few minutes to see where he's at. I'm thinking I should maybe start at 1u instead of giving him the 2u he's been on (for only one week; that's what he was started on).
Also, he is really picky about food. They had been giving him both wet and dry at the vet where he was being boarded after his owner brought him there to be PTS. I gave in last night and mixed a tiny bit of dry in with his wet food since he had had his shot. This morning I was resolute and gave him only low carb FF. He sniffed it but wouldn't eat it. I went through this with my first diabetic, Seasaidh, who was a dry food addict. I got him eating wet food by slowly transitioning him, mixing a little dry with wet. But with Albert I'd like to try to give him some FF with gravy; I want to avoid dry food as he's not supposed to have while in DCIN care. Any thoughts, and suggestions would be helpful. Even just some moral support.
edited to add: BG 196 an hour later, still basically the same. It doesn't look like he's eaten.
edited again: I got him to eat a little bit of boiled chicken but now he's hiding again.
I took this pic of Albert after I put the bed back together.
Heather & DCIN foster Albert dx 4/2? on ProZinc 2u has neuropathy
8am this morning I got up to give Albert his morning dose. However, he had other plans and had decided to hide. I had checked on him at 5:30 am (when I give civvie Spirit his HCM meds) and Albert looked content on the bed. At 8 he was nowhere to be found. I noticed that he had peed in the litterbox that I put on the bed for him. I looked everywhere and presumed he was under the bed where I had some storage boxes. I brought civvie Bingley in who is 1 year old and he confirmed for me that Albert was there. Bingley went under the bed and a few moments later ran out as if he saw a strange scary cat. I booted Bingley back out of the room and proceeded to take the bed apart, moving the mattresses, and lo and behold, there was Albert way in the corner by the wall. He had managed to get down from the bed with his neuropathy and went and hid. Poor guy, I think he knew the routine and didn't want me poking him.
So, this was 9am EST now when I had Albert in my hands and one hour later than he normally gets his shot. I tested him and he was 194! I decided to wait and I'm going to test him in a few minutes to see where he's at. I'm thinking I should maybe start at 1u instead of giving him the 2u he's been on (for only one week; that's what he was started on).
Also, he is really picky about food. They had been giving him both wet and dry at the vet where he was being boarded after his owner brought him there to be PTS. I gave in last night and mixed a tiny bit of dry in with his wet food since he had had his shot. This morning I was resolute and gave him only low carb FF. He sniffed it but wouldn't eat it. I went through this with my first diabetic, Seasaidh, who was a dry food addict. I got him eating wet food by slowly transitioning him, mixing a little dry with wet. But with Albert I'd like to try to give him some FF with gravy; I want to avoid dry food as he's not supposed to have while in DCIN care. Any thoughts, and suggestions would be helpful. Even just some moral support.
edited to add: BG 196 an hour later, still basically the same. It doesn't look like he's eaten.
edited again: I got him to eat a little bit of boiled chicken but now he's hiding again.
I took this pic of Albert after I put the bed back together.
Heather & DCIN foster Albert dx 4/2? on ProZinc 2u has neuropathy
