heather&giz
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I would really appreciate some feedback on this stuff, please. I feel so helpless...
I've been home testing Gizmo since the end of Jan when he started on PZI. The vet recommended 3u 2x/day to start, but we started him on 1u 2x/day instead based on some research done on my end. Since the insulin, his levels have been steady at 280-240 throughout the day. So I am thinking of bumping him up to 1.5u 2x/day. He is on a diet of Friskies canned food. What are people's thoughts? He is around 14 pounds.
Some days he seems to eat a lot/be hungry, getting into things, playful; while other days he sleeps more compared to his playful days and is not so hungry (he will still eat, just leave some in his bowl). Is this normal for him to have "good" days and "bad" days?
Before he was diagnosed, he was peeing on the floor. I put a litterbox where he was peeing, but it continued. Once we put him on the PM dry food the vet recommended & treated him for urinary tract problems, he stopped peeing. Then he started again, so we home tested him and found levels to be at 392. That's when we put him on the PZI and levels dropped to the 200's. He was not peeing on the floor, until the last 2 weeks, he does it once in awhile, but still uses the litterbox that is next to his pee spot. Last night he did it right in front of me! Does this mean something is wrong again, or since he peed there before, he wants to continue marking his spot? We have it all blocked off now with only that litterbox accessible in the spot. Other litterboxes are around the house for him to use.
His water drinking has lessened tremendously, so has the mulititude of peeing, but the clumps of litter are still much bigger than my civvie cats' clumps.
When he first started the PM food, his fur became really soft again and his dandruff was very minimal. After a couple weeks it reverted back to being coarse and very dandruffy and shedding more frequently. Like I said, we switched his diet to canned food, but there still has been no change with his fur. I'm not sure if that is a symptom or not.
When I am hometesting Gizmo, sometimes I can't get any blood drops on the ear. His ears are always warm, so I don't rub them. Should I be rubbing them anyway?
Any insight would be very helpful. I would just call my vet, but I'm hesitant to because I'm only giving Gizmo 1/3 of the dose he was prescribed and I'm not sure how he would take that news. Thanks!
I've been home testing Gizmo since the end of Jan when he started on PZI. The vet recommended 3u 2x/day to start, but we started him on 1u 2x/day instead based on some research done on my end. Since the insulin, his levels have been steady at 280-240 throughout the day. So I am thinking of bumping him up to 1.5u 2x/day. He is on a diet of Friskies canned food. What are people's thoughts? He is around 14 pounds.
Some days he seems to eat a lot/be hungry, getting into things, playful; while other days he sleeps more compared to his playful days and is not so hungry (he will still eat, just leave some in his bowl). Is this normal for him to have "good" days and "bad" days?
Before he was diagnosed, he was peeing on the floor. I put a litterbox where he was peeing, but it continued. Once we put him on the PM dry food the vet recommended & treated him for urinary tract problems, he stopped peeing. Then he started again, so we home tested him and found levels to be at 392. That's when we put him on the PZI and levels dropped to the 200's. He was not peeing on the floor, until the last 2 weeks, he does it once in awhile, but still uses the litterbox that is next to his pee spot. Last night he did it right in front of me! Does this mean something is wrong again, or since he peed there before, he wants to continue marking his spot? We have it all blocked off now with only that litterbox accessible in the spot. Other litterboxes are around the house for him to use.
His water drinking has lessened tremendously, so has the mulititude of peeing, but the clumps of litter are still much bigger than my civvie cats' clumps.
When he first started the PM food, his fur became really soft again and his dandruff was very minimal. After a couple weeks it reverted back to being coarse and very dandruffy and shedding more frequently. Like I said, we switched his diet to canned food, but there still has been no change with his fur. I'm not sure if that is a symptom or not.
When I am hometesting Gizmo, sometimes I can't get any blood drops on the ear. His ears are always warm, so I don't rub them. Should I be rubbing them anyway?
Any insight would be very helpful. I would just call my vet, but I'm hesitant to because I'm only giving Gizmo 1/3 of the dose he was prescribed and I'm not sure how he would take that news. Thanks!