Blaze and Paola AMPS 16.3 (293.4)

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Let's say I wasn't home...what if this happens when i am at work? He is playing right now, he seems happy...but it is a lower number
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That is why trying to figure out the best dose for Blaze is happening this week.

You will have the feeders. You will have more knowledge. You may be able to dash home on your break. One person occasionally took their cat to school with them. Her kindergarten class was delighted. But that was in the US at a private school.

Find out if one of your stay-at-home neighbours is willing, on occasion, to come in to get a test and feed. Or even make sure Blaze has eaten and feed some more.
 
Red & Rover (GA) said:
That is why trying to figure out the best dose for Blaze is happening this week.

You will have the feeders. You will have more knowledge. You may be able to dash home on your break. One person occasionally took their cat to school with them. Her kindergarten class was delighted. But that was in the US at a private school.

Find out if one of your stay-at-home neighbours is willing, on occasion, to come in to get a test and feed. Or even make sure Blaze has eaten and feed some more.
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taking a cat to work would never have been allowed where I worked. this is why I suggested you shoot .50 tonight. Her new dose is now .25. We now know that. :D.
 
You just want him to eat every hour to keep his bg up until he hits nadir. How long has he had appetite issues? I’m thinking something else is going on.
 
What is nadir again? He was very fond of the dry food, he ate that a lot, now that the dry is gone, he has been eating the wet well but it's like he gets tired of the same flavor after like 3 days of having it. for example, when i tried to give him a little bit before it was the turkey and giblets one...he walked away. Then I tried with a little Ocean whitefish and he had a little bit of that...
 
Sorry. It’s the lowest point in the cycle. Lantus is dosed upon how low it takes a cat. We test to see if safe to shoot, we feed to make sure they will eat, and then shoot. What about getting a low carb dry food? There’s nothing wrong with that. I think Jayla suggested a Nulo. There’s also Dr. elseys. Do you have any dry left?
 
the thing I don't understand is how can I know when his nadir is if I give him little foods to keep the blood sugar higher when he is approaching a lower zone?
But on the other end, to see how low it gets it's scary because he could go into hypo...it's like there's no win here
 
Blaze and Paola said:
the thing I don't understand is how can I know when his nadir is if I give him little foods to keep the blood sugar higher when he is approaching a lower zone?
But on the other end, to see how low it gets it's scary because he could go into hypo...it's like there's no win here
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he is devouring it
 
Right now we are trying to figure out how much insulin he needs. Some cats go into remission just from a lower carb diet. That just might be happening here. Staying in safe normal numbers helps the pancreas to heal.
 
So I guess I will have to give him some dry options as well...he was so used to it before...but this is the good kind finally, and it looks exactly like the other one in shape. My other cat Ash, when he saw it, he dove right in and ate some too
 
The work you're doing now with all the monitoring will enable you to 'see' the effect of Blaze's insulin dose. You've already established tonight that 0.25IU is the dose better suited to Blaze's current insulin requirements. Over the next few days, you'll hold that dose and the Lantus depot (Blaze's 'insulin tank') will build and stabilise. In the couple of days after that, you'll be able to watch the dose working and ensure it is safe without the mid-cycle feeding. That should help to reassure you that Blaze will be OK while you're at work.

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Your goal will be to get him to eat both wet and dry. It’s funny but my two I have now are raw fed and one won’t even tough dry. I bought some Dr. Elsey’s to give as a treat. One ate a few pieces. The other would not touch it.
 
Normal BG reference ranges:

On a human meter, 50-120mg/dL, or 2.8-6.7mmol/L (per FDMB protocols).

On an Alphatrak, 70-150mg/dL, or 3.9-8.3mmol/L (per information provided by my vet).

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