Bojangles' Mom
Member Since 2015
It's been awhile since I've been online, my boss resigned and I've been manning the office solo for the last two months so life has been crazy. A few weeks back the vet recommended I take Bojangles off insulin since most of the time she was maintaining what seems to be her normal range 80-120. She does still graze all day and occasionally pops a slightly higher number, but manages to get back where she needs to be on her own. I actually notice the higher numbers when she hasn't eaten well the previous feeding.
I know this is probably somewhat controversial, but I know my little girl, so knew this was the best thing for her. I was recently away for almost a full week. She did not have her sugar checked during that time. Knowing she is stressed by the vets and would be stressed by my mom or sister trying to do readings and/or give insulin, she went without testing. She pops really high numbers when she is stressed (at the vets her numbers easily have been 200 "points" higher than at home) and I didn't want them to get false high readings and give her insulin when she didn't need it and then have her go hypo with she was alone in the house. My mom checked on her multiple times daily and kept her on her regular feeding schedule.
Anyways, she is maintaining her blues and greens and does seem to stay in the 80-120 range (most of the time) on her own. I'm sure if I had more time to delay and check again in 20 minutes the readings would be even better. I just don't have that extra time with my work schedule. The vet is pleased with how well she is doing. She is much livelier and bouncier than she has been which is great for a 14 year old cat. She is in a far better place healthwise than she was at the end of July.
I know this is probably somewhat controversial, but I know my little girl, so knew this was the best thing for her. I was recently away for almost a full week. She did not have her sugar checked during that time. Knowing she is stressed by the vets and would be stressed by my mom or sister trying to do readings and/or give insulin, she went without testing. She pops really high numbers when she is stressed (at the vets her numbers easily have been 200 "points" higher than at home) and I didn't want them to get false high readings and give her insulin when she didn't need it and then have her go hypo with she was alone in the house. My mom checked on her multiple times daily and kept her on her regular feeding schedule.
Anyways, she is maintaining her blues and greens and does seem to stay in the 80-120 range (most of the time) on her own. I'm sure if I had more time to delay and check again in 20 minutes the readings would be even better. I just don't have that extra time with my work schedule. The vet is pleased with how well she is doing. She is much livelier and bouncier than she has been which is great for a 14 year old cat. She is in a far better place healthwise than she was at the end of July.
