? Cap barely eating now; reduce dose?

I assume it's safe to lower Cap's dose to 1.75 for a while?

His appetite has gone away, and I'm having trouble getting him to eat enough for his shots. He sniffs, eats a tablespoon or two, eats a few pieces of Dr. Elsey's kibble, then leaves. The last time this happened, I reduced his dose, and his appetite came back. I've tried everything to tempt him. He is refusing all his usual favorites and only eating a couple of bites mid-cycle.* I'm worried that his usual dose on a minimal amount of food is taking away his appetite even more.

Assuming I can get him to eat enough in the morning for his shot, should I do a curve tomorrow or wait to see if his appetite improves first so that he's eating normally again and stabilizing his blood sugar better?

* At night, I manage to get him to eat more at 3+ but the same can't be said of in the daytime.
** I am leaving out Dr.E's dry kibble some, but he doesn't seem to be eating a ton of it, so that can't be why he's not hungry.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
How is Cap? How is he eating?
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He is! But it also caused his blood sugar to spike to over 400 today, so I'm giving him 2 units again and hoping it goes back down. I'm going to take away his dry food again and see if I can get him hungry enough to want to eat at insulin times.

Also crossing my fingers and praying.

I'm sorry you lost one of your kitties recently. That's always hard. :(
 
He is still pretty close to 400. How long does it take after a couple of lower doses to get back into midrange? Should I do a curve on Saturday or wait a few more days? He's hungry now, but... that's cuz he's "high."

Bought some baby food (nothing but meat + broth) to tempt him with in case he snubs food again.

I may have to find a different vet as well. Talked to mine a few days ago, and she was annoyed that I was home testing / said blood sugar levels aren't important and they prefer fructosamine checks every four months to check "long-term levels" (I bet they do, at $110 each). She wanted to see him before renewing his insulin, but I argued her out of it. I have to drive 45 minutes one way to see her, and it's an ordeal for both of us (he gets carsick and poops from anxiety, then it takes him 2 days to recover)-- and she obviously doesn't keep notes, or she would KNOW the amount of stress it causes him.

Spoke to another vet's office today and set up a phone consult for next week. It encourages me that the girl in the office was understanding about not wanting to bring him in cold -- she said cats aren't dogs and most don't like to travel.

Is there anything in particular I should ask this new vet about? Are there any good questions that reveal competent vets when it comes to treating diabetic cats?
 
I took away his Dr. E's dry food and he dropped into 200 for three pre-tests, and then today out of nowhere he skyrocketed back up into 400+ by his PM shot. He ate a few pieces of Dr E's kibble this morning before I realized and took it away from him, but am I to assume he snacked on some more or is this just random?

This is so damn frustrating. Every time I think we're making progress, his numbers do something crazy.
 
I talked to a different vet today and they gave me a free can of Hills Metabolic -- I assume it's too high carb for Cap?

If so, sigh, shame, he seemed really knowledgable otherwise. :/
 
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Suzanne & Darcy said:
I can’t understand a vet giving such high carb food to a diabetic cat. Boy would that food shoot his blood glucose to the moon! They just don’t even think about the most basic things.
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I know. It baffles me, because he's such a good vet in general otherwise (asked me tons of intelligent questions, has 30 years experience treating diabetic cats, agrees that daily testing is best and fructosamine tests are stressful for the cat, etc). The only thing I can think is he's just trusting the brand and doesn't know anything about the carb count. :(
 
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