Cat/Charlie continued: feeding/dosing advice requested (caninsulin, 8-28 Charlie PMPS-455)

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I've not transitioned him entirely on to low carb wet as i have no idea what his bloods are and whether it's safe but as he has stopped eating his dry food and I have been unable to persuade him to eat it at all I've swapped it for giving him as much low carb wet food as I can persuade him to eat.

I'm just very worried about him going hypo and me not realising as with the neuropathy and him being generally less active I might not notice. And with his food intake dropping giving him the higher dose of insulin seems risky. When the nurse told me how to administer it she told me to adjust down if he didn't finish his food.

Hopefully soon I will be able to get blood tests consistently- at least with being pricked a lot it should get easier and the warming device should help (it's just around human body temp on the lowest setting and it's 360 so I can feel if it's getting too hot) and then we will have a much better picture of what's happening and be able to figure out a safe dose moving forward.
 
I am sorry you are getting so little support from your vet. What is wrong with these people. I don't know why they are vets if they are not interested on helping caregivers help their pets.
I think you are wise not to change the food further to more low carb until you are managing to get more hometesting results.
Do you think he could be nauseated and this is why he isn't eating much? or do you think it is because of the change of food?.
The most important thing is he eats something, so if that is the higher carb dry, then give him that...but try the lower carb food first.
You are doing a great job!
 
Thank you so much for all your support.

This thread has hit its current limit of 50 posts and there are currently really no updates so please consider it closed and DM me if there's anything you'd like to add or say personally, and if that opens up a discussion or there are any updates I'll start a new thread and link it here! Thank you all.
 
CatCharlie said:
Thank you so much for all your support.

This thread has hit its current limit of 50 posts and there are currently really no updates so please consider it closed and DM me if there's anything you'd like to add or say personally, and if that opens up a discussion or there are any updates I'll start a new thread and link it here! Thank you all.
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It would be better if you started a new thread now and linked this thread to it, if you don't mind. That way, we can contact you easily and you can contact us quickly if needed.:bighug:
 
CatCharlie said:
I've not transitioned him entirely on to low carb wet as i have no idea what his bloods are and whether it's safe but as he has stopped eating his dry food and I have been unable to persuade him to eat it at all I've swapped it for giving him as much low carb wet food as I can persuade him to eat.

I'm just very worried about him going hypo and me not realising as with the neuropathy and him being generally less active I might not notice. And with his food intake dropping giving him the higher dose of insulin seems risky. When the nurse told me how to administer it she told me to adjust down if he didn't finish his food.

Hopefully soon I will be able to get blood tests consistently- at least with being pricked a lot it should get easier and the warming device should help (it's just around human body temp on the lowest setting and it's 360 so I can feel if it's getting too hot) and then we will have a much better picture of what's happening and be able to figure out a safe dose moving forward.
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Exactly! You understand completely. Hang in there. We will be here to support you as best we can.
 
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