Charliemeow
Member Since 2010
Yellow preshot!!!! Maybe we're starting to make a little progress (anti-jinx). Poor guys ears are bruisy today, but I know I should get a few tests in since this is his lowest ps on lev yet.
Charlie amps:257, 7U
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Nancy and Cody
Member Since 2010
Hi Claudia,
hopefully you are getting a little more duration now and good job on being brave and shooting.
for Cody (acro as we suspect for Charlie) I like shooting around 180-230 as a nice safe starting point, then he usually still goes up for a few hours, and at +4 it starts the gradual slide down to mid/low blues. Remember if he's acro we aren't shooting for greens because 7u can produce a big shed/longgg hypo.
I would really try to get some readings today, especially +7 (to see how low he goes) and maybe a +3 (to see how high he goes).
do you hold pressure on his pokey hole for about 5 sec after you collect the blood? this can really help the bruising. also pull out the Neosporin if its bad. You may find that since you are getting action now that he needs more testing and even possibly an eventual slight reduction. In my limited experience, it seems to happen that no matter how slow we go, we end up overshooting the target just a bit.
hopefully you are getting a little more duration now and good job on being brave and shooting.
for Cody (acro as we suspect for Charlie) I like shooting around 180-230 as a nice safe starting point, then he usually still goes up for a few hours, and at +4 it starts the gradual slide down to mid/low blues. Remember if he's acro we aren't shooting for greens because 7u can produce a big shed/longgg hypo.
I would really try to get some readings today, especially +7 (to see how low he goes) and maybe a +3 (to see how high he goes).
do you hold pressure on his pokey hole for about 5 sec after you collect the blood? this can really help the bruising. also pull out the Neosporin if its bad. You may find that since you are getting action now that he needs more testing and even possibly an eventual slight reduction. In my limited experience, it seems to happen that no matter how slow we go, we end up overshooting the target just a bit.
Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA
Member Since 2009
I always put a little pressure on the ear - using a folded piece of tissue. It does seem to help - unless I hit that main vein the runs along the ear. My sister used to call that the "coastal road" and the strip of ear between that and, well, air, the beach. Aim for the beach. But sometimes I miss and it bleeds more - and seems to bruise more. Beau has tougher ears than Jeddie so he bruised less. I have to be careful with J and poke really lightly.
Nice to see some yellows.
Nice to see some yellows.
Charliemeow
Member Since 2010
well now he's bouncing in the reds. I guess those pretty yellows were too much for his little liver. I do apply pressure after every poke, but he's a bit of a squirmer and I tend to hit the vein more than I should, which causes more bruising. I wish he had 4 ears.
+4- 425
+7- 432
+4- 425
+7- 432
Marcy & Klinger (GA)
Member Since 2010
Come on, Charlie. Clear that bounce and lets see some more pretty yellows! dancing_cat
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