Chuck's bouncy journey, part 13.

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AMPS: 406
Fed 4.5oz super supper .8oz pate at +2.5, 1/16th cup YA at +6
Gave 5 units.
 
AMPS 356

Dose suggestions? 4.8 or 5? I will be out of the house between +1 and +2.5 ish
 
AMPS 356
Fed 4.5oz chicken & tuna. .8oz pate snack at +2. 1/16th cup YA at +6.
Gave 4.9 units (skinny 5)
 
It's OK, I understand. Question: do the u40 syringes need to be 3/10 ml? I just got a box of 100 from my vet and they are 0.5 mL 29G 1/2 inch u-40 syringes.
I think they're too big. Measure up to 20 units with only whole unit markings.
 
+0.75 484
+7 309

Starting to look like he needs a bigger dose on PM cycle vs his AM. His night and days are mixed up!
 
StephG said:
It's OK, I understand. Question: do the u40 syringes need to be 3/10 ml? I just got a box of 100 from my vet and they are 0.5 mL 29G 1/2 inch u-40 syringes.
I think they're too big. Measure up to 20 units with only whole unit markings.
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They'll be harder to use for fractional doses. Haven't you been using U100s?
 
Yes. They told me they had half units and I'm running low on u100s... I think I'm going to return them. They also charged me $45 for a box of 100! We will have some words about that too! I just hope they let me return them. They are individually wrapped so I don't see an issue with it.
 
+9 411
AMPS (+11): 466
Fed 4.5oz chicken pate
.8oz pate at +3 and 1/16th cup YA at +6
Gave 5 units.

I also got the copies of Chuck's blood work from the last two times he had it done. I update his Labs sheet on his ss. Looked fairly normal with the exception of a few- glucose being one of course. Looks like he was borderline in November 2014! He never should have had the **** depo shot. Hindsight is 20/20 of course.
 
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Chuck being Chuck, Steph ... you'll get him going again. Do you need a prescription from your vet to buy U100s at Walmart or another pharmacy?
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I don't think I need an rx. My neighbor told me she had "a ton" of syringes from when her husband was alive... unused. I asked her to dig them out for me so I can see if I can use them. If so-- free! I didn't get to the vet today but will call them and see if they''ll refund my money or credit my account. Not like I won't be back!
 
+3 .8oz pate snack
+4 364
+8.5 256
PMPS: 366
Fed 5.5oz (whole can)
Gave 5.1 units
+2 476 finished his pate that he left in his dish.
1/18th c YA at +6 or possibly some stella & chewy's.
 
Not happy with Chuck's numbers today.
+3 445
+5 416
+7 362
Waiting for a urine sample to test for ketones. He's acting normal but he's been higher for a few cycles so I'm starting to worry.
I'm going to increase his dose tomorrow PM. DH will be doing his AMPS and testing after wards. I'll be out of the house from +6 til +2.5 after pmps.
Thought we were getting somewhere, FINALLY... try try (and try and try and try) again!
 
+9 330 2nd test 371
+11 390
AMPS: 393
Fed 4.5oz .8oz pate at +2
Gave 5 units
+2 599
+4 564
+6.5 497 micro .2u *DO NOT COPY MY DOSING.*
+6 negative ketones.
DH is monitoring.
DH left the fridge door open 6 inches for 2 hours this morning!! :mad::mad: internal temp by insulin, the vial is in a medicine bottle, was 68°!!!! I could strangle him! I already forgot it was in my purse and it was in room temp for an hour. New vial isn't opened. Hopefully it's still good. I'm sooooo PO'd I could cry. I already screwed up and now because he couldn't take 0.2 seconds to push the door shut... We might be trying to afford another bottle. And I woke up with a really sore throat and ear/neck. It's just not my day... :arghh: I need to be sent to the beach for a time out and not allowed to return til my attitude changes! :p
 
StephG said:
+9 330 2nd test 371
+11 390
AMPS: 393
Fed 4.5oz .8oz pate at +2
Gave 5 units
+2 599
+4 564
+6.5 497 micro .2u *DO NOT COPY MY DOSING.*
+6 negative ketones.
DH is monitoring.
DH left the fridge door open 6 inches for 2 hours this morning!! :mad::mad: internal temp by insulin, the vial is in a medicine bottle, was 68°!!!! I could strangle him! I already forgot it was in my purse and it was in room temp for an hour. New vial isn't opened. Hopefully it's still good. I'm sooooo PO'd I could cry. I already screwed up and now because he couldn't take 0.2 seconds to push the door shut... We might be trying to afford another bottle. And I woke up with a really sore throat and ear/neck. It's just not my day... :arghh: I need to be sent to the beach for a time out and not allowed to return til my attitude changes! :p
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Sounds like a perfect remedy for what ails you, Steph! Poor you!
 
StephG said:
And I woke up with a really sore throat and ear/neck. It's just not my day... :arghh: I need to be sent to the beach for a time out and not allowed to return til my attitude changes! :p
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I'm so sorry that you are feeling poorly, @StephG . Do what you need to do to take care of you! Hopefully, Mr. Chuck will cooperate today. :)

For me personally, when I start to feel sick, I like to wrap up in a hoodie or robe with a scarf around my neck, and eat hot soup (spicy/ginger/garlic help--if you can tolerate!) and drink therapeutic teas or ginger tea. Rest if you can!! Sending healing thoughts your way, and positive feel-good vibes to Mr. Chuck.
 
MiCo said:
I'm so sorry that you are feeling poorly, @StephG . Do what you need to do to take care of you! Hopefully, Mr. Chuck will cooperate today. :)

For me personally, when I start to feel sick, I like to wrap up in a hoodie or robe with a scarf around my neck, and eat hot soup (spicy/ginger/garlic help--if you can tolerate!) and drink therapeutic teas or ginger tea. Rest if you can!! Sending healing thoughts your way, and positive feel-good vibes to Mr. Chuck.
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That's similar to what I do. Make a huge pot of chicken soup with a load of ginger, garlic and hot pepper flakes and eat it all over the course of the day. Hot water with honey and lemon is nice too.
 
What a day.
PMPS: 474
Fed 4.5oz pate 0.8oz pate snack at +2
DH gave 5.5u
He also left kitty's pate out. Chuck finished it I'm sure.
+3 441 .3 mico dose *DO NOT COPY MY DOSING*
+4 399
+5 408 NEGATIVE KETONES
+6 342
+8 370
 
He's been telling me about it for the last hour!
AMPS (+12.5): 364
Fed 4.5oz .8oz pate at +2.5 1/16c YA at +5.5
Gave 5.1 units
DH will monitor.
 
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+2 273 (good thing I was sleeping or I might have panicked and given food!)
+3 261
+5 162
+ 10 152
He's starving but he's not due for food til 3. We might not get home until 3:30 but looking at his numbers that might be just fine. :)
 
+12.5 296
Thinking 5 units again. Seems to need more for PM dose... Should I do 5.1 again?
 
AMPS (+10): 321
Fed 4.5oz chicken pate. .8oz pate snack at +2.5 and 1/16th cup YA at +5.5
Gave 5.1 units
+1 407
 
+4.5 243
+8 326
PMPS: HI
Fed 4.5 oz chicken pate .8oz pate at +3
Gave 5.8 units
+1 HI
+2 464
+3 353
+4 291
+5.75 387
+6 383
+8 469 I'm assuming he is bouncing from the quick drop. I thought 5.8 would be ok from the pm cycle on 2/14. *sigh* I don't think he got into anything. He's been sleeping all afternoon like usual. I feel bad that he's already so high again. Waiting for a urine sample.
 
PMPS (+10.5): 547
Fed 4.5oz chicken & tuna pate. .8oz pate snack at +2.5 and 1/16h cup YA at +6
Gave 5.5 units
 
+3 548
+3.75 468
PMPS (+12.25): 347
Fed 4.5 oz chicken & tuna pate
Gave 5.1 units :mad::banghead:FUR SHOT:banghead::mad:
Monitoring to see where his BG goes.
I cut his hair on his rear scruff area. And I was told I need to be more "alpha" when I grab his scruff for the shot. Well whatever. He's been squirming for a week now. Irritates me but I don't make it negative for him because he will hide if he thinks he's in trouble. I swear he's more dog than cat. He didn't like his hair cut. LOL too bad.
 
StephG said:
I cut his hair on his rear scruff area. And I was told I need to be more "alpha" when I grab his scruff for the shot. Well whatever. He's been squirming for a week now. Irritates me but I don't make it negative for him because he will hide if he thinks he's in trouble. I swear he's more dog than cat. He didn't like his hair cut. LOL too bad.
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Sorry you are continuing to have a rough time of it this week. Do you offer treats after the shots? Cliff is very skittish, but has really come around in terms of compliance with the BG test and shots.. because he knows he'll get a treat/reward. It is AMAZING to me that this actually worked, but Cliff literally comes and sits in front of us after he finishes eating, waiting for the shot. Good luck! poor guy...with a shaved bum.
 
I try to shoot while eating... When he's licking the dish clean. He does excellent fit BG tests. Will get up out of his chair and meet us at the table. He lays down and waits till I say OK good boy. Then he looks for treats. I've been giving the treats that came with the YA.
It got worse when I tried the flank. I think it's all in his head. Maybe I'll try his chair for the shots... He's more relaxed there and not much room for squirming!
 
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