Chuck's bouncy journey, part 15.

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I don't know much about teeth...but in humans the redness would be gingivitis I think so I don't know why this would be different....
 
I don't know too much about it either, but it looks to me like he could use a dental. I'd get that done first, and if his numbers are still high, then look into an insulin switch.
 
I'm better with dog and horse teeth, but I'd certainly get Chuck's looked at before you change insulin. Hermione's litter brother Hairy's gums looked like that at his check-up Tuesday and my vet recommended a cleaning. She ended up having to pull 2 of his back teeth because the roots were weak and they might break.

Tooth issues might be part of why Chuck's hanging out in high numbers....?
 
I hope it's something at simple as that!! We are planning vacation to Cape Cod, MA in May so I'm hoping to have him at least steady by then...
 
+9 381
AMPS (+13) : 482
Fed 4.5oz pate +2T water. .8oz +1T water @+3. 1T YA @+6.
Gave 6.8u "eyeballed" by DH. *eyeroll*
*Started pancreas booster 1/2 capsule twice a day*
+2 523
+3 416
+4.5 389
+5.5 341
 
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PMPS: 297
Fed 4.5oz +2T water. .8oz pate at +2.25.
Gave 6.8 units- eyeballed by DH. :mad:
+2.25 489
+4.25 369
+6 416:banghead::banghead:
 
I planned on waiting til 12.5 to retest, feed, and shoot but he got into kitty's pate so I had to go off the +12. ugh. Can delay pm dose.
AMPS: 220 :woot: threaten him with a vet visit and big needle poke and lookie lookie.:rolleyes:
Fed 4.5oz + 2T water. .8oz pate + 1T water @+2.5. 1T YA @+6.5
Gave 6.6 units. After the blues on 3/9 in the AM cycle I was too nervous to shoot 6.8 I am a bit nervous about the 6.6... I might regret it but I have been up since 5:45am (3/10) so going past 20 hours now. I'm beyond exhausted.
I REALLY hope to see this trend continue and wonder if it's a fluke or if the Pancreas booster is working already?!
DH is monitoring and will wake me up if he starts to dive too soon or too fast.
 
+1 312:eek::nailbiting: told DH to give him a spoonful of his normal pate. Trying to keep him from diving then bouncing.
He didn't nadir til +8! I'm extra anxious about this cycle now.
 
I coached DH through the dive on messenger from bed! Hah. He gave him a few spoons of his pate and then some HC gravy to get the dive under control. He surfed in blues for a bit. His +10 was pink but better than black! We are not feeding til +13ish so who knows where he'll be. I'll update the SS and here with numbers after I feed Chuck.
 
AMPS 220
Fed usual.
+0.5 310
+1 312 spoon of pate
+1.5 352 spoon of pate (ate half)
+2.25 243 spoon of HC gravy on the rest of pate
+2.75 293
+3.25 230
+4 208
+4.25 188 .8 scheduled snack with a few drops of HC gravy to entice him to eat.
+4.5 168 still getting him to eat .8 snack
+4.75 186
+5.5 170
+5.75 171
+6 152
+6.75 165
+7 164 DH did great!
+9.5 326
PMPS (+12.75): 459
Fed 4.5oz pate +2T water.
Ate very slow probably feeling blah from this mornings extra food/gravy. Possibly doesn't like the zobaline and Pancreas booster mixed in?
.8oz +1 T water @+3. 1T YA @ +6.5, 1tsp YA @ +8.
+0.5 "HI" checked because he didn't eat all of his food right away but I already gave him his shot.
 
Wow! Look at all those blue numbers! And congrats to your DH for managing it so you could get some rest!
 
Nice to see those blues! Great job steering the drop - hopefully Chuck will start hanging out in better numbers now :cat:
 
No such luck tonight!
+1.75 "HI"
+3 518 just finished his dinner.
Moved snacks to +4 +6 and +8.
NEGATIVE KETONES!
 
AMPS (+12): 409
Fed 4.5oz +2 T water. Eating slow still. .8oz pate + 1T water at +4. 1T YA at +7.
Gave 6.8 units. Hope for a quiet cycle.
 
+4.5 294
+6 262
+7.5 232
PMPS (+13): 344
Fed 4.5oz pate + 2T water. .8oz pate + 1T water @+3. 1T YA @+7.
Gave 6.9 units. Was going to up the dose to 7 but didn't want to push it on a pink.
+1 551
 
Not looking forward to this storm!! My area is looking at 15-18 inches of snow. Hasn't snowed that much since March 14th 1993!!! DH's birthday! I stocked the pantry and have ice packs on the freezer in case the power goes out. Could always pack some snow into a baggie to help keep insulin/fridge cool!
When I was a kid I thought "old people" were lying when they said oh a storm's a'comin! I can feel it in my *insert bone/joint/body part*... Now that I suffer from chronic pain, failed back syndrome, arthritis, stenosis... To much to list... I know they weren't trying to fool me... Pain levels spike every time. Lucky for me DH is on vacation from work all week...
 
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Steph - Sorry to hear about the storm-induced aches and pains. The forecast for you east coasters is so serious that it's even been on the news over here on the west coast. Stay safe and keep us updated!
 
Sorry about the weather-related pain, hopefully you don't get blasted too hard with the snow! We only got a little here in Ohio, but the news has been all about the east coast.

We'll be thinking of all of you in the path of the snow!
 
Well they said it was going to start at 8pm. Then midnight. It's 105am and not one flake of snow yet. I wouldn't be the least bit disappointed if it blew out to the east a bit and missed us!
 
Here in north central Ohio the forecast this morning said 3-6 inches starting at 1pm, at noon it was down to 2-4 inches starting after dinner. It didn't start until almost 8pm, and at the 11pm news they were talking 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches. We've got just a dusting on the grass now, nothing on the pavement.

Hopefully that will happen on the east coast too!
 
Started snowing around 2:15 am here. It's an hour later and the roads are covered with a little more than a dusting. Starting to come down pretty steady and faster.
+4 394
+6 357
+10.5 309
AMPS (+11.5): 293
Fed 4.5oz + 2T water. .8oz pate + 1T water @+4. 1T YA @+7.
Gave 6.7 units.
DH will monitor.
 
Just got done running the snow blower. My official measurement is 16 inches in my yard.
+1 412
+2 239
+5 169
+7 213
PMPS: 451
Fed 4.5oz +2T water. .8oz +1T water at +4. 1 spoonful YA @ +7.
Gave 7 units.
+2.5 431
Forgot to update you all... Chuck weighs 11 pounds now!!! I can still feel his backbone but not as easy and the same for his ribs. I can't feel every single one.
 
This was 3.5 hours ago. April (87 pounds) trying to find a spot to go potty even though Mommy shoveled her an area... She hops like Tigger through the snow. Such a funny girl. Chuck has been watching it pile up and he is unimpressed.
 

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It's not done snowing yet... And we are suppose to get more Friday! I need to move South!
 
Oh my gosh!!! It's still snowing so hard! I bet your puppy is loving all that new soft powder to bounce around in! We all need to move south. I'm starting to feel like the rain is NEVER going to stop up here. Congrats on the weight gain! That was a big loss to come back from.
 
So much snow! Hopefully it stops for you soon, it almost spring after all :p

And congrats on Chuck's weight gain! It's such a struggle to get our skinny extra-sweet kitties to put weight on.
 
We are expecting 3-8 inches more overnight! UGH.
So I think Chuck is bouncing this evening.
+4.25 366
+7.25 360
*sigh* I'm not sure what dose I should try in the morning. I know he'll probably be in the reds. I'm thinking 6.9 or 7 again.
He hit blues this morning but there's no way he's going to be yellow in the morning.
 
+1.5 537
+2.5 457
+5.2 411
PMPS: 344
Fed 4.5oz +2T water. .8oz pate +1T water @+3. 1T YA @+7.
Gave 7 units.
Will monitor.
 
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