Clarence graduated with honours!!! Many thanks

[krazyfourkats]

Hello to everyone,

I am sooooooooooooo happy and proud to announce that Clarence has made it past 14 days OTJ which means he officially graduates from OTJ trial to OTJ. I would love to throw an OTJ party party_cat and invite everyone from this board to it, but I suspect we are probably all too busy.

He has not only graduated, but he has done so with honours. The highest reading I have obtained from him has been 5.1 (92). He is doing so well. He is active and playful, he is cuddly, he purrs, he eats well, he doesn't drink excessive, he actually looks like the picture of health at the moment. I just pray that it lasts. One thing for sure, if love helps them through this, then he certainly received a lot of help.

He is an amazing kitty (I have a pic of him in my avatar now too....if he looks a little guilty, that is because he got caught in the act eating the plant..and being on the table)

Again I want to thank everyone for their support. You are an amazing group of people. I would also like to extend a special thank you to Deb, as judged by your replies, you obviously commit and volunteer a lot of your time replying not only to me but to almost all of the threads on the board. I belong to other internet forums pertaining to different issues than this, but this group has the most wonderful group of people I have seen.

Lots of love
Ty and Clarence

 

[Mamalou]

Yay!

My Lily is on day seven of her OTJ trial too. Hope we are as lucky as you and your Clarence!

 

[Dusty Bones]

Congrats and here's to an ever lasting OJT! drinking24

 

[Liz&Gus]

Congrats!

 

[Deb & Wink]

Party time at Clarence's home!

Congratulations on being OTJ. :RAHCAT :RAHCAT Hope it lasts a long, long time.

Clarence graduated with honors,
so now we party at Paddy O'connors,
where we will lift our beers,
and give Clarence some cheers,
sending hugs from all of us to his bean,
who was pretty keen,
to get Clarence to life at the falls,
where all the tales are talls!


Clarence, king of the falls.


Here are some tips to help keep your kitty OTJ.

Tips to stay OTJ
1. Never feed dry - not even treats. If you change wet food types, be 100% sure the new food is also low carb and same low carb % as your current food. Some cats are very carb sensitive and an increase from 3-6% to 8-10% can spike the BG’s. Don’t feed if you aren’t sure!
2. Weigh every 2 weeks to 1 month to watch for weight changes. Too much of a weight gain can cause loss of remission.
3. Measure blood once a week, indefinitely. You want to catch a relapse quickly. Some people only do checks every 2 weeks to a month.
4. No steroids or oral meds with sugar - remind your vet whenever giving you any medication. Always double check.
5. Monitor food intake, peeing and drinking. If increasing, a sign of losing remission.
6. Regular vet checks for infection such as dental , ear or UTI. And get them treated quick!

If your cat does fall out of remission you need to be more aggressive and resolve issues/ back on insulin as soon as possible as the window for a second remission is tight if any.

p.s. Just paying it forward.