Lisa B
Member Since 2016
Jackie is doing well. We have gotten used to the shots, they're not always easy but most of the time they go off without a hitch. And she's really come out of her shell with all the extra attention! We found a freeze dried liver treat she likes but she really prefers a good petting and grooming session rather than food treats.
She has so much more energy than I've ever seen her with. I bought the Relion Micro and planned to start home testing but she will have none of it. She won't stay still long enough.
In January I took her back to the vet for a test, at 2 hrs past her shot she was at 53 with a human meter. With such a low number the vet recommended dropping her dosage to 1/2 unit am and 1 unit evening or just 1 unit, once a day. I dropped it to 1/2 u am, 1 u pm and she seemed to be doing fine. I went through a period where I had trouble shooting in the evenings and her behavior seemed normal so I've wondered about sticking with 1 u/ day.
We are planning a vacation and wanted to try the young again dry food to see how she does to make it a little easier on our pet sitter, so I just ordered some. Planning to free feed YA and meal feed canned together. Thinking I should stop the shots and see how she does with the young again and have vet test after a week with no insulin. I don't want to shoot with such a low carb change and no BG numbers.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I've been trying to watch her energy levels, urine output and water intake but it's difficult with two cats plus I'm not home 24/7.
She has so much more energy than I've ever seen her with. I bought the Relion Micro and planned to start home testing but she will have none of it. She won't stay still long enough.
In January I took her back to the vet for a test, at 2 hrs past her shot she was at 53 with a human meter. With such a low number the vet recommended dropping her dosage to 1/2 unit am and 1 unit evening or just 1 unit, once a day. I dropped it to 1/2 u am, 1 u pm and she seemed to be doing fine. I went through a period where I had trouble shooting in the evenings and her behavior seemed normal so I've wondered about sticking with 1 u/ day.
We are planning a vacation and wanted to try the young again dry food to see how she does to make it a little easier on our pet sitter, so I just ordered some. Planning to free feed YA and meal feed canned together. Thinking I should stop the shots and see how she does with the young again and have vet test after a week with no insulin. I don't want to shoot with such a low carb change and no BG numbers.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I've been trying to watch her energy levels, urine output and water intake but it's difficult with two cats plus I'm not home 24/7.
