Dosing advice needed!

[Inky's Mommy]

Inky's numbers have been green and blue the past few days. She was initially prescribed 1.5 units of Lantus in conjunction with changing her diet to low carb wet food. I gave her 0.5 units yesterday morning and skipped her shot last night. Her AMPS this morning is 90. Should I skip her dose again?

Previous thread with more background information: https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/new-member-in-need-of-advice.253721/

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

I would suggest re-testing in 20 - 30 min and see where Inky's numbers are. Can you post after you re-test?

 

[Inky's Mommy]

It's been about 20 minutes since the first test. Test just now showed BG of 89. I free feed her wet food and she hadn't eaten much yesterday or since last night. I'll test again in 30 minutes.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

Sounds good. Please remember that if you shoot, your next shot will be due in 12-hours. Will you be able to be off schedule?

 

[Inky's Mommy]

Yes.

 

[Inky's Mommy]

BG increased to 116.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

It looks like you skipped.

I apologize, I got distracted with a few other things.

 

[Inky's Mommy]

It's alright. Life happens. I may ask for advice again this evening.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

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[Inky's Mommy]

Inky's PMPS is 82. She hasn't had insulin in 24 hours and she did not eat much today. She last had some food a few hours ago. I'm holding off on feeding her now in case I need to stall.

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[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

Is there any chance that Inky doesn't like the LID Duck? It looks like she's been off her food since you started feeding her duck. Would you consider trying a different novel protein?

My only observation is that you shot a 77on 9/24. I know you're concerned that Inky isn't eating all that well. How much is she actually eating?

 

[Inky's Mommy]

Is there any chance that Inky doesn't like the LID Duck? It looks like she's been off her food since you started feeding her duck. Would you consider trying a different novel protein?

My only observation is that you shot a 77on 9/24. I know you're concerned that Inky isn't eating all that well. How much is she actually eating?

She does like the duck. She'd been eating Royal Canin duck before I accidentally bought the rabbit instead. Luckily, she liked both. I believe the issue I'm having is that I leave the entire can out, since I free feed her, and it dries out. I put it on the coffee table earlier and she tried to stick her nose in, so I know she's hungry now and wants to eat.

 

[Inky's Mommy]

BG is now 101. I haven't fed her yet. I'm guesstimating that she's eaten 2 ounces out of a 5.5 ounce can today.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

How far past shot time are you?

Do you add water to her food? If you add water, it will stay fresher/not dry out. You also may want to consider putting her food out in smaller quantities and replenishing the dish if that will work for your schedule. Alternatively, you might want to think about a timed feeder.

 

[Inky's Mommy]

How far past shot time are you?

Do you add water to her food? If you add water, it will stay fresher/not dry out. You also may want to consider putting her food out in smaller quantities and replenishing the dish if that will work for your schedule. Alternatively, you might want to think about a timed feeder.

It's around shot time right now. I haven't tried adding water before but I can do that. Thank you for the suggestions.