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That sounds good. I’ve been having trouble with a sick cat (and appliances breaking, etc.) but this morning I woke up and thought… “I wonder how Scully is getting along on her new dose?” That’s a good report on her. My cats do that too. Even when they’ve already eaten, if they think there’s a chance we should happen to be in the kitchen to get them a snack — they come to investigate. My Siamese are the worst about this! Thanks for the update. I see she made it to yellow today. I hope for better, but if she was in blue yesterday while you were away, it’s possible that she is having one of her slightly higher days. I’m glad she is content.
 
Scully was weighed at the vets today, and the good news is that she has increased to 3.78Kg, which is about 300g in just about six weeks I think.

We have got her a 14 course in antibiotics. Started that today. Tablets. Scully was feisty after being tested, jabbed and then having a tablet forced.

Oh well.

Scully still calm and settled.

All good news.
 
Scully's numbers have been a little off since Tuesday,. I guess this could be the antibiotics. We are doing nothing really different, but she is back demanding food. Sometimes frantic. We're doing our best.
 
Jelltex said:
Scully's numbers have been a little off since Tuesday,. I guess this could be the antibiotics. We are doing nothing really different, but she is back demanding food. Sometimes frantic. We're doing our best.
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It’s really distressing to see the current trend toward the higher numbers. What kind of antibiotics is she taking? It’s tablets (not a liquid?) I am just trying to think of anything — many of the liquid medications have sweeteners in them that raise BG. But you mentioned tablets and also previously mentioned that she fought too much to give liquid meds.

This is very frustrating because it seems like her numbers should be going the other way.

If she just started antibiotics on Tuesday— it seems like the vet waited a long time to begin that since her visit where the blood was taken was a while ago.

Any chance she could be stealing dry food from other cats in your house? Like I said, I am trying to think of something causing the higher numbers.

Please test for ketones. He numbers are quite high and you need to be aware of any ketones building.
 
If her numbers do not come down, I would recommend an increase to 3 units as long as you can monitor her cycles.

Today would be day 4 of the antibiotic. It should have had some positive effect by now.
 
Jelltex said:
Scully was feisty after being tested, jabbed and then having a tablet forced.
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You say she was jabbed ….What kind of injection? Was this a vaccine? What kind?

If it was a vaccine, then that may explain the higher numbers. Vaccines create an inflammatory response and I have seen them raise BG numbers before — especially the adjuvanted vaccines.
 
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You say she was janbed….What kind of injection? Was this a vaccine? What kind
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I meant insulin.

We do the best we can regarding food from the other three cats. That doesn't explain the blood sugars.

We are giving her tablets.

Next week we have builders in, and the three other cats are going to a cattery, so there will be no other food laying around.
 
Jelltex said:
I meant insulin.

We do the best we can regarding food from the other three cats. That doesn't explain the blood sugars.

We are giving her tablets.

Next week we have builders in, and the three other cats are going to a cattery, so there will be no other food laying around.
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I was just reaching in my mind for an explanation. I do NOT think that you and Jools are doing anything wrong that has caused these higher numbers. And regarding food, even the most vigilant cat owners sometimes have a cat get into the “contraband” food. Cats are clever about their food…. and quick. But it wouldn’t explain anything unless it was happening every day since Tuesday, right! So I was just kind of thinking about any dietary changes Scully may have had. Recently, one of our ProZinc members had a food that was listed as being low carb and yet it was causing higher numbers. Sometimes it is an ingredient like a gum that doesn’t agree with the cat or a particular protein like fish or beef that may spike numbers. But I trust you completely to be observant with respect to her diet and any dietary changes.

I am just hoping she will feel better and be back in better BG numbers soon. She has made such great strides and has gained weight.
 
We feed wild birds, and once a day I put some peanuts on the ground. When hungry, Scully does eat these. Not sure if a a few peanuts could swing her blood sugars by that much. I will not put any on the ground from now on and see what happens to Scully's readings.
 
Peanuts are low in carbohydrates, but perhaps they could upset her digestion? And unless she’s eating them every day, it probably doesn’t explain her numbers. It’s looking like she needs an increase to 3 units, but you have work being done on your house so I am not sure if it’s the best timing?
 
Numbers were a little lower today, and she has been mostly very relaxed. On the whole, she seems in a good place, and has been since Friday evening.

I don't think upping the dose is a good idea with all the banging and knocking going on.
 
Okay. Just be aware that if she is stressed by the construction, her numbers may go higher. I was thinking more of your ability to test her during the time you have workers there.

Even though she does seem more comfortable in the 300s with a few yellows during the cycle, you should be aware that she is spending a large portion of her days and evenings above what is called the kidney threshold— where she is spilling glucose into her urine and her kidneys are working very hard to filter the glucose from the blood. In high numbers her kidneys cannot keep pace and this causes kidney damage over time. My goal for her would be, at minimum, to lower her numbers to the point where she is spending more time in blue and lower yellows (at least below 250.)
 
I am happy to see you increased the dose and had a lovely blue.
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The chaos is beginning to ease, though this is the end of the beginning rather than the beginning of the end. She was very settled yesterday, with lots of sleeping. The other three cats are in the cattery, so its easier to monitor her eating.
 
Suzanne,

Good morning.

As hard as it is to believe, we do nothing different with Scully each day, and yet readings at either PS are quite steady, but the readings at +6 come as a surprise, not always good.

Yesterday (Tuesday), we were out all day, and she had no +6 test, nor any food through the day until we returned home. Then the results this morning, 3.2 at +5, and 3.3 at +6.

Scully is very settled, and will stop meowing for food if we sit on the sofa or on the patio with her. She sleeps in the afternoons and evenings, but any movement by either of us results in a demand for food.

So, we try to sit with her more and not let her focus on food.
 
Jelltex said:
Yesterday (Tuesday), we were out all day, and she had no +6 test, nor any food through the day until we returned home. Then the results this morning, 3.2 at +5, and 3.3 at +6.
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The green numbers she had on Wednesday were definitely too low, considering you are using an Alpha Trak meter. If she drops below 68 (3.8) you should give her some high carb wet food and monitor closely. She was quite a bit lower than that, so she should have been given some honey or corn syrup to bring up her BG quickly and monitor closely until she is rising on her own without the aid of honey (two hours after any high carb was given.)

The way I would approach it in the future is that when she has a preshot as low as 211 (11.7), I would reduce her dose for that cycle — down to 2.75 units or even 2.5 units. Then if you are able to get a few tests you will be able to hone in on just how much of a dose reduction is required to keep her in good numbers without going too high or too low.

I am suggesting this as opposed to an overall dose reduction back down to 2.75 units. Sometimes with ProZinc you need to shoot a slightly reduced dose for a single cycle— or you can wait until numbers rise and shoot a little late, although they’re not supposed to eat during the stalling period so it can be difficult for some people— especially in multi-cat households— to wait more than about 30 minutes.
 
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