Holiday dose - advice needed

[Carys'n'Moira]

Hi there. My partner and I are going away tomorrow morning for 3 days. Moira will be going to a cattery for the first time. Unfortunately this is our only option to ensure she gets her insulin.

The cattery won't be testing her before giving shots. We have been on 1.5u for about 10 days and have been getting some nice numbers the last few days. I'm not sure what dose to ask them to give. 1.5u feels too high. 1u she is quite grumpy. 1.25 is harder to dose and a bit more vague. She is a very nervous girl and I'm worried about how she will eat with us gone. Can anyone please advise?

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

It looks like a reduction to 1 is too much but you are right that 1.25 is more difficult to draw. Did you decide on 1 unit? I see that on her spreadsheet.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

Sorry I didn’t see this last night. It came in at 6 p.m. and it is now not quite 6 a.m. and I saw your question.

 

[Suzanne & Darcy]

You are getting some better numbers the last few days. I hope this will continue after you get back. Let me know how she does.

 

[Lisa and little]

I would lower to 1 myself since you don’t know how Moira will react once in the cattery.
I always lowered more when I left my girls w a sitter that didn’t test.