CandyH & Catcat
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(see Catcat's spreadsheet)
after talking with vet, I started reducing the dose slightly for the night cycle, concern was that he might be dropping further after I had gone to bed
it looked good for a little while, then I started seeing pinks again, and they've been inching higher
(the one pink in the middle, I had quite a fight to get that test, and his BG soared)
pretty much same food, Blue Wilderness grain free chicken or turkey, 4Health grain free turkey/giblets or chicken/whitefish, Fancy Feast classic beef/chicken, liver/chicken, or turkey/giblets
post test he gets a spoonful of Meow Mix Tender Favorites (the seafood ones), a couple of dried sardines broken up, and a large pinch of bonito flakes .. or a spoonful of Weruva CIK Isla Bonita instead of MM
I tried a couple of the Friskies pates, mixed grill and poultry platter, he didn't like those as much, and I don't like rice as an ingredient
he's holding at 12 pounds, up from painfully skinny 10 -- he LOOKS like himself again; he's been getting 2 5.5oz cans plus 1 3oz can a day, plus treats .. around 350 - 400 calories, and he's still nearly always hungry and searching for food
so -- is he bouncing? could the vetsulin be losing its strength? am I feeding him too much in the early part of the cycle during the day ? (no food after +6 which is why no tests then either)
did I start reducing the night dose too soon? several of those were an hour or so later than the 12 hour span, sometimes I fall asleep mid-evening
should I hold it at 1 u bid to see if we can get back to those lower numbers, or should I look at a tiny increase (my syringes don't have half unit markings, I've been eyeballing these)
obviously vetsulin is not lasting 12 hours for Catcat -- the vet suggested I go with Lantus and I will as soon as I can get some at a price I can afford -- doesn't look like remission is going to be an overnight miracle
after talking with vet, I started reducing the dose slightly for the night cycle, concern was that he might be dropping further after I had gone to bed
it looked good for a little while, then I started seeing pinks again, and they've been inching higher
(the one pink in the middle, I had quite a fight to get that test, and his BG soared)
pretty much same food, Blue Wilderness grain free chicken or turkey, 4Health grain free turkey/giblets or chicken/whitefish, Fancy Feast classic beef/chicken, liver/chicken, or turkey/giblets
post test he gets a spoonful of Meow Mix Tender Favorites (the seafood ones), a couple of dried sardines broken up, and a large pinch of bonito flakes .. or a spoonful of Weruva CIK Isla Bonita instead of MM
I tried a couple of the Friskies pates, mixed grill and poultry platter, he didn't like those as much, and I don't like rice as an ingredient
he's holding at 12 pounds, up from painfully skinny 10 -- he LOOKS like himself again; he's been getting 2 5.5oz cans plus 1 3oz can a day, plus treats .. around 350 - 400 calories, and he's still nearly always hungry and searching for food
so -- is he bouncing? could the vetsulin be losing its strength? am I feeding him too much in the early part of the cycle during the day ? (no food after +6 which is why no tests then either)
did I start reducing the night dose too soon? several of those were an hour or so later than the 12 hour span, sometimes I fall asleep mid-evening
should I hold it at 1 u bid to see if we can get back to those lower numbers, or should I look at a tiny increase (my syringes don't have half unit markings, I've been eyeballing these)
obviously vetsulin is not lasting 12 hours for Catcat -- the vet suggested I go with Lantus and I will as soon as I can get some at a price I can afford -- doesn't look like remission is going to be an overnight miracle
