https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/thr...uple-of-days-255-363-420.291254/#post-3187667 Mac is back - looking to shoot tonight Could you direct me to the post that discusses feeding schedules while giving insulin. Mac was a free feeding kitty but now given his inappetence I will be able to control to certain timeframes if that is needed. I have looked around but I couldn’t find it yet and I am going to be shooting tonight so wanted to hold off feeding him if I am suppose to. I guess I should ask is it ok to start his first shot in the evening instead of waiting for the morning. I am thinking he won’t go too low this first night and I can check at regularly until about midnight. Thanks to all @tiffmaxee
You can start Lantus tonight. Usually it takes 5-7 days to see how the initial dose is working but occasionally a cat will have a huge response to the first couple of shots. So if you cannot monitor the first 2-5 hours you might want to start in the morning. It’s up to you. As you might remember a +2-3 if dropping a lot means there could be an active cycle. How often you feed depends on the cat. I used to feed the curve with small amounts at +2 and 3-4. I would stop feeding except for maybe a snack in the second half of the cycle unless in low numbers. I don’t think we have a sticky on this but I’ll link something on feeding the curve. Once he’s eating better you can free feed but at the beginning luck up any food 2 hours before the shot so it’s not food influenced.
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/8-10-tashie-pmps-high-questions.101989/#post-1087990 https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/discussion-feed-kitty-as-much-as-they-want.31942/
I am definitely going to monitor from 6:30 pm -midnight tonight or later if needed. Would not do it if I could not. Thanks for the feeding information! I will review. I appreciate the re-initiation time.
