New Here - Update on Kitty

[Julie and Kitty]

We typically have the reference range column in the second to the left beside the names of the tests, but otherwise looks like you've gone a great job entering the data.

Huge improvement on the Spec fPL. Is she feeling better now?

Fixed it. And yes from what I've heard, she has been more active and acting almost like her normal self again for the last 3 days or so!

Also I can't take credit for entering the data, my boyfriend did most of the work

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Let's just say it's work done by Team Kitty. Great news on her feeling better.

 

[Julie and Kitty]

Update on Kitty, she seems to be doing well. We took her for another check up today to clean the feeding tube area and re-bandage. We are hoping to remove the feeding tube soon, like in the next week and the vet agrees.

Her BG numbers have come down but still in the high range so the vet wants us to bump it up to 1.5u of insulin. I haven't done a full curve since increasing to 1.25, but i think it should be OK with her numbers remaining quite high. I'm also having a hard time finding her "nadir" since she is still free feeding with kibble right now while we get her food intake to appropriate levels.

My plan is to increase to 1.5 and continue to spot check and then perform another curve in a week or so.

Some days she is really active and almost like a normal kitty but other days seems really sleepy and slow. Not sure if that's the pancreatitis flaring up or just mom being paranoid

 

[Wendy&Neko]

Good report from the vet on the feeding tube.

It is a really good habit to test before each and every shot. Our kitties do like to surprise us. That 250 yesterday morning also indicates she was likely lower on Friday night. As far as finding her nadir, a curve is a helpful tool for that. Another thing that really helps us figure out how low Kitty is going on a dose, is night time testing. A test before you go to bed is a good one. Cats often go lower at night. We determine how to change a dose based on how low it is taking the cat.

 

[Julie and Kitty]

Good report from the vet on the feeding tube.

It is a really good habit to test before each and every shot. Our kitties do like to surprise us. That 250 yesterday morning also indicates she was likely lower on Friday night. As far as finding her nadir, a curve is a helpful tool for that. Another thing that really helps us figure out how low Kitty is going on a dose, is night time testing. A test before you go to bed is a good one. Cats often go lower at night. We determine how to change a dose based on how low it is taking the cat.

Okay so you're suggesting to hold off the increase until I can perform another curve? Also I was away all last week and my boyfriend isn't as comfortable with poking her, plus I just have that mom's way with her, so he wasn't checking her glucose as often. Now that I'm home I will be doing the daily pre-shot BG and also do some mid point ones when possible.

Do people do overnight curves? I could try doing that on the weekend when I don't have to get up early. or like a few times we did it on the weekend before a late bed time. I imagine the nadir is lower at night so it would be a good one to catch.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

You could do an overnight curve. A curve is either every two hours for 12 hours, or every 3 hours for 18 hours. I don't know if you need to wait another week before increasing, but if you can get a couple days of "mom" tests in, that can tell us what's happening on this dose.

 

[Julie and Kitty]

You could do an overnight curve. A curve is either every two hours for 12 hours, or every 3 hours for 18 hours. I don't know if you need to wait another week before increasing, but if you can get a couple days of "mom" tests in, that can tell us what's happening on this dose.

Oh yeah, I can try doing an 18 hour curve on the weekend to get a winder range of data. Can hour 0 start any time of the day or should it always be the AMPS?

 

[Wendy&Neko]

We typically start hour zero as preshot, but I can't see why you couldn't start later. Sometimes kitty is bouncing, so a 12 hour cycle doesn't tell you much. The 18 hour cycle can be harder to do, but give you more data.

 

[Julie and Kitty]

We typically start hour zero as preshot, but I can't see why you couldn't start later. Sometimes kitty is bouncing, so a 12 hour cycle doesn't tell you much. The 18 hour cycle can be harder to do, but give you more data.

Ok, ill try doing it as soon as I'm able! Is the bouncing due to her eating the high carb kibble food or just part of her body still adjusting to insulin?