Hi Autumn, sorry to hear you aren't getting much help from your vet
So glad you found us, this is the best place you could be.
First off if you could please set up your signature, here are the instructions it will help the members here to see your information rather than asking you over and over again
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- Caregiver & kitty's name (optional)
- DX: Date
- Name of Insulin
- Name of your meter
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I'm not as experienced as some of our members but 8 units of lantus seems like an awful lot.
Did the vet increase Baby boy's dose by full units?
We increase doses by 0.25 units at a time
You said you are home testing but it's difficult, I'll try to find the link that will give you helpful info on testing
We have a spreadsheet here where we record our cats BG numbers so that if you need help with dosing the experienced members can take a look and give you advice, without any data it's difficult for them to see how the insulin is working for Baby boy.
Take a look at my spreadsheet, go to my page and you will see at the bottom where my signature is it will say Tyler's spreadsheet, click on that, or anyone else's
That will give you an idea
You will see it has the date, AMPS means the morning test, then the dose we are shooting
You will then see columns that say 1, 2, 3 4, all the way up to 12 which will be the night test PMPS
the 2 means 2 hours after giving the dose, 3 means 3 hours after giving the dose, and so on and so forth
Everything is color coded
Most likely Baby boy has neuropathy in his hind legs due to the fact that his diabetes is not regulated.
Once he is it will most likely get better, Tyler had the same problem
There is also a supplement that will help, but he really has to get the diabetes under control.
You can start it now though. I'll post what it is, some members use what's called Zobaline , but it's expensive in my opinion. I'll post it for you.
I know this sounds overwhelming but we are all here to help you with your kitty
I will post the link for you to set up your spreadsheet for Baby boy, if you are having trouble doing it , we have a wonderful member that will set it up for you, I will tag her for you
@Chris & China (GA) thanks in advance Chris
Are you using syringes with the half unit markings?
It makes it a lot easier when decreasing or increasing the doses
Sorry if I overwhelmed you
So the best thing to do right now is set up your signature, take a look at mine or any other members.
I am going to tag the more experienced members for you, so hang in there until tomorrow .
Baby boy is a cutie, he looks like a chocolate color.
Hang in there ok, we will get Baby boy on the right track, I'm sure you will get some advice once you set up your signature
@Deb & Wink
@Bron and Sheba (GA)
@Wendy&Neko
@Nan & Amber (GA)
@Marje and Gracie
Thank you ladies in advance ♥
