New: Shane DKA kitty-starting Lantus, fixing vet dosing

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His diarrhea seems worse, now all liquid. There is not much of it though, and he is going in the litter box. I gave him one dose of FortiFlora (some of the packet) this morning.

He's alternating between growling and hissing and being sweet.

I wrapped him in a blanket and managed--I think--to get the 0.25 in him. I ended up sort of jabbing him because he was trying to get away. I think it got in there although not entirely sure. :(
 
Martica,
BIG LOOOONG HUG! You're doing SO great for ShaneBaby. He's been thru so much and is still too close to those experiences - he'll get better. Sweet baby, you're finally HOME, let Mama heal your hurts...
 
So sorry to hear about the fur shot and the grumpy boy. I assume you are tenting and shooting in the scruff.

I have better luck when I shoot in the side, especially when its a cat I don't have a relationship with. It doesn't require tenting and requires one less hand.

I face the cat away from me, hold it firmly around its chest with my left arm, and shoot into its right side with the syringe in my right hand. Short needled syringe. 90 degree angle to the body, behind the ribs and in front of the meat of the leg. Straight in. No tenting. In my five + years of shooting this way, I have only had two fur shots--because the cat decided to take a walkabout while the needle headed toward its side. (With Ennis, he lays on his side so I can shoot into his belly.)
 
Ha Ha! Yes, I think they can escape from a kitty taco!

Well that's what I tried to do but he still squirmed. I think it will work with the ears, but trying to get the flank means opening the burrito and there you have a taco!

Let's hope things calm down here All of my cats are now growling at each other. Everyone is pissed about the situation!
 
You may need to be giving more FortiFlora. One packet per day should be fine.

Ordinarily, with a fur shot, you do not want to shoot again. You don't have any idea how much insulin may have gotten in the first time. I would strongly encourage you to monitor Shane in case he got more insulin than you expect he did.

How much is Shane eating? He needs calories to help with the ketone issues.

Also, can you start a new thread for today? Please include the date, your cat's name, and his AMPS test #s in the subject line. Please see Jill's post regarding getting stated in the ISG.
 
Hi Sienne
Well I figured that eve if he got the full dose of furshot 0.75..and iif I did manage to get the 0.25 in there too---which I'm suspect of---then at most he's still only getting 1.0 and I think that is still ok. My guess is that he got nothing, or if I"m lucky, the 0.25.

Ok, I'm going to find him now, he is in hiding now that he escaped the office, and try to do an ear test.

ok yes, I'll do a new thread. And for some reason the spreadsheet is still not letting me do it--says it's unavailable or something, I see it, but i can't get anything when I hit 'use this template'. I tried it on both Safari and Firefox.
 
kitty burrito

Martica you have my sympathies.
My Lucky would never let anyone (and I mean anyone) near her.
I had to use burrito, which over time got easier (she still had her 'off' days), but vets could only get near her using welding gloves, just to give you an idea.

this link shows a pretty easy way of doing it. For me i used to come up behind and place over her back and scoop up, it just depends on the kitty so you may have to experiment. i also didn't mind clawing, others do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXyrKSJTlYA at the side there's more video's so you might find other ideas too.

Rather than diving in, try wrapping up then fussing for a while, try the treats. you've got to build that trust (i'm guessing rescue kitty you don't know history). sounds silly but really works, talk all the time in gentle soothing tones.

There's lots of ideas if you have probs with testing, so just ask.

Good luck :-D
 
I wonder if the syringes are not as good as the BD kind? I ended up getting the Walgreens brand--all same specs as the BD with 1/2 unit markings. It was the only thing I could get immediately in NYC at a pharmacy that had half unit markings. I have to order the 1/2 unit BD ones from online. Maybe those don't glide in as well or something. although I think he was Ok with his shot last night.
 
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