One shot a day

[rlindsey]

Question about Prozinc. My vet has my cat on one shot a day of Prozinc. Does anyone else give their cat just one shot of insulin a day?

 

[Deb & Wink]

No, any insulin for cats does not work for the full 24 hours. Cats need 2 doses of insulin a day, because of their faster metabolisms.

Dogs can do well on only 1 dose of insulin a day. But not cats.

Are you home testing? You could see the BG levels going up and staying up if you were home testing.

 

[ohbell]

HI there, kitties use insulin 2 times per day. How much are you shooting on the one shot?

 

[rlindsey]

Hi, I am about to start home testing. I was giving him 1 shot of 6 units in the morning and before that it was 5 units for the last month. I got some advice from a lady in a fb group to start doing 1 unit twice a day and I am going to start
home testing this week.

 

[Shelley & Jess]

Hi, I am about to start home testing. I was giving him 1 shot of 6 units in the morning and before that it was 5 units for the last month. I got some advice from a lady in a fb group to start doing 1 unit twice a day and I am going to start
home testing this week.

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