JacksDads
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So, I introduced Jack yesterday, and am very pleased to see that after about a month of his #s being very high, they've been coming under control rather nicely. For now sticking with a very slow transition to a lower carb food, in part because his vet, whom we adore, is out of the country for the next month or so and we'd rather not tempt fate while she's gone.
One of the questions I wanted to ask, was relating to learning how to fit his new schedule into our own lives. Right now I'm a full-time law student with a pro-bono job, and my husband works pretty wacky hours. It's been hard for us to get information that will help us make sure that we are taking great care of Jack but also without throwing our own lives completely out of wack. I would love any insight or experience for how people have dealt with the following:
What kind of wiggle room is there with the timing of the shots? One question we had is that if all other things are equal and we are going to be late for a shot, is it better to skip the dose and start back on the next scheduled shot, or should we give the dose as soon as we are able and start a new schedule that is every 12 hours? That is, if our normal schedule is a shot at 8, and we find that we are not going to be able to give the shot until 12, do we just skip and start back up at the next 8, or do we give the shot at 12 and switch to giving the following shots at 12?
Related, how late is late and how early is early? 5 minutes? an hour? 2 hours? How much of a departure from the scheduled time do we need to mark in our spreadsheet?
It seems that 9/9 is the time that best fits into our schedule. How critical is it that we stay exactly on that schedule?
If we anticipate that we need to change the times for the shots, is there a best way to do that? Is it better to push each shot a little further back (if so, how much) until you get to the new time, or do you just wait to give a shot until the time for the new schedule?
It's not that I want to be flip about this or that we are taking it lightly--we both are very committed to doing whatever we can to get Jack's health under control as quickly as possible, and we realize that nobody can predict exactly how our cat will respond. Nonetheless, less than ideal situations do happen and knowing what works better in advance will help us plan better and having some sense of where there can be flexibility will also help us choose what sacrifices get made more effectively.
Thanks!
J
One of the questions I wanted to ask, was relating to learning how to fit his new schedule into our own lives. Right now I'm a full-time law student with a pro-bono job, and my husband works pretty wacky hours. It's been hard for us to get information that will help us make sure that we are taking great care of Jack but also without throwing our own lives completely out of wack. I would love any insight or experience for how people have dealt with the following:
What kind of wiggle room is there with the timing of the shots? One question we had is that if all other things are equal and we are going to be late for a shot, is it better to skip the dose and start back on the next scheduled shot, or should we give the dose as soon as we are able and start a new schedule that is every 12 hours? That is, if our normal schedule is a shot at 8, and we find that we are not going to be able to give the shot until 12, do we just skip and start back up at the next 8, or do we give the shot at 12 and switch to giving the following shots at 12?
Related, how late is late and how early is early? 5 minutes? an hour? 2 hours? How much of a departure from the scheduled time do we need to mark in our spreadsheet?
It seems that 9/9 is the time that best fits into our schedule. How critical is it that we stay exactly on that schedule?
If we anticipate that we need to change the times for the shots, is there a best way to do that? Is it better to push each shot a little further back (if so, how much) until you get to the new time, or do you just wait to give a shot until the time for the new schedule?
It's not that I want to be flip about this or that we are taking it lightly--we both are very committed to doing whatever we can to get Jack's health under control as quickly as possible, and we realize that nobody can predict exactly how our cat will respond. Nonetheless, less than ideal situations do happen and knowing what works better in advance will help us plan better and having some sense of where there can be flexibility will also help us choose what sacrifices get made more effectively.
Thanks!
J