Quick Question about missing a shot

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Was the PMPS higher than normal?
Generally, PZI (assuming that's the insulin we're talking about?) is a one-shot deal. It lasts 8-10 hours, and once it gets used up, it's gone from kitty's system. So it shouldn't effect the next cycle if you miss the AM shot. But it should have caused you to have a higer PMPS number than normal.

What sort of numbers did you get today?
Carl
 
Well we've been getting in the close to 100 6+ for the last couple of days. This morning I missed her shot and she was 318 6+, So I thought maybe the numbers were a result of this mornings missed dose.
 
Was it 318 six hours after the missed shot in the AM or was that six hours after the PM shot that you gave her? Did you test at the time you gave the PM shot?
I think I might have misunderstood the original question ...

Carl
 
Sorry this was so late in replying, it's been a hectic day over here. It was 318 6 hours after the evening shot which she got at 7pm. She hates having her ears pricked frequently so I don't do amps and pmps unless she's looking funky or not eating. I think you answered my question though. It doesn't seem like missing a morning shot would affect her evening numbers.
 
Just wanted to say that if you are not testing at shot time, that's risky business. In the past month, there have been at least two kitties on the board that have died from hypo's, one just last night. I know that in at least one of the cases, the shots had become routine, and the morning in question, no test was taken. The poor woman came home to find her kitty almost comatose, and the ER vet was not able to save her.

When you have been getting +6 readings near 100, that doesn't leave you too much wiggle room if for some reason kitty has a better than normal response to the insulin. Without knowing for sure what his BG is at shot time (what if it's 100 points lower than you think it might be?), the dose could be too much. I know his ears are taking a beating, but I would rather see sore ears than a hypo...

Neither the pre-shot test, nor the nadir test are really wise to skip, but if you have to pick just one to test, it should definitely be the pre-shot. If you get a low number, you can reduce or skip the shot. But once the insulin goes in, there's no taking it back out. Please, for his safety, reconsider not testing before ever giving him a shot?

Carl
 
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