aspiredact
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I want to say thank you again to everyone who provided me with so much information and reading material when I came on here on Friday half out of my mind with worry for my Austin.
I am pleased to report that he seems to be on track to returning to his normal self. Last week he seemed pretty much dead. Lethargic, glossy-eyed, breathing heavy, not eating more than 1/2 a can (if that) of Fancy Feast a day. Since we started insulin on Friday evening, he not only acknowledges my presence when I enter a room, but looks at me with bright alert eyes. He tracks my movements, follows my hands, has even been trying to steal food of my plate (unsuccessfully, of course). He is not eating as much as he did before this whole spell started, but I'd say he's eating about 60-75% of his prior normal amount and his appetite seems to be coming back even more with each day that passes. This morning when I got up, he even ran to the closet door where we keep his food and meowed for it! He was once a very vocal kitty, but had not meowed at all during the past month. He is starting to "talk" to me again, which I adore. And tonight I noticed that virtually overnight, his coat has gone from rough and wiry to smooth and soft again! His dandruff also seems to have magically disappeared. I know we still have a way to go--he's still not 100% and he needs to put on about 4 pounds, but I definitely feel like I've gotten hope back that we're on the right track.
I do have a question, though. We have not yet had a chance to do a full 12-hour curve because at this moment testing his BG is still a two-person job (shots, thankfully, are a piece of cake!!), so I don't know how far down his BG goes before it starts to climb again (we will be doing the full 12-hour curve this Saturday when DH and I are both home all day). When we took him to the vet Friday, his BG was 400. Since starting insulin, it has been about 250 at 2-3 hours after his shot, and in the 300-350 range right before we give him his shot. Tonight we tested him pre-shot and it was 215! I don't know if I should shoot or not shoot??? Since I don't know how low it gets, I'm kind of afraid to give him his shot, mostly because it will be bedtime in a couple of hours and I won't be awake to notice any signs of hypo. Is this a good decision? He is supposed to get 1 unit of Prozinc twice a day. Any advice would be greatly appreciated to this novice.
Thank you again so much!!
I am pleased to report that he seems to be on track to returning to his normal self. Last week he seemed pretty much dead. Lethargic, glossy-eyed, breathing heavy, not eating more than 1/2 a can (if that) of Fancy Feast a day. Since we started insulin on Friday evening, he not only acknowledges my presence when I enter a room, but looks at me with bright alert eyes. He tracks my movements, follows my hands, has even been trying to steal food of my plate (unsuccessfully, of course). He is not eating as much as he did before this whole spell started, but I'd say he's eating about 60-75% of his prior normal amount and his appetite seems to be coming back even more with each day that passes. This morning when I got up, he even ran to the closet door where we keep his food and meowed for it! He was once a very vocal kitty, but had not meowed at all during the past month. He is starting to "talk" to me again, which I adore. And tonight I noticed that virtually overnight, his coat has gone from rough and wiry to smooth and soft again! His dandruff also seems to have magically disappeared. I know we still have a way to go--he's still not 100% and he needs to put on about 4 pounds, but I definitely feel like I've gotten hope back that we're on the right track.
I do have a question, though. We have not yet had a chance to do a full 12-hour curve because at this moment testing his BG is still a two-person job (shots, thankfully, are a piece of cake!!), so I don't know how far down his BG goes before it starts to climb again (we will be doing the full 12-hour curve this Saturday when DH and I are both home all day). When we took him to the vet Friday, his BG was 400. Since starting insulin, it has been about 250 at 2-3 hours after his shot, and in the 300-350 range right before we give him his shot. Tonight we tested him pre-shot and it was 215! I don't know if I should shoot or not shoot??? Since I don't know how low it gets, I'm kind of afraid to give him his shot, mostly because it will be bedtime in a couple of hours and I won't be awake to notice any signs of hypo. Is this a good decision? He is supposed to get 1 unit of Prozinc twice a day. Any advice would be greatly appreciated to this novice.
Thank you again so much!!
