Skully kitty boy

skullknight237

skullknight237

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Link to previous thread. @Suzanne & Darcy

The past few weeks have been looking good for us! We’ve been having consistent readings. It’s been exciting to see more greens. I was able to make a list of his favorite LC FF flavors after a few weeks of trial which helps with the consistency I think. The “flaked” kind seems to be a real winner. We moved back up to the 1 unit dose as you mentioned. What would be the next signs of progress to look for?
We have reached two months on our ProZinc vial. I’ve read a couple people’s opinion on the expiration. We still have more than half the vial. I knew we’d never finish the whole thing, but wondering when to move on. There haven’t been any signs of the insulin getting weaker. Is it time to replace?

Cat tax: Skully (Skullknight) and Gibby (Waxing Gibbous Moon) at their favorite time of day
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I think you will start to see some more green on the new dose. We may need to set a custom reduction point for Skully since he still eats a little of the Wysong Epigen food and therefore should not follow MPM, but I do think he can do better and spend more time in some safe green numbers. Does he reliably eat the snacks in the first part of the cycle?
 
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. Does he reliably eat the snacks in the first part of the cycle?
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Yes, he’s been reliably eating his wet food meals at shot time, +1, and +2. I see he takes bites of the dry food for the first half of the cycle. Maybe it’s finally time to take it away as we’ve gotten more consistent with the wet. But we did just raise the dose? I would like to know more about the custom reduction point idea.
 
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They’re so cute! Are they good friends?
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These two are besties! She is 5 months old now. We introduced them at 2 months and they clicked together. She keeps him very active. They love chasing each other and cuddling. I’m so thankful she’s a huge plus to his life. They’re too stinkin cute, I love to share.
 

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A little low carb wet food can help him surf in green for longer.
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Do you mean adding more wet food meals?
Also, what are your thoughts on ProZinc expiration I mentioned in my first post?
And yes a 79! :) I’m very excited to see these numbers and tomorrow, this weekend, we will get more data.
 
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Do you mean adding more wet food meals?
Also, what are your thoughts on ProZinc expiration I mentioned in my first post?
And yes a 79! :) I’m very excited to see these numbers and tomorrow, this weekend, we will get more data.
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I don’t mean necessarily adding more… but sometimes yes… giving a teaspoon of low carb wet food when they’re in green like that can actually help them to stay in green. So it’s possible… if you’re around… to give an extra teaspoon for an hour or so.
 
Seeing these great numbers make me think that there’s nothing wrong with your ProZinc. I doubt it has lost potency. Many people use their ProZinc for 6 months. You don’t have to wait that long if you’re uncomfortable with, but yours is still good, I’m sure.
 
Need advice! Our numbers have risen. We haven’t had any dietary changes. He hasn’t had any behavioral changes. He seems happy and normal, we are confused. What could be the reason? @Suzanne & Darcy
 
skullknight237 said:
Need advice! Our numbers have risen. We haven’t had any dietary changes. He hasn’t had any behavioral changes. He seems happy and normal, we are confused. What could be the reason? @Suzanne & Darcy
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Hi there! Can you think of anything different that is happening or that he is eating …. Or the timing of his eating… during the daytime cycle? It’s nothing super dramatic, but it could be a trend. Is he still eating the dry food sometimes? When does he usually get it?
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Hi there! Can you think of anything different that is happening or that he is eating …. Or the timing of his eating… during the daytime cycle? It’s nothing super dramatic, but it could be a trend. Is he still eating the dry food sometimes? When does he usually get it?
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He’s still getting Fancy Feast pate and flaked. This weekend I held off from giving the dry food for the first two hours to see if it would change his numbers and I didn’t see any difference. He gets about a quarter cup a day. Later today we will test against the alpha trak as well. Could a trend like this just kinda happen? Also wondering if it could be the insulin.
 
skullknight237 said:
He’s still getting Fancy Feast pate and flaked. This weekend I held off from giving the dry food for the first two hours to see if it would change his numbers and I didn’t see any difference. He gets about a quarter cup a day. Later today we will test against the alpha trak as well. Could a trend like this just kinda happen? Also wondering if it could be the insulin.
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Well yes, sometimes a dose will kind of go stale on you. How old is your insulin? If it’s only a couple of months old, I doubt it’s the insulin. More often, I have seen medical issues cause rising numbers, but it could just be that sometimes their insulin needs change.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Well yes, sometimes a dose will kind of go stale on you. How old is your insulin? If it’s only a couple of months old, I doubt it’s the insulin. More often, I have seen medical issues cause rising numbers, but it could just be that sometimes their insulin needs change.
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Since 7/15, so about two months now. What should I look for? I’ll start looking even closer.
Yes I’m sad to be missing the green! We were doing well!
 
Frequently it’s UTIs or tooth problems or ear problems. I have even seen an infected anal gland — but that really caused higher BG. Skully’s seems more subtle. You could try a .25 increase when you’re available to monitor his cycle.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
Frequently it’s UTIs or tooth problems or ear problems. I have even seen an infected anal gland — but that really caused higher BG. Skully’s seems more subtle. You could try a .25 increase when you’re available to monitor his cycle.
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Okay, I have a new theory, not sure if this is a possibility. Our 5 month old kitten is in heat. Skully is fixed. She has her spay appointment at the end of this month. Our vet won’t spay before 6 months. She’s been loud and annoying, but otherwise they still get along well. I’m watching him very close today and he may be having some anxious behaviors like more grooming, but he still relaxes in all of our open areas and cuddles. Could this be stressing him out more than it shows? Could this possibly be the reason for the yellows?
I have gabapentin, could this help?
 
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