Switching from vetsulin to prozinc: Part 13

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I'm glad I decided on the 0.5 unit dose. I had thought to give 1 unit but with the NS numbers... his +4 BG was 93:nailbiting:
I was thinking the prozinc might be getting too old to work. I started the vial on Feb 14 and still have half of it left yet.
The insulin is still working if I go by his recent BG numbers. He is still sipping at his water so will give cerenia again later
I only have 2 pre-filled syringes left of the bupe. It was nearly $100 for 10 syringes plus vets in my area are hesitant to prescribe it. He has been eating a lot less the last 3 days. Today he ate about 5 oz of food so far.
 
Should I check his BG again soon? He was 93 at +4 and hasn't eaten much today. I had planned on a +7 or +8 today but not sure if he will drop too low yet
 
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Should I check his BG again soon? He was 93 at +4 and hasn't eaten much today. I had planned on a +7 or +8 today but not sure if he will drop too low yet
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I suggest a couple more mid cycle tests so you have more data from a day when you can get it. Maybe a +6 and +8?
 
He just ate a couple of bites of food about an hour ago. I'm going to go do a +6 now anyway as he seems a bit lethargic.
 
Smoky BG at 144 at +6. This was 45 minutes after food.
I know it shld be 2 hours after food but he seemed lethargic so tested him anyway.
I think I'll give him more of the bupe. He appears to be having a flare up from his pancreatitis.
 
I think right now, getting a test a little bit after food is valuable to see how he's handling the food. I'm sorry to hear he isn't feeling well! Hope the bupe helps him!
 
Smoky was 177 for AMPS, gave him 0.8U
His +6 test BG was 86. He is not eating much today, only about 5 oz so far. I am used to him eating 7 or 8 cans per day, 3 oz cans.
 
How is his weight? I think my kitties only eat 5-6oz. each/day. It's hard to tell for sure because I usually feed extra and toss some.

Yong's signature has the calorie calculator to determine how much he should be eating.
 
He is very underweight, only weighs 8.7 lbs but shld be at least 13. He is half Maine coon. On my way to pet store to buy another round of cat food. He is very picky so end up throwing out a lot of food.
 
Sounds great! Yeah Yong is excellent at that SS...a definite lifesaver as I am NOT the girl to mess with spreadsheets (which is silly since I'm a a web developer!).
 
Yeah but that's a different type of formatting I think for web design, isn't it?
Smoky was 136 for PMPS so thinking 0.5 units for pm dose. I gave that on 3/20 in pm and he was OK.
 
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Smoky was 158 for AMPS but I did a bad thing. I forgot to pick up his can of food last night before bed. There was not much left in the bowl but BG cld be food influenced. I can't stall this morning, I thought to give him 0.5 units for am but can't monitor today. Shld I give him a little less to be safe?
 
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It's up to you. I think 0.5 would probably be fine, but if it makes you feel better, you could go a little less.
 
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Smoky was 158 for AMPS but I did a bad thing. I forgot to pick up his can of food last night before bed. There was not much left in the bowl but BG cld be food influenced. I can't stalk this morning, I thought to give him 0.5 units for am but can't monitor today. Shld I give him a little less to be safe?
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He probably doesn't see that as a bad thing :woot:
 
Hopefully he ate pretty well last night. He had the downstairs bowl I forgot to pick up. He also had a can of food in his petsafe feeder for overnight.:woot:
I just realized I put in my post that I can't stalk this morning. He probably feels like I'm a stalker mommy sometimes.:joyful:
 
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Hopefully he ate pretty well last night. He had the downstairs bowl I forgot to pick up. He also had a can of food in his petsafe feeder for overnight.:woot:
I just realized I put in my post that I can't stalk this morning. He probably feels like I'm a stalker mommy sometimes.:joyful:
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I know that feeling! :)
 
Smoky had a pm BG of 143 so down a bit from am BG. The 143 was at +13, I'm thinking same dose for pm since its similar to am BG. What do you guys think?
 
Smoky found a quiet place to go in the back of my closet. I don't know if he is hiding or just goes there when he is stressed out. It kind of seems to be after eating that he does that.
 
Did he do that before the shot? Last time when Sam was ready to go OTJ, he would hide from me at shot time. I think it was his way of telling me he was done.
 
The shots don't seem to bother him too much. It's difficult since he is very underweight and it's hard to give him shots when he has so little fat.
He really hates the testing the most though. He whines, cries, growls at me, but barely notices the lancet most of the time. I don't get ito_O
 
I let him eat for a few minutes first while I get his testing kit ready. Smoky was 259 this morning. What the heck happened? My first thought is that he bounced hard.
Now I'm not sure what to do about dosing this morning.:( if it's a bounce I don't want to automatically give him a much higher dose. Or shld I give him a lower dose?:eek:
 
Hey Lisa, my guess would be a bounce. Unless it's possible he got into some higher carb food or something? Could also just be "oh look a squirrel" syndrome. There's really no way to know. Are you around today? You could give him a slightly higher dose if you want, but I wouldn't raise it too much in case you're seeing a bounce. Maybe 0.75?
 
I have to work today so can't monitor him. I was thinking no more than 1 unit. I like your idea of 0.75U better though. It sounds like a safer side for him.
 
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The shots don't seem to bother him too much. It's difficult since he is very underweight and it's hard to give him shots when he has so little fat.
He really hates the testing the most though. He whines, cries, growls at me, but barely notices the lancet most of the time. I don't get ito_O
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I think he's just protesting all the things you have to do for him - shots, ear pokes, meds. He's expressing frustration.
 
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I would have to write everything down to remember all those steps to merge an SS.
I guess I'll just keep both of them and add info to each one.
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I sent you a message in our PM. I'll take care of this for you :). Djamila's video just shows you how to link a SS, rather than me trying to type instructions :D
 
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