You have to do what works for you, Lisa.I gave him the denamarin last night. He still doesn't feel great but is a little better.
I tested him at +11 since I gave him shot a little late last night. It might have been high enough to give a dose for am. I had to go to work so couldn't stall this morning.
Hi Lisa,
I recall telling my vet that bupe made Teasel a bit spacey at the dose she'd prescribed for cystitis pain and she said to lower the dose. I did that - don't remember how much. He wasn't on bupe very long. Touch wood, he hasn't had cystitis since he gets "stew" as his wet meals. I think the extra water is key. I've begun doing that for my other two and they don't mind it at all. More pee lumps in the litter box though which tells me the extra water does a good job of flushing things out.
He had a similar one on Jan 9 in pm which was 174. I gave him 1.25u and he only went up by 68 to 242. I thought the 1.25u might be a good dose for tonight? Or maybe one unit to keep him safe since he is not that far above his no shot number
I think you could try 1.25 u because you're at home. You gave 1.5 u on a 167 on 01/02 and he was OK.I just tested Smoky for his PMPS and his BG was 176! Holy moly
I meant to type Jan. 02 but you understood me. It's good that Smoky is feeling better.
He got bupe last night. Did he get more this AM? You might want to give it tonight again in case it's been pain that's been dragging him down. How's his appetite, etc.?
I didn't give him any this morning though. His appetite is better but still down from what it was.
I suggest 1.75 u because both times (on 01/04 and 01/10) you gave 2 on a 222 you ended up with a NS in the next cycle.
I was thinking that too and was just about to give him his shot . Isn't that a goal to have a low enough BG not to need any insulin?
I know you're at work today so you want to be cautious. I was away from my computer much of last evening but I see that Sue gave you good info.
You're probably good at least until the end of January, maybe longer. If it's pooping out later on it should show up as an increase in BG numbers. Are you still considering Lantus?
Try 1.6 u to see how he gets on. You're off today, right? I'm so glad you have those U100 syringes. You'll get used to them quickly and be amazed at all the extra fractional dosing options they give you.
I get the odd small air bubble in a dose periodically but I don't worry about it. No syringe is perfect, no dose measurement is perfect and no human eye is perfect. We do what we can do as carefully as we can.I gave him the 1.6U but a air bubble got in there so might end up being 1.5U dose.
He is still on the cerenia and thought I wld give him the bupe twice today and see how he does on that. He is still hiding by the heater right after eating and stays there most of the day.
I gave him the bupe this morning but may hold off giving it to him tonight. Plus I want to get in a few extra tests today to see how he is doing during the day.
He usually hits his nadir around +6 or +7 hours after his shot. I gave him some lunch but he only ate a little bit of it. He did eat 2 cans of FF for breakfast.
I'd give him a higher carb snack if you have something with gravy. That's a big drop and he has a way to go to get to nadir. There'll likely be some bouncing later.Smoky dropped from 270 AMPS to 90 at +4 hours. He had 1.6 U this morning. Is that too fast of a drop and can I expect him to drop more?
Teasel was diagnosed at the end of January 2016 and was on Lantus for the first 2 months. It didn't go well. He had HUGE bounces (360 to 54 in a few hours then back up to near 400) then got stuck in high numbers and wouldn't budge. The vet wanted to take him off insulin for 48 hours and then restart him but after 24 hours without he went into DKA. He spent 3 days in the clinic's ICU but made it through this very $$$$ episode. He was changed to ProZinc after that. Of course I wasn't doing the FDMB thing then so I have no idea if I could've made the Lantus work. I did leave me reluctant to go the Lantus route again. My gut tells me he'd be a bouncer on Lantus and dosing in tiny fractions is a lot harder with it being a U100 insulin. Still leaving the Lantus idea on my back burner.Smoky has had pretty good BG numbers lately so don't know why he is not gaining much weight. I need to find a higher calorie food for him as the FF classics have under 100 calories per can. He lost all that weight back in August of last year and has only gained a little over a pound since then. The vet just tells me he will gain the weight back when he is regulated. I think you said you were still trying to get Teasel regulated since last January?How are you and Teasel doing these days? I get the sense that you know how I am feeling right now with Smoky.
I don't mean to complain so much since he has been having good BG's as of lately.
I need to test him again for ketones today since his appetite dropped over the last week. My mom said the same thing about him wanting to be by the heater because he has no " padding" to keep him warm.
I'd say test him now to see if the food you gave him is having a positive effect on BG. If it is, no need for the gravy right now.
Hard to say. That's actually a nice green but you don't know if his nadir has been reached or not. I think you should give him a teaspoon or so of gravy from the gravy food. It won't fill him up much if his appetite isn't what it should be. His regular food might fill him up and then he won't want to eat more if you have to continue steering. Retest in 20 or 30 minutes.