JohnnysMom
Member Since 2015
hello!
sorry everyone I feel like I am always posting a million questions a day and I couldn't be more grateful for all of your quick responses. I got my iPet test strips and did two side by side comparisons... the first one was 30+ difference which was anticipated.... but this evening it was almost 100 point difference (could have been a bad test?) Anyways Johnny seems to have responded well to reducing the dose to 1 unit and numbers seems to be decreasing; however is still in the blues and pinks most days. I am thinking of bumping him up to 1.5 units for 3 days to see if that will help reduce his numbers... thoughts? Also, is it normal to be testing his sugars this often (9-10x) daily... I feel like I have become almost obsessive and wondering if I am causing Johnny extra stress by poking him so many times, his poor ears are bruised (but am putting Neosporin + pain relief) to help with healing. Do they ever do insulin pumps for cats? He also seems to have lost a .4 lbs in the 3-4 days. which makes me very apprehensive.
I have to go back to work tmrw and we are moving soon so I won't be able to run home at lunch to do my afternoon check... meaning there will 3 days a week where no one will be home from 8-5 pm. I can't leave wet food out because our other kitty Russia is a piggy and is obsessed with wet food... Has anyone had any luck hiring a pet nanny to come and do afternoon feedings or is that just completely insane? How have you been able to find a balance between taking care of your cat but not becoming completely overbearing? I feel like I have almost become agoraphobic and am fearful of leaving my home .. probably stressing both John and I out more then necessary and definitely my partner.
This is quite a rambling of thoughts/questions that I need to get out of mind and off my chest. Thanks for letting me get out my neurosis and I appreciate any/all feedback.
Thank you!
sorry everyone I feel like I am always posting a million questions a day and I couldn't be more grateful for all of your quick responses. I got my iPet test strips and did two side by side comparisons... the first one was 30+ difference which was anticipated.... but this evening it was almost 100 point difference (could have been a bad test?) Anyways Johnny seems to have responded well to reducing the dose to 1 unit and numbers seems to be decreasing; however is still in the blues and pinks most days. I am thinking of bumping him up to 1.5 units for 3 days to see if that will help reduce his numbers... thoughts? Also, is it normal to be testing his sugars this often (9-10x) daily... I feel like I have become almost obsessive and wondering if I am causing Johnny extra stress by poking him so many times, his poor ears are bruised (but am putting Neosporin + pain relief) to help with healing. Do they ever do insulin pumps for cats? He also seems to have lost a .4 lbs in the 3-4 days. which makes me very apprehensive.
I have to go back to work tmrw and we are moving soon so I won't be able to run home at lunch to do my afternoon check... meaning there will 3 days a week where no one will be home from 8-5 pm. I can't leave wet food out because our other kitty Russia is a piggy and is obsessed with wet food... Has anyone had any luck hiring a pet nanny to come and do afternoon feedings or is that just completely insane? How have you been able to find a balance between taking care of your cat but not becoming completely overbearing? I feel like I have almost become agoraphobic and am fearful of leaving my home .. probably stressing both John and I out more then necessary and definitely my partner.
This is quite a rambling of thoughts/questions that I need to get out of mind and off my chest. Thanks for letting me get out my neurosis and I appreciate any/all feedback.
Thank you!
