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racn1320

racn1320

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So im going away soon for a weekend,leaving fri pm and returning mon pm. I will give her the fri am shot before i leave and going to skip fri pm shot, I have hired someone to give her the shots sat and sun and was going to skip monday am shot and then get back on schedule mon pm shot. Will missing the 2 shots 1 fri and 1 monday be bad? Is it safe to do this.??? thank you
 
Would it be possibly for the person you hired to watch your cat at there place and give the shots all weekend?
 
I'm not seeing much information to go on unfortunately. What type of insulin are you using? What kind of numbers are you generally seeing - any log or spreadsheet anywhere? Any history of DKA? What dose is she currently on? Will the sitter be testing her BG before shots and will they be able to monitor her afterwards?

In general, if you have to skip a shot or two, it's not ideal but often far from the worst thing that could happen. But it does depend on the individual cat's history too.
 
She is on lantus,no history of dka and she is on 1.5 units,she is just coming over to give her shots,roomate will monitor,no testing. I really dont think taking her over to a new house would be good,being in a diffrent home would certianly rise the numbers.
 
She will have some depot then to help her through the 2 skipped shots. I'd say there are worse things you could do. We all know it isn't perfect, but sometimes you don't have a whole lot of choice. I just wanted to check history etc, because if there has been DKA in the picture, of course skipping shots is more of a risk. It's good that there will be someone home with her to keep an eye on her - I would just make sure that your roommate has the hypo instructions printed out and knows where the hypo kit is (I'm sure you've already done all this, but I always feel I should mention it just in case). If your roommate suspects hypo, in the absence of being able to actually get a reading, it would need to be treated as if it's a confirmed hypo for safety - better to have her run too high for a few hours than have a low number go untreated.
 
I have printed directions out to the 24 hr vet,karo syrup,dry cat food and wet cat food just in case. hopefully never have to use
 
I was fairly sure you'd already have all that in hand. I just have a horror of not saying it and someone not having thought of it...and a cat finishing up in a bad way because of that! I'd feel so responsible if that happened. It does mean I often finish up telling people things they already know, but I can deal with that if it saves even one cat from a serious hypo!
 
If it's full DKA, then it almost always requires hospitalization and IV fluids. I know a few people have treated DKA successfully at home, but it's not easy and isn't usually recommended.
 
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