owlgal
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Hi ALL! Seems like we have been gone forever. All our girls events are over for the year, school is over and back from our vacation. WHew!!! So glad summer is here!
Copper has been doing ok over the last two months. Some days really good (not too much green) and some not so good. I still have not figured him out yet and we really have been staying at the consisitant dose. Can't really go up because when i do he goes low and then i have to shoot lower or he goes bouncy bounce. So if i just stay consistant at about he same dosage he does ok. I figured something out, that when i give him a "true" subq shot and not in the fat, he goes lower faster. If i feel a bubble under the skin then he drops fast by +4. If i don't feel the bubble he absorbs slower and his ps is usually lower, unless that is If i don't have a bounce. I've given up the idea he will ever get over this FD and it will always be a part of our lives. That is sort of depressing, but something i've accepted. His nuero is a little better and doesn't seem to walk on his hocks as much. Still he has muscle atrophy and don't think it will ever come back. Very sad :cry: But, on a good note, he doesn't seem to let any of this stop him. When the weather is nice and he is allowed outside, he still sits under his favorite tree and watches everything. He chases the chipmunks and squirrels just about everyday. Every now and then he does catch a chipmunk or birdie when i'm not watching. He is a mighty hunger and his appetite never seems to wane. Amazing. He is still a 16lbs and holding. Sweet as ever and such a lover boy!
As for vacation, it was a challenge for me. We drove 12hrs(should of taken only 8hrs) in a minivan with another cat, 2 young kids and an aging dog. We had to stop every 2hrs to let me out to stretch my joints(bad arthritis) and my dog's, let the kids and dog pee and get their energy out . I had to give the insulin shot and test in a car, in the dark with minimal light. Very interesting. But it worked. Copper did a great job traveling and crawled in his little snuggle hut and didn't move the whole trip unless i was feeding him every 4hrs. That was very interesting too! I was exhausted, but went really well despite all the stopping, etc. Copper adjusted very well to the vacation rental house and finally came out of hiding after 2days. His BG were not too bad.
Now that we are home, i'm so happy to just be doing "NOTHING" everyday! YEAH!
Looking forward to getting to know everyone again. Seems like so many newbie's. I will try and catch up on some of the ones i know.
God Bless everyone!
Lori and Copper
Copper has been doing ok over the last two months. Some days really good (not too much green) and some not so good. I still have not figured him out yet and we really have been staying at the consisitant dose. Can't really go up because when i do he goes low and then i have to shoot lower or he goes bouncy bounce. So if i just stay consistant at about he same dosage he does ok. I figured something out, that when i give him a "true" subq shot and not in the fat, he goes lower faster. If i feel a bubble under the skin then he drops fast by +4. If i don't feel the bubble he absorbs slower and his ps is usually lower, unless that is If i don't have a bounce. I've given up the idea he will ever get over this FD and it will always be a part of our lives. That is sort of depressing, but something i've accepted. His nuero is a little better and doesn't seem to walk on his hocks as much. Still he has muscle atrophy and don't think it will ever come back. Very sad :cry: But, on a good note, he doesn't seem to let any of this stop him. When the weather is nice and he is allowed outside, he still sits under his favorite tree and watches everything. He chases the chipmunks and squirrels just about everyday. Every now and then he does catch a chipmunk or birdie when i'm not watching. He is a mighty hunger and his appetite never seems to wane. Amazing. He is still a 16lbs and holding. Sweet as ever and such a lover boy!
As for vacation, it was a challenge for me. We drove 12hrs(should of taken only 8hrs) in a minivan with another cat, 2 young kids and an aging dog. We had to stop every 2hrs to let me out to stretch my joints(bad arthritis) and my dog's, let the kids and dog pee and get their energy out . I had to give the insulin shot and test in a car, in the dark with minimal light. Very interesting. But it worked. Copper did a great job traveling and crawled in his little snuggle hut and didn't move the whole trip unless i was feeding him every 4hrs. That was very interesting too! I was exhausted, but went really well despite all the stopping, etc. Copper adjusted very well to the vacation rental house and finally came out of hiding after 2days. His BG were not too bad.
Now that we are home, i'm so happy to just be doing "NOTHING" everyday! YEAH!
Looking forward to getting to know everyone again. Seems like so many newbie's. I will try and catch up on some of the ones i know.
God Bless everyone!
Lori and Copper
