1-7 Gizmo AMPS=333; +3=245; +6=270; PMPS=219; +1=279; +2=261 New Puppy Pic

Yesterday

PMPS = 288
+3 = 358
+4.25 = 380

AMPS = 333
+3 = 245

Gizmo got a dosecrease last night to 8 units. Hoping he comes down soon, but not to low today ... we need to go get puppy supplies and human food for the week (although Gizmo rarely believes that we really do need to shop for food). Now on to the exciting news ...

We promised our son a puppy for his birthday, which isn’t for a few months yet. However, my husband found mini schnauzers in the paper yesterday and I thought one would be perfect in a month when they were ready. Well turns out they were 8 weeks old on Thursday and ready for their new homes. So yesterday afternoon, we welcomed 4.4 pound Mia into our household. All of the animals are very accepting of her except our civvie cat who is hissing and growling at everyone in sight. She will get over it soon enough ..
I hope.

 

Aw! What a face! I hope your son enjoys his new pal and civvie warms up to him very soon.

 

(((Mia))) she is adorable!!!! Congrats on the new addition!!!
How is Gizmo these days? Hope he's feeling good Good luck with the dosecrease.

 

How sweet.

I am sure a balance will be struck.

 

What a cute addition to your furry crew! Good luck with the increase.

 

Good to hear from you. How is Ming doing? I hope well!

Gizmo is doing good overall, just seems to be stuck in higher numbers lately. Hopefully this increase will get him back into better numbers. We saw a real glimpse of hope that the Cabergoline is working before Christmas, but it went away just as quickly as it came.

The new puppy must of thought Gizmo was his mama overnight and this morning. She was chasing him around the house and appeared to be trying to nurse from him. Poor Gizmo ... he is so patient and understanding. He just kept moving away from her until I grabbed her.

 

Don't fret. Look at Beenie's SS she did the same thing by going back up in numbers and then all of a sudden she dropped down again. Gizmo will do the same

That's hysterical!!! Gizmo is shaping up to be a great big brother already

Ming is doing great, thanks for asking. We still have to closely watch his Miralax dose. I keep having to tweak it by 1/8 of a teaspoon every few days. I now keep a Miralax dose/poop chart

 

The things we do for our fur babies. Lol Glad things are going good with him.

 

Mia is adorable. I hope your civvie settles down soon. Good luck with the new dose.

 

With that PMPS i thought we might see some action tonight ... guess not. Which is just as well, this puppy is exhausting.

 

How gorgeous Mia is! And how sweet Gizmo is to tolerate a rambunctious puppy...

 

I find that Miralax can be tricky as well. Trying to get just enough to get consistently good poos without having them end up too soft is a challenge, I find. Girlie's on 1/8 tsp am and pm now, but I think she needs more. I'm hesitant to increase because I don't want to go too far the other way. What's Ming's best dose? Do you find that you have a dose that seems to work well and then it changes?

 

Oh my goodness it constantly changes. I was putting 1/4 tsp twice a day in beechnut baby food (turkey) which he LOVED. Won’t touch it now
So I now mix it in with cream cheese! He is really digging that. I know cats are lactose intolerant so this adds to helping him go. Was working then I had to reduce the dose because he started dropping “milk duds”. Was down to 1/8tsp twice a day but we’re right back to 1/4 and Im waiting for that good poop to come!! Its crazy. I think I need to measure the cream cheese so that’s consistent.
Before he was in the ER for two days I was giving AVJ and egg yolk powder but it wasn’t doing the trick. IM vet felt Miralax is the best way to go.

 

Oh boy - the "joy" of trying to find the right dose of Miralax. Fortunately, Girlie will eat it in her food. My problem: getting the right dose. I feel like Goldilocks, except I'm focused on poo, not beds!