That’s the thing tho. I’ve been going up and up. He got green at 0.25u. Now we are up to 2.25. It’s crazy.I know it is frustrating, but hang in there. Sometimes a dose that worked before stops working and you have to go up in dose to bring the numbers down. Eventually you'll find a good dose for him and his numbers will start to come down.
I hear you. But this is waaaay higher. Before remission it was a drop. It was this time round that he was getting green and blue with 0.25u. I often fear I’ve gone right past his ideal dose and he is getting too much.
That would be 0.5. Vet started him on 2u but he was wrong and it was reduced.
Oh I didn’t give the cyanocobalamin! I was told ever so firmly on this board that it was not good and it must be methyl kind. This was pre remission. I do not have a current vet.Hi Juliet, I know it doesn’t always make sense. One of the most frustrating answers to me is “because: cat” but sometimes, that’s just the best answer and I’ve learned to accept it (doesn’t mean I like though).
I worried much the same as you when Asia was inching up the dose ladder. People say all the time “they need what they need” and that is so true. Whatever the dose that puts Silver in healing numbers, you’ll be happy to give it. Insulin needs also change so what worked last time might not work this go round, or a dose could be great for a day, a week, a month and then not anymore.
Just putting what you posted on Girlie’s condo over here so you have for your records.
By the way, the B12 you were given is fine, Asia’s been given that before too and it helped her. The methylcobalamin form of B12 Darrah and I were discussing is regarding cats with renal insufficiency (Asia and Girlie both have CKD).
It is very hard when the advice is conflicting. Easier if everyone is on the same page.Well everybody has their opinions, and that’s fine, it’s up to you which opinions you put stock in.
I think cyanocobalamin has benefits and is useful in certain situations, others may disagree, but it’s my cat and it’s my call!
That's hard for me. I am a black and white person. Its hard for me to make the choices with Silver when I am not experienced at this. I read and read here and try and understand what to do but I struggle every day. Am I doing the right thing? Is creeping up 0.25u every week doing anything at all? Should I just call my vet and have him tell me what to dose? Not that I think he would have a clue. I think TR would work so much better not having to wait a week but obviously I can't do that unless I stay up every night. Once a week is slow and makes me nervous re glucose toxicity as I think we have already run into that a couple times. My life revolves around what colour I am going to get from one test to another. My social life has been completely cancelled and I forget how to just live. It is hard managing this alone.But it’s a peer reviewed board, that’s the beauty of it, the knowledge and depth of experience wouldn’t be where it is if everybody were on the same page about everything. I know dealing with ambiguity is frustrating, more for some than others (I’m certainly not a fan), but it does give you a certain freedom to make choices for your cat and your situation that wouldn’t be there if everything were black and white. Treating FD is not one size fits all.
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Awww thank you @PussCatPrince and @Stacy & Asia. Encouragement to keep going makes a huge difference.Juliet is all of those things and more if she did but believe it. She has a grit that I like. Would that I were closer to help stick it to Silver's earholes a few times.
Sure he does... you just haven't reached it yet. I know it's really hard, but you'll just have to be patient. It'll come.
Wow 24! That’s a lot!Check out Phoebes ss. I hear you and understand your frustration. She went from 1 unit to 24 units 2x a day to now 16 twice a day. These cats can be fickle so we love them thru it and try on every pair of patience pants we can find. Your doing a great job. Your love for Silver is evident.
A **** ton
pardon my language. But now 16 with blues and greens.
I hope you find the right dose for Silver soon. Hang in there!What did that do for you when you went back in dose. Did it work?It can be frustrating that's for sure! Merry kept going up & up in dose but was always flat pink. I was getting worried that maybe he had one of the high dose conditions & was ready to start testing him for those but then he started getting more yellows & then blues & recently greens. Before following TR I actually went back to a lower dose (I dropped him from 2.5u to 1.5u) in case I missed a good dose and then you can see in his SS where I started following TR on Nov 5 & had the regular increases. He got up to 5 units & I cringed each time I had to increase but I kept at it & as you know he had his first reduction recently
Looks like it didn’t work. Didn’t bring numbers down. Didn’t raise them tho. I did notice the switch to Freestyle meter immediately brought numbers down. I have one of those now (just using up last of Accucheck strips) and it does seem to record on the low side.