Yes, those unmarked doses are hard to draw. I just choose a mental marker and try to be consistent, if that makes sense.
That's the best you can do, I think.
Hooray. I checked a couple of times today and saw the first one - the 207. I was thinking… close to blue. So I checked a few more times and I thought…. Come on, Newman, come out for a snack. So, overall he hasn’t gone down much from his AMPS of 250 to 194, but I am still going to celebrate a blue anyway! It’s only the first day of the new dose.
I know. Change is not my favorite thing either! He's doing well so far. You are doing great! You are there with him, so I feel good about that.
I hope Newman had a good day today. And you too! I did notice the AMPS and PMPS were both almost exactly the same.
I think he did feel a bit better today. He was more present, less sleeping and his appetite picked up, compared to yesterday when I had to prime him with pure bites to get him interested in his Fancy Feast. He spent some time on the screened porch after his dinner this afternoon and now he is perched, looking out the front window watching the dog walkers go by or maybe just a lizard on the porch railing!
My cats love watching lizards! Also they love the Pure Bites crumbled on top of their food (I think I'll do that this morning, thanks for the reminder ... Chewy had the large bag on sale last week for about half price and I added it on to my autoship order.)
Yes. The chicken ones.
Oh. Poor baby! How did you say his ear got all crinkled up? I have one cat who is white who had skin cancer on his ears from the sun. Last December we had his ears trimmed to get all the skin cancer off of them. He kind of looks like a kitty version of a Doberman now. He is kind of protective of those ears now, too. He’s the sweetest guy though. I cannot sit down without him wanting to hop in my lap - to say nothing of the bed! He seems so grateful just to have been rescued from his life outside.
No good guess as to what was the cause in Newman. For the dog, Peaches, they drained it I assume and then they stitched it like tufts on a pillow, if that makes sense. She had floppy hound dog ears and the damaged one resulted in being relatively flat but bumpy. It was not shriveled like Newman's. In hindsight, I wish I had had it repaired.
Yes, I see those flat yellow numbers. I trust that 4 cycles is enough trial to make adjustment?
I'm not sure. He did drop on that day. Lately, he seems to be so flat... getting almost no response from the insulin. A cat's insulin needs can and do change over time. I'm going to tag my friend, Tee, to see what he thinks about Newman's spreadsheet. I prefer a more consistent dose, but I do understand that sometimes a lower dose must be shot (especially with ProZinc). Right now, it looks like Newman is not getting enough insulin. @Teetee (UK)
I agree he's very flat, how old is the Prozinc Linda? as i can't see any info on your spreadsheet about a new vial being opened.
So that vial is pretty fresh.
Yes, directions on vial indicate discard after 60 days, so I am a little past halfway.
If you can Linda try and get in a few more tests today please, especially AM +3, 5, 7, 9 more if possible as i would like to see how he goes with the increase.
Technically, if you are following SLGS, you should hold the dose for a week. I wasn't thinking that you would increase this morning, although I think in this case it will be okay after 4 days on this dose. Modified ProZinc method allows you to increase faster. Of course, you're also supposed to do a curve after a week on a dose. I know that this is not always possible.
I hope you had a nice day and enjoyed lunch with your kids.Reach out if you need anything! I am taking my kids out to lunch, and will be running errands a bit, but will have my phone.
Thanks, Linda. You are doing a fantastic job of testing! Let's all put on our famous FDMB "patience pants" and give Newman a chance. Thanks for the clarification on the food. I hope Newman is okay with it!
New Dose Wonkiness doesn't happen using Prozinc.
I know! That’s what I was thinking. No NDW with Prozinc. Funny you should say that because I was just thinking about this.New Dose Wonkiness doesn't happen using Prozinc.
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/do-daas-pz-dosing.221698/page-2#post-2493252
@Marje and Gracie Post#180
"New Dose Wonkiness does not exist when using insulins that do not have a depot. In other words.....we only see it with Lantus and Levemir, not PZ."
Hi Linda,
I guess if your son is going to be at home today to help you wrangle Newman then yes, I would shoot the 2 units. I'm sorry about your AC. I wonder if Newman will go higher because of the stress of having the repairman around. When you feed him, his numbers will go up a little (have we ever figured out how much?) so he should be starting from a higher point. If Newman is not cooperating, then maybe he is forcing you to do a stall? But it's 8:00 now.