Rebecca & Max (GA)
Member Since 2020
8/19
Our elderly dog made it thru the day and came home late yesterday afternoon. Not heart related and not kidney failure as the vet suspected as blood tests were pretty normal..so now we are back to square one. He had a 3-pound weight loss and is having difficulties with his back legs. Another dog from the litter after him (same parents, just a litter 1 yr later) had serious issues (degenerative spine/disk issue) and completely lost the use of his back legs. Time to look more into that...and maybe even have to make that very tough decision.
I am setting alarms to test Max during the day so I don't forget him, and lo and behold, he dropped to 50 at +5 yesterday. Yeah, did not need to worry about him too!! Fed him the FF gravy and that was enough to bump him up. Nadirs seem to be hitting around +5...or the low dose of Lantus is petering out a bit quicker. I'm noticing he's starting to rise near +6/+7. I know that may be expected with the low dose, so I'm not too worried...just noticed that pattern the last few cycles.
So, now what? I knew I had to focus on our dog throughout last night, so I gave Max a skinny 0.1U because I hadn't had time to repost once he hit 50, and he was too high, IMO, to skip. At 0.1U, what's the reduction dose? Is there one, or does he stay at that until there's a pattern of dropping to 50 or lower? Are the higher PS values mini bounces, or are the numbers still okay? From what I remember reading, the 50s, 60s, and up to the 80s are the norm for OTJ, with a few low 100s allowed, and I don't see Max there yet.
With all that is going on at home, when I notice Max starting to get low around +2/+3, I will offer him some (3-5) Temptations cat treats to try and hold him if I know I cannot be around in an hour or two to retest. I am wondering if that could be messing with his early rises or higher PS numbers as well? As usual, any advice is greatly appreciated... once again, lack of sleep has my brain turning to mush.
Sadly, I feel like I have focused SO much on Max, that I have failed Bandit. I cannot even tell when he really started dropping the weight, how sad is that? I know I am only human, and can only do so much, but it still makes me feel horrible.
Our elderly dog made it thru the day and came home late yesterday afternoon. Not heart related and not kidney failure as the vet suspected as blood tests were pretty normal..so now we are back to square one. He had a 3-pound weight loss and is having difficulties with his back legs. Another dog from the litter after him (same parents, just a litter 1 yr later) had serious issues (degenerative spine/disk issue) and completely lost the use of his back legs. Time to look more into that...and maybe even have to make that very tough decision.
I am setting alarms to test Max during the day so I don't forget him, and lo and behold, he dropped to 50 at +5 yesterday. Yeah, did not need to worry about him too!! Fed him the FF gravy and that was enough to bump him up. Nadirs seem to be hitting around +5...or the low dose of Lantus is petering out a bit quicker. I'm noticing he's starting to rise near +6/+7. I know that may be expected with the low dose, so I'm not too worried...just noticed that pattern the last few cycles.
So, now what? I knew I had to focus on our dog throughout last night, so I gave Max a skinny 0.1U because I hadn't had time to repost once he hit 50, and he was too high, IMO, to skip. At 0.1U, what's the reduction dose? Is there one, or does he stay at that until there's a pattern of dropping to 50 or lower? Are the higher PS values mini bounces, or are the numbers still okay? From what I remember reading, the 50s, 60s, and up to the 80s are the norm for OTJ, with a few low 100s allowed, and I don't see Max there yet.
With all that is going on at home, when I notice Max starting to get low around +2/+3, I will offer him some (3-5) Temptations cat treats to try and hold him if I know I cannot be around in an hour or two to retest. I am wondering if that could be messing with his early rises or higher PS numbers as well? As usual, any advice is greatly appreciated... once again, lack of sleep has my brain turning to mush.
Sadly, I feel like I have focused SO much on Max, that I have failed Bandit. I cannot even tell when he really started dropping the weight, how sad is that? I know I am only human, and can only do so much, but it still makes me feel horrible.
Just not sure if giving some FF gravy (like 1/2 tsp) would be okay if I know I cannot be there to watch/test. Kind of feel like I’m skating on a frozen pond with Max’s levels, and don’t know where the thin ice is! He’s been as low as 43 and had no hypo symptoms, but I know that the one time I relax some, he’ll be in trouble. I just need to get more comfortable with numbers in the 60s and not freak too early. 
)! I can and will get thru it all!!
