Snits
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06/23 Snits https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB...ing-first-time-shooting-with-low-amps.291405/
Not a bad start, went ahead and gave her the full .50 dose. Since yesterday she's decided she hates being lanced - probably because I only get enough or any blood when I accidentally hit the vein. Her veins look blown out in the light. I think I just lanced her like 6 times. It wouldn't have been as many but she flinched away twice, and I didn't have the strip in all the way once. I'm hoping maybe a 28 gauge instead of the 30 I had will be better.
Yes, I've seen, "the sweet spot", warm her ear, change gauges. She's just ANNOYED which actually is probably testament to her feeling better - she's always put up with very little. I'm sleep deprived (I seriously don't know how you all fit in sleep!) and cranky, but she's happy ):.
Are you all generally successful the first poke? I feel like a failure, but the progress is worth it! Again, you've all been wonderful.
EDIT: 62 seems like a low +4. Does she need a decrease or am I supposed to hold it for 5-7 days before decreasing? By the guide it seems yes, but I didn't for her last two decreases, so unsure. She ate at +4.
Not a bad start, went ahead and gave her the full .50 dose. Since yesterday she's decided she hates being lanced - probably because I only get enough or any blood when I accidentally hit the vein. Her veins look blown out in the light. I think I just lanced her like 6 times. It wouldn't have been as many but she flinched away twice, and I didn't have the strip in all the way once. I'm hoping maybe a 28 gauge instead of the 30 I had will be better.
Yes, I've seen, "the sweet spot", warm her ear, change gauges. She's just ANNOYED which actually is probably testament to her feeling better - she's always put up with very little. I'm sleep deprived (I seriously don't know how you all fit in sleep!) and cranky, but she's happy ):.
Are you all generally successful the first poke? I feel like a failure, but the progress is worth it! Again, you've all been wonderful.
EDIT: 62 seems like a low +4. Does she need a decrease or am I supposed to hold it for 5-7 days before decreasing? By the guide it seems yes, but I didn't for her last two decreases, so unsure. She ate at +4.
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. You're doing great!
, is that FD testing, shots, feeding, is now just part of our day. It goes along with all the other "stuff" that we have to do. For me that's work, house chores, family obligations, blah blah blah; and for Cleo its test-feed-shoot, groom, chase the imaginary ???? around the house, snack, groom, nap, test, snack, nap, nap some more, attack the couch, nap, test, and so on and so on. 
