Yesterday continued well for Shadoe - she was out in the open, and relaxed more when near the other cats. She did alot of rolling around happy, like a Snoopy happy dance, as well.
Her appetite has remained high, but she is also drinking more water. I have always added water to her food as she is not a big water drinker, but she has started to drink water more frequently now. She is also getting bolder, after eating most of her food, she will waddle over to Oliver's bowl on the raised table to eat some of his food - they get the same food at a time, so it's not like he has something better!
Shadoe's numbers are still showing some resistance, and I increased her dose to 14.75u this morning. I have had to use some R as well but still she is ending in the 300s (17-22 range) at preshot. As well, with the high numbers come the urine in front of litter box. Hopefully her dose is just normal acro fluctuation.
Oliver is still with a reduced appetite, but he is eating, just eating less lately. He is more alert and has attempted to interact with Apple kitten. Overall, he's doing OK, eating, good litter box deposits, walking better and a bit quicker, and generally more relaxed. There's really not much to say about Oliver other than he seems better
Last night at 8pm, I had a much easier time giving both cats their gabapentin, as if they have connected feeling better with the gabapentin. Just like both cats are fine being tested and Shadoe usually just shows up when it's time to test her BG.
For this, the 3rd dose, I gave to Shadoe first. I did prepare and have the tuna water drained and in a syringe in the frig so that it was cold along with the gabapentin. Shadoe does not like any oral liquid meds, and she did do some gurgling, but she leaned back quite still, for her, to get her gabapentin, then the tuna water chaser, and finally a little bowl of tuna. It does not take her long to catch onto the take the bad thing and get the good thing ritual.
For Oliver, he really is an angel and never fights or complains about any meds. I do not put him on his back as he hates it and I suspect it is uncomfortable for him, so he gets his meds while laying on his side and just turn his head a bit sideways to squirt the liquids into the side of his mouth but make sure it goes down the side of his throat. He also loves the following tuna water and small bowl of tuna.
Both were happier in a couple hours afterwards. I give the gabapentin at 8pm and Shadoe's usually better by 10pm. I am also testing their BG at shot time-6pm, gabapentin time-8pm, and then before bed around 10pm or 1030pm.
This morning, Shadoe was high again with 350 (19.4) so her Lev dose was increased to 14.75u. Oliver was quite good wit 173 (9.6) so we stayed with his Lev dose of 23u.
Shadoe did have a very good night, slept on the bed and was very purry, but this morning, she was not purring with the high BG until after she was fed and had her shot.
Oliver seems to have had a good nite, and did start to purr when he realized it was food time!
Will see how they do on dose #3 through today.
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