Monitoring

Madeleine is doing well.  She's purring and moving around.  The vet called to check on her this morning, and wants to see her Monday to check her blood sugar.  In the meantime, no insulin.  She'd rather Maddie's level go high than bottom out like it did yesterday.  Oh, and let her have "as much of anything that she wants."

Cats, the vet said, can reach insulin independence (non-insulin-dependence?  I don't recall the precise term).  Humans can't, dogs can't, but cats can.  Hoping that's where Madeleine is, for all kinds of reasons.  First, so much easier on her.  Yesterday and today, when I put out her food, you could see she was a little hesitant, thinking she was due an injection.

Second, easier on me.  Insulin is expensive, especially the kind she's been on.  It might at one time have been the most expensive?  Syringes aren't terribly costly, but it's a little bit of gas in the car.*

So, things are on an even keel here.  Thankfully.

*Or some yarn.  We all know what's up here.