Squalliesmom
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AMPS 243
Wish I could get his AMPS to come down. Seems like he always runs higher at night.
Wish I could get his AMPS to come down. Seems like he always runs higher at night.
4/1/16 Squallie AMPS 243, +3 57, +4 70, +6 79, + 10 137, PMPS 139
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Anne & Hyde (GA)
Member Since 2015
I think other people have had luck by feeding around +8 - depends on when you shoot at night but that would most likely be the wee hours of the night.
carfurby (GA)
Member Since 2012
There is something called Dawn Phenomenon where the AMPS number is the last number to come down. Just keep following the protocol and those numbers will eventually come down. Squallie is looking good.
tiffmaxee
Member Since 2013
It's actually +9 but that works when almost other numbers are in normal range.I think other people have had luck by feeding around +8 - depends on when you shoot at night but that would most likely be the wee hours of the night.
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
I think other people have had luck by feeding around +8 - depends on when you shoot at night but that would most likely be the wee hours of the night.
+8/+9 after the night-time shot? For Squallie that would be about 4:00 AM but I could give him a snack, or even a meal, then, if it would help?
Anne & Hyde (GA)
Member Since 2015
I know a lot of people use the timed auto-feeders to give food while they are out/sleeping. Would not work in my house since I have 4 hoovers!
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
It's weird, because for the first few months after he was diagnosed he was always lower at night. Now, for the past few months, he's been higher at night; I wonder what made that happen.
Squalliesmom
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Lol, so do I!
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
I was trying a new food for my IBD civvie, and Squallie just came into my room licking his chops. 
I should have checked the other cats' dishes, 'cause I think he scarfed some of Candy's trial food. 
It's also supposed to be low carb, so hopefully it won't raise his BG, but he's so carb-sensitive that I always worry!
I should have checked the other cats' dishes, 'cause I think he scarfed some of Candy's trial food. It's also supposed to be low carb, so hopefully it won't raise his BG, but he's so carb-sensitive that I always worry!
julie & punkin (ga)
Member Since 2011
I agree with Carla, just hang in there and the amps will come down as his body heals. The +8/9 snack works in many cats - the idea is that a little bite, like 2 teaspoons of his low carb food, will stimulate his pancreas to put out a little insulin. That will lower the blood sugar about 3-4 hours later.
There's no dose in last night's pmps dose column. I'm thinking that you did give a shot then, so you might want to double-check.
There's no dose in last night's pmps dose column. I'm thinking that you did give a shot then, so you might want to double-check.
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
Oops, sorry! I will correct that!
Great cycle today - nice to see him come back to green after the reduction.
That +9 snack seems to work best on cats with low doses and a sputtering pancreas.
What low carb IBD friendly food have you found? (asks she who also has an IBD civie).
That +9 snack seems to work best on cats with low doses and a sputtering pancreas.
Ummm, he's a cat?
What low carb IBD friendly food have you found? (asks she who also has an IBD civie).
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
Well, right now she's eating VeRUS Beef and it seems to be helping a lot, except it does seem to cause quite an odor. But at least no more liquid diarrhea. I also bought Wellness Core with beef, buffalo and venison, but it makes two of my other civvies vomit, so that's going to be a no-go. Can your IBD civvie eat chicken? Candy can't eat chicken and is shaky on turkey, and so many foods labeled beef or other meats actually have chicken in them, as well, so I have to be super vigilant about reading labels. The pet stores think I'm a nutter, lol, because I spend a long time in the cat food isles with my phone's calculator and my bifocals, peering at cans and muttering to myself!
My next trial is probably going to be Wild Calling, it's a little cheaper than the VeRUS.
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
@Wendy&Neko Wendy, have you ever tried slippery elm bark? I have heard really good things about it. I just ordered some from Amazon, fingers crossed it helps her!
Sounds like me!
The civie is shaky on beef. So far he's good on the expensive proteins: rabbit, duck, venison, buffalo/bison.
He's been on a chicken/turkey cleanse for several months now, so I may try one of them again soon. The Wild Calling has a lot of guar or xantham gum in them (often gums are an ingredient IBD kitties can's handle) and so far in Canada I haven't seen the cans with duck, buffalo, or alligator. I have heard of SEB, but his vet isn't keen on it for cats. So far I haven't had to use it, but might at some point.
Shoeskitty-GA
Member Since 2016
Would be interested in the results with the Wild Calling.
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
Ah, I didn't know that, thank you for the heads-up! Did your vet tell you why he doesn't like SEB for cats? Just curious.
Squalliesmom
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If I try it out I'll post about it here!
rhiannon and shadow (GA)
Member Since 2012
lots of foods seem not to keep the the protein listed on the label....
lots of chicken ( have some trace of seafood )
you just have to remember those food companies aren't really that interested on the overall health....
just getting you to buy their food....
lots of chicken ( have some trace of seafood )
you just have to remember those food companies aren't really that interested on the overall health....
just getting you to buy their food....
Squalliesmom
Member Since 2015
I know! And it's so frustrating - upsetting, really! When my little girl eats chicken the results are just devastating to her GI system, it makes me furious to buy a food that says it's beef or duck, etc, and find out it's loaded with chicken!
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