12/20/2021 Sugar PMPS 156 (+4) 32 (+4.25) 125 (+5) 282

Claude

Claude

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Hi, my cat had just had a hypo episode. No symptoms, except maybe meowing very loud (although he does that often). He was 32. I fed him FF with gravy and Caro. Got him up to 125 about 30 min later.

He had a dose reduction not long ago. Also, I switched his food (FF) to Wellness Pates. He likes them, but not as much as FF, so he's been eating a little less. Maybe that was what caused it.

Will keep monitoring.

https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/02-16-21-sugar-amps-68-skipped-shot.243217/#post-2742208
 
Phew! That must have been one scary hour! Don't feed and test in an hour to see if he stays up. I would test another hour after that. It takes a couple of hours for HC food and honey to wear off. You want to make sure he stays up after the carb spike is gone.

Has he been eating a lot less with the food change? Was there a reduction in carbs between foods?

Anyway, you have earned a reduction. Congrats! :-)
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Phew! That must have been one scary hour! Don't feed and test in an hour to see if he stays up. I would test another hour after that. It takes a couple of hours for HC food and honey to wear off. You want to make sure he stays up after the carb spike is gone.

Has he been eating a lot less with the food change? Was there a reduction in carbs between foods?

Anyway, you have earned a reduction. Congrats! :)
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Yeah, fortunately he didn't have seizures, otherwise it would have been a lot scarier.

He's been eating just a bit less. He's not that eager to eat as before but maybe that's because I've been giving him cold food (cans are large so I have to store the food in the fridge, as opposed to FF). Carbs are the same.

Another .25 reduction, so 2U it is.

Should I shoot normally tomorrow if numbers are fine?
 
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Claude said:
He's been eating just a bit less. He's not that eager to eat as before but maybe that's because I've been giving him cold food (cans are large so I have to put them in the fridge, as opposed to FF). Carbs are the same.

Another .25 reduction, so 2U it is.

Should I shoot normally tomorrow if numbers are fine?
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They don't like food cold. I pull the food out a couple of hours before I feed so that it comes to room temperature. I know folks who warm it up in the microwave.
Yes he will probably bounce so unless he is low, it should be fine to shoot.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
More likely a bounce as well.

Btw, did you change the food because of availability issues with FF?
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I will warm his food then. See if he likes it better.

Yes, there's a shortage of FF pates. Only LC flavor I can get is the chunky grill, but it has fish in it, so not a good choice. I like that Wellness pates are lower in phophorus as well (no kidney issues yet, but I want to avoid that).
 
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