3/26 Mikan AMPS 155, +1.5 169, +2.5 122, +5 46, +6 66, +7 65, +8 127: PMPS 304, +2 236, +4 197

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

3/25/23 POST

Good Sunday Morning!

Blue start! Yay! AND a little nervous
Can't win, can I?

 

[Bandit's Mom]

You can do it! Try not to feed higher carbs later in the cycle.

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

You can do it! Try not to feed higher carbs later in the cycle.

Got it!
I now have a ridiculous amount of LC food, 0-6% all lined up! Fed her some 0% at +1.5. I put higher MCs and HCs behind the LC cans so I will have to think about it before reaching for them. This will hopefully calm my panic when I see a lower number Of course, I have a separate hypo-ready box just in case!

I am ready! Come on Mikan, show me what you can do!

 

[Deb and Sylvester]

Good morning Kit!! I hope Mikan sails safely today!!!

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

Good morning Kit!! I hope Mikan sails safely today!!!

Thanks! Safe to you and Sly

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

@Bandit's Mom

Bummer. I had to be out for +3 and +4. I just tested her for +5 and it was 46. I really wanted to keep her at 1.5 But this means reduction?

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Wow! She is quite something, isn't she? She's gone between 1.25U and 1.5U a couple of times. You could choose to follow the rule for cats that fail reductions which is 3 drops between 40 and 50 on 3 separate days. So you'd hold the dose till she drops 2 more times.

 

[Angela & Cleo]

@Bandit's Mom

Bummer. I had to be out for +3 and +4. I just tested her for +5 and it was 46. I really wanted to keep her at 1.5 But this means reduction?

Congrats on the reduction! Did you give her some food and can you test again in about 20-30 minutes?

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

Wow! She is quite something, isn't she? She's gone between 1.25U and 1.5U a couple of times. You could choose to follow the rule for cats that fail reductions which is 3 drops between 40 and 50 on 3 separate days. So you'd hold the dose till she drops 2 more times.

Thank you Bhooma! I like the option of holding the dose unless she goes down to the 40s three times.
I think she has a better chance with the current dose.

Strike one now. We shall see...

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

Congrats on the reduction! Did you give her some food and can you test again in about 20-30 minutes?

Yup, she ate 5% LC with a tiny bit of 11%. Will test her again soon

 

[Bandit's Mom]

Thank you Bhooma! I like the option of holding the dose unless she goes down to the 40s three times.
I think she has a better chance with the current dose.

Strike one now. We shall see...

You might also want to start feeding her a little 11% at +4 (or +3 if that's when you leave for work) in cycles when she is in low blues to see if that reduces the diving at +5/+6.

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

Went up to 66 at +6. Whew.

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

You might also want to start feeding her a little 11% at +4 (or +3 if that's when you leave for work) in cycles when she is in low blues to see if that reduces the diving at +5/+6.

Thanks! Yes, +5 and +6 seem to be her prime show time - It makes a good sense to beef her up a bit at +4/+3.

 

[Karen and Chispa (GA)]

Got it!
I now have a ridiculous amount of LC food, 0-6% all lined up! Fed her some 0% at +1.5. I put higher MCs and HCs behind the LC cans so I will have to think about it before reaching for them. This will hopefully calm my panic when I see a lower number Of course, I have a separate hypo-ready box just in case!

I am ready! Come on Mikan, show me what you can do!

Good strategy!

 

[Mikanmama (Mikan GA)]

Good strategy!

I've collected so many different kinds of LC cans - I can open a cat diner

 

[Deb and Sylvester]

I've collected so many different kind of LC cans - I can open a cat diner