How much mc food should I try do you think? Or should I give hc? She went from AMPS 372 to +2 247 down to +4 116.From a fellow Mom of a MAJOR diver and bouncer...I see you! It's hard to watch them drop so fast. I'm giving hourly snacks for the first several hours while she begins her deep drops to try to slow the dive.
I've been advised to try a higher carb rather than their regular food for the drops.
I'm sure more experienced members can advise you on this aspect.
For my Ivy, her regular food won't slow her down, she's not carb sensitive. But Mouse may be and that could work for you.
Hoping you can slow the drops down!
HC would be too much carbs. We want her to spend time in greens. How about a mix of LC and MC? And test again at +5?
Eek. I’m definitely not qualified to advise (since I don’t have Ivy under control, what do I know!).
Ok... I can test at +4.75 or +5.25 ... I have to drive my wife to work soon.
No worries... I didn't know that Bandit's Mom would be on as she's usually my night time go to advisor... I don't really have a designated daytime advisor on here yet.Eek. I’m definitely not qualified to advise (since I don’t have Ivy under control, what do I know!).
I would reach out to an advisor or more experienced member.
I just wanted to send support your way. I have been told to try a teaspoon or 2 only, so you keep them hungry.
I’ve been trying medium carb 15% to slow Ivy down. It helps to slow her for about 30 minutes for me. (Ivy is not carb sensitive at all.) I need a medium carb to get any brakes on the drop.
And others have told me to add some mc to the main meal or very early in the cycle ahead of when they begin a drop (if you know Mouse’s pattern). And small snacks 1 to 2 tsp or so for early part of cycle as insulin kicks in.
Some cats it seems to work with LC or even a lower MC. So I guess you could try and see what works for Mouse.
I hope you have better luck than I have had. It’s been rough going for me!
Lol. The dive team. I’d like to officially quit the dive team! I’d like to join the mellow surf team instead.
Yes the mellow surf team certainly sounds like the team I'd like Mouse to join too!
Two people who would be around during your day would be @Angela & Cleo and @tiffmaxee. Tag them if you need help.
Sorry was ZZZZZ at this time! Since she is significantly higher than her nadir, there are greater chance she will head up in a bounce from the lower numbers of today. So I wouldn't have given carbs.
Sorry no one responded. Just LC would have been fine. Especially considering the nice food bump she got at +1.
I fed her ½ teaspoon of mc and ½ tsp of lc at +4 this morning... I will have to add it to my notes on spreadsheet later. I have it written down in her notebook.
No worries... I know you can't always be on here... Thank you for letting me know who else I can tag for help in the daytime.
Looking like a bounce tonight, so if possible, get another test before bed and call it a night!
+3 191.... I could probably still get a +4
As long as you think she'll be ok I'll leave her food out and go to bed otherwise
She will be okay. Feed her before you go to bed and leave some food out.
Fed and food left out... Thank you so much for all your help!
I will be starting a new pen this morning (her shot is in about an hour) so it'll be interesting to see if my other one had lost any potency.
Considering that she's dropping almost to green, I doubt the insulin has lost potency. Keep in mind that if she does better, it could be from the higher dose and also from the depot having rebuilt from those furshots (if they were furshots).
I know the one was a fur shot for sure because there was a big drop of insulin on the counter right where she was when a gave her the shot.