04/08 Harry cat - your eyes please (bouncy!)

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Hi there,

Not been on for a while as been busy with the kids. I would be grateful for anyone able to cast their eye over our s/sheet. We do seem to be very bouncy! Once I get him to hit the green then we end up with a right rollercoaster!
I have some questions:
1) Should I reduce the free-feeding? H seems extremely hungry at random times and I have been feeding him during the day as and when I can. Just reading another condo I think I should start marking up when I have done this with an asterix? Don't want to be leaving wet food out now it's summer because of the flies...
2) Because we are so bouncy I can't predict when I should be increasing the dose that easily? - it's hard to see when the nadirs are as I can't see a pattern? Because we had the low a few days ago I have left him on the 2iu for now. To me, 2 seems like a good number for him atm?

We have had the second cat (who is actually my mums cat - mum lives 5 doors down) staying over recently. The cats tend to visit both houses during the day/s but when mum is away Bencat comes to stay with us. I have noticed that Harry eats less once Bencat has gone home. The cats have lived together on and off for about 10 years now so get on OK - it's just there is constant change as to where Ben is staying. They can both wander into either house as they please but when mum is away (she is away a lot) they only get fed here and obviously Harry never gets fed at mothers and mum always pulls up any spare food that Ben doesn't eat. We have considered getting restricted catflaps now - as it's getting harder and harder to regualte both cats. I think we might be at a point where we need to keep them seperate as Ben needs constant feeding and we can't risk Harry eating it!

Anyways - any input gratefully received, hope you all have a great day,

Jax
 
Hi, Jax!

You're right -- Harry is busy being bouncy. It's also something that's expected at this stage in the sugar dance. What you want to look for is that the bounce has cleared before you increase Harry's dose. You want to try to avoid increasing the dose at the same time the bounce is breaking. That can create a situation where there's a good deal of downward momentum with the numbers. Usually, it takes up to 72 hours for a bounce to clear. It looks like Harry bounced off of the PM cycle numbers on 5/5. Barring any change in his pattern, it's likely you could increase at your next AMPS.
 
Thanks for looking :)

Will keep an eye on the numbers and see how we go with the dose increase AMPS, many thanks.

Jax
 
Harrycat said:
I have been feeding him during the day as and when I can. Just reading another condo I think I should start marking up when I have done this with an asterix?
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You might find that it's helpful information for you down the road as you get a clearer picture of Harry cat's cycles. When I just started giving insulin I was wondering why there didn't seem to be as clear direction on when and how much to feed as there seem to be about other factors, but it's just one of those things that you really need to figure out what works best for your individual cat. If you have notes on what and how much you feed, then later you will be equipped to see how adjusting that might give you another way to manage your cat's BG. For example, some people with cats whose BG drops really fast, triggering bounces, might feed more early in the cycle to prevent the drop, while others spread the food out more evenly throughout the day. Even if you don't know what will work best right now, keep track of it so you know all the factors and can see the big picture down the road.

From one bouncy cat to another . . . hope things level out :-D
 
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