10/11 Butters AMPS - 177

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Eva & Butters

Eva & Butters

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Hi, Everyone ~

Don't have a spreadsheet set up yet for Butters, but just wanted to thank you all for your spreadsheets. A couple of days ago, Marjorie and Sienne posted some very helpful info on John & Apollo's condo about feeding to flatten a curve. That's what we've started doing with Butters since he tends to be a diver and a bouncer. We went all the way down the dosing ladder to .25U BID, but a couple of the reductions didn't stick. We'd like to try to hold .5U or .5U skinny for a while to help Butters stay in healing numbers.

Here's where we were yesterday:

10/10
AMPS - 185 - shot .5U
+3 - 115
+5 - 105
+7.5 - 95
PMPS - 133 - shot .25 fat (we know we need to shoot at low numbers, just not sure how much in lower bg range. Wonder what the full .5U would have done?)
+3 - 135

Would like to hear more about how to use low carb, medium carb, and high carb foods to help flatten the curve. Which medium carb foods are you using?

Thanks again.
Eva
 
Hi Eva!

For a MC food I use FF Elegant Medley's (9-11%).......those have always seemd to work well to bring Zoe up from a low number and to get her surfing in the good numbers. I have also used FF Gravy Lovers as the HC food.....I think they are 18%?

Nice start to the morning for Butters. It is scary to shoot a low number.....I was so worried the first time I shot a low number on Zoe....I think it was an 87 and I shot 3 units. I fed her FF Elelgant Medley for breakfast that morning and she did beautifully....stayed in the greens all day, never dropped.

Feel free to look at our SS :mrgreen:

Have a good day!
 
Hi guys .. We used wal marts brand special kitty beef and liver dinner for mocha, for MC and we used just the gravy from the FF beef dinner (I think) Not sure of the carb % in either one, though I do think they are on the janet and binky's food page .. We use special kitty brand turkey and giblets for her every day meals ..

Yeah, it can be nerve wracking shooting those first few low numbers .. I had multiple people on here "holding my hand" and still couldn't bring myself to do it .. but eventually we were shooting mid 50's without batting an eye!

Have a great day guys!
 
Sherry & Zoe ~ Thanks for stopping by. I'm going to pick up some FF Elegant Medley to have on hand for Butters. Sherry, your spreadsheet's very helpful showing what you feed and when to stop the steep drops...thanks!

PeterDevonMocha ~ You always give such good, positive support to everyone. Thanks! I'd looked at Mocha's spreadsheet before, and I just took another look. What an inspiring story to achieve remission after so long on insulin. Gives me hope. We should try some Special Kitty Turkey & Giblets for Butters since so many cats seem to enjoy it.

Enjoy the rest of the day,
Eva
 
hi, Eva & Butters!

Fancy Feast seems to be the choice...binks is a fan as well.
he turns his nose up at the Special Kitty...but both my girls like it.

nice amps!!

celi & binks
 
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