10/19 Chewie AMPS 95/ +2 90/ +3 88/ +4 105/ +5 116/ +8 145/ PMPS 176/ +2 152/ +8 136

Gah, turns out the HC got used for other kitties during the road trip - I have MC (12% - Fancy Feast grilled beef in gravy) and LC (Koha turkey 8%, Wellness Complete Health chicken + turkey 4% each). I will go buy more food this afternoon, but will have to make do with this if needed this morning.

How much do people give to keep their cats in the safe zone? Start with a teaspoon? A tablespoon?
 
Virginie said:
Gah, turns out the HC got used for other kitties during the road trip - I have MC (12% - Fancy Feast grilled beef in gravy) and LC (Koha turkey 8%, Wellness Complete Health chicken + turkey 4% each). I will go buy more food this afternoon, but will have to make do with this if needed this morning.

How much do people give to keep their cats in the safe zone? Start with a teaspoon? A tablespoon?
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You can always add honey, syrup or karo to the higher end LC to make it MC / HC.

I would Start with a teaspoon
 
Congrats on shooting your first green. Here is your BoS award! :D
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Looks like her birthday gift to you was to wreck your breakfast plan. Typical cat!

How long do you have to go out for breakfast? Can it be delayed?
 

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IMO that 106 is pretty flat with the AMPS.
From the Sticky:
"Perhaps the most important guideline in shooting low is that any time you shoot your lowest ever number, you should get a +1 and +2 to give you an idea of how the cycle will go. If the +1 is not higher than PS, or if +2 is much lower than PS, that means “pay attention” over the next few hours."
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Congrats on shooting your first green. Here is your BoS award! :D
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Looks like her birthday gift to you was to wreck your breakfast plan. Typical cat!

How long do you have to go out for breakfast? Can it be delayed?
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Hahaha thank you :D I will rely on those in the next few hours!
DBF is a bit grumpy about delaying breakfast, but I’m waiting and will test her a little bit before +2. The number will tell me if we can go out or need to get takeout instead. We would only be gone for about an hour, so if her +2 isn’t diving can I come back and test at +3?

Thanks for the reminder @Angela & Cleo - I read that sticky so many times, yet somehow that part eluded me :confused: I also always forget about meter variance, gah.
 
Virginie said:
, but I’m waiting and will test her a little bit before +2. The number will tell me if we can go out or need to get takeout instead. We would only be gone for about an hour, so if her +2 isn’t diving can I come back and test at +3?
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Yes. You can always feed her some MC at the +1.75 test and come back at +3 for the next. If you have an autofeeder she will eat from you can load it up for +2.5 - again with some MC, if necessary.
 
Ok I just tested at +2 (minus 5 minutes) and she was at 90 :eek:
Can I give her a couple of teaspoons of the 12% and come back for +3 then?
I don’t have an auto feeder because we have 4 cats and they all love eating food that is not theirs.
 
Still within meter variance of your PS#, so she’s staying pretty flat. Personally I’d be comfortable with what you have planned (MC snack and test again in an hour).
 
Cali S said:
Still within meter variance of your PS#, so she’s staying pretty flat. Personally I’d be comfortable with what you have planned (MC snack and test again in an hour).
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I just gave her two teaspoons of 12% and ran out the door with a very hangry boyfriend - what a tense morning!

That being said, I despaired so many times that we’d never get to this point, so it’s a good problem to have :D
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Well done shooting green today! :D How does Chewie like these numbers? Notice anything different about her? Other than not as ravenously hungry.
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Thank you :cat: it was a bit unnerving, glad she stayed flat as it was a high chaos day with all the furniture being brought in!

I had to give her a small dose (25 mg) of gabapentin this morning as she freaks out at loud noises and the day was full of bangs and thumps. It always makes her sleepy, so it’s hard to tell what was the drug and what was the lower BG. She definitely had less appetite, even for her beloved tuna churu, I had to pull her out of her hidey hole twice to test her. She also got a very soft stool tonight just from the 2 teaspoons of MC. Is adding honey to their regular LC easier on cats’ digestion?

The chaos will now decrease a little bit every day, hoping that finding a place for everything and a good rhythm with the cats will make everything easier and more reassuring for the felines.
 
Virginie said:
Is adding honey to their regular LC easier on cats’ digestion?
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It depends on the cat. I discovered that Neko reacted badly to wheat. A lot of the HC products have wheat or wheat gluten in them. However, there are some that are high carb from potatoes (Weruva) and she was fine with those. Adding karo or honey is always an option.
 
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