Amy & Papaya (GA)
Member Since 2012
Yesterday bounceville
Papaya came down slowly through the yellows last night from an ugly black start to the day yesterday. Today started off pretty well for her, and she was already down to 91 by +4. I wanted to slow the drop and hopefully avoid the bounce back to black, so I gave her some 14% carbs food and it seems to have been just right to keep her surfing right to a nice blue PMPS. She came out to the kitchen for supper and waited to get her shot before she trotted back to the living room, although she swore at me when she got the shot tonight!
Thanks for the visits last night, Carla, Ella, Devon and Jess.
Jess - as we often say here, ECID - every cat is different. Feeding low or zero carb when BG gets low may work for Mr. Cat, or I daresay for most cats, but trust me, it does not for mine. As noted in Papaya's profile, after suggestions from experienced caregivers (including some familiar with the steeper drops seen on PZI) I actually switched Papaya up to a wet food that is in the higher range of what is still considered low carb. Her regular food is 9% carbs, her medium which I use at the start of a drop is 14%, and if she is having a day where she really wants to dive she gets 22% and that barely keeps her surfing the 40s if she's really on a mission. I've been doing this sugardance for over a year now, and while it may not look like it from the continued bounces, Papaya is actually doing better than she used to - she clears the bounces quickly, and her overall health is better. Those black AMPS do pop up, but she's spending a lot more time in good numbers. Zero carb for Papaya would make the drops sharper and the bounces worse.
Papaya came down slowly through the yellows last night from an ugly black start to the day yesterday. Today started off pretty well for her, and she was already down to 91 by +4. I wanted to slow the drop and hopefully avoid the bounce back to black, so I gave her some 14% carbs food and it seems to have been just right to keep her surfing right to a nice blue PMPS. She came out to the kitchen for supper and waited to get her shot before she trotted back to the living room, although she swore at me when she got the shot tonight!
Thanks for the visits last night, Carla, Ella, Devon and Jess.
Jess - as we often say here, ECID - every cat is different. Feeding low or zero carb when BG gets low may work for Mr. Cat, or I daresay for most cats, but trust me, it does not for mine. As noted in Papaya's profile, after suggestions from experienced caregivers (including some familiar with the steeper drops seen on PZI) I actually switched Papaya up to a wet food that is in the higher range of what is still considered low carb. Her regular food is 9% carbs, her medium which I use at the start of a drop is 14%, and if she is having a day where she really wants to dive she gets 22% and that barely keeps her surfing the 40s if she's really on a mission. I've been doing this sugardance for over a year now, and while it may not look like it from the continued bounces, Papaya is actually doing better than she used to - she clears the bounces quickly, and her overall health is better. Those black AMPS do pop up, but she's spending a lot more time in good numbers. Zero carb for Papaya would make the drops sharper and the bounces worse.
:mrgreen: Papaya...no bouncing K kitty cat_pet_icon Have a great night Amy!!
