12/17 Boomer AMPS 119 .1u +3 90 PMPS 101 .1u +3 85

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Judy and Boomer

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AMPS 119 :eek::eek::eek: shooting .1u
hmmm. What happened between yesterday's +6 and PMPS and continued overnight into AMPS?

I don't normally keep track of what foods I give Boomer, I just give him a variety in his auto feeder and try to keep his absolute favourite for the overnight +6. And I calculate the carbs from calories for all foods before I ever give them to him and try to keep the carbs from calories under 5% because he seems to be very carb sensitive. But to be honest I don't totally trust the information that the pet food companies are giving. I find it hard to believe that, for instance, Natures Variety Salmon is 9.5% but Purrfect Bistro Salmon is 2.16%. So today (AM, +3, +6, +9) I have fed Purrfect Bistro tuna which, according to my calcs, is 3.3%.

If it's not the food, then I don't know. Boomer was a bit grumpy last night; he kept shoving my hand away and snapping at me when I was testing him at PMPS. He stayed sleeping on his testing table after PMPS which he quite often does in the evening and later in the evening when I called him and held up his brush for him to see, he jumped down and came for a brushing. So other than being a bit testy with me and the higher BG, there weren't other signs that he wasn't feeling well. He had a poop right before PMPS. No meat loafing. And he's eating fine.

There have been times before when he's been in the 60s then suddenly a few hours later he gives me a blue number. It seems to be Boomer's version of a bounce. And he did go into the 50s yesterday.

I don't know; I guess we'll see what he does today. Sometimes when he's higher he drops quickly in the first 3 hours. Last night I thought that might happen but it didn't.

And yes I do know this 119 is still considered a good number. But it still concerns me when I see him go up like that within a few hours.
 
Boomer... what is going on bud... your bean is telling us you seem a little off and out of sorts... was it just your BGs or is something bigger going on... give a bean a clue if its more.... sorry he isnt himself Judy... ECID and just cause 119 is a good number for another kitty doesnt mean Boomer feels good at it.... i am crazy about the food carbs too as you know... when the numbers come up and i am all over the foods then i question did i inject right... i think its a beans job to always feel responsible somehow... but i dont think we really are... you know your numbers on the food... i think your gut feeling that this is his version of a bounce could be true... hope he starts to feel better and his numbers start looking more like Boomer numbers today :bighug::bighug:
 
Judy, I really think it is a little bounce. See how he went steadily up from 59? Who knows, maybe he even went lower after the 59. It seems to be what is happening with Bubba also if he hits a lower number than he has seen in a while. Maybe he went back into the 50's last night. I feel your frustration.
 
The more I think about it, the more I believe it is a wee bounce. Boomer started yesterday a bit lower than normal and went even lower at +3 (and could have gone even lower until the +3 foods kicked it and brought him up a bit). So these "higher" numbers are just a way of his own body protecting him from a low. If I look at it that way, it doesn't irritate me so much :rolleyes: And when he goes lower than usual, I do tend to give him a food slightly higher in carbs (still under 5% usually) so perhaps next time I'll continue the really low carb foods as long as I'm here to monitor/test (obviously) to try to minimize the bounce.
 
So these "higher" numbers are just a way of his own body protecting him from a low. If I look at it that way, it doesn't irritate me so much :rolleyes:

Or he could just be acting like a cat!! You wouldn't want him to break the cardinal rule of cats, now would you? And become "predictable"???

That might get him drummed out of the club!!!

Nice to see him back in the greens where he belongs tonight!!

Now Boomer.....we know it's important to jerk these humans around every now and then, but cut your mama a break, OK?
 
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