Max & Lori
Member Since 2021
I stayed up with Max most of last night because he started diving and like he normally does, he stops eating after a certain point. I do not fill him up at those small snacks when I’m trying to keep him steady. The problem with Max is he has a very sensitive tummy as you all know. To make things more complicated, he is very picky and he gets tired of any particular food quickly. The rabbit was working great until now he’s stopped eating it. I give him Weruva mixed with it or even alternate it, as well as some other things like EZ complete, even Friskies or proplan. I’ve tried to be a good “cat momma” and I’ve also tried to be patient with the bouncing. There is still a lot that I don’t know such as tips for feeding and when. If he dives and is clearing a bounce, he usually nadirs at the end of the cycle. It’s hard to know how long to feed him in the cycle because it seems like sometimes he nadirs early and sometimes later. I also have tried to feed small amounts through the first part of the cycle and maybe once in the afternoon to prevent these big dives that causes bouncing. Though I give him small amounts, he still gets full and when I do run into a problem if he's trending too low, he doesn't want to eat. I think it's because his nadirs are not consistent, the diving, and the fact that I don't know if I should try to prevent further diving or just let him be that confuses me. I'm probably doing something wrong, but I am really just trying to understand. I have read the stickies over and over and I go back and look at advice I’ve gotten before that worked. I’ve learned so much from the people I’ve gotten to know here. Everyone is so nice and unbelievably generous with their time to help ones in need like me. I don’t have anyone else who understands Max or knows how to care for him in my life. I’ve given up so much of my life to do the best that I can and I’m wearing myself out by spreading myself too thin. My own health has not been great over the last year and I think it all is getting to me emotionally even though I keep going and doing what I do. I asked some questions over the weekend but ended up deleting at the end of the day or night when I saw that nobody was available at the time for that specific question. My point is that I certainly don’t want to bother anyone. I feel really bad that I have to and feel as though I should understand Max better but the minute I think I do, something happens that makes me feel clueless again. I might ask something I’ve already asked before. It’s all just a learning experience. You guys are great and I don’t want to wear out my welcome to such a great resource. To me, it feels like Max doesn’t go by the standard of care sometimes because of everything else this poor cat has going on. I’m sure everyone feels that way about their cat at times too. Literally there’s something with every system in his body, which I realize is because of his acromegaly. He also has a lot of allergies and asthma too. I did not mean to go on and on venting or rambling, but if anyone has the time to look at Max’s spreadsheet for the last few days and tell me what’s going on I would be so thankful. Whether is just bouncing, or something I’ve done wrong, or if his dose okay right now? I realize there are things that affect his numbers other than his dose. I did have to give 30 mins early last night but it was either that or give 1 hour late. He was high enough already so I shot early, then I guess he was clearing the bounce and has now bounced again. I’m really sorry about my venting, and all of my questions, but as always I do appreciate those of you who have always checked on us, given advice or just gave us support. I know I’m not the only one. Thanks so much.
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