4/18 Boo AMPS 4.7/85; +4 3.9/70; PMPS 4.5/81

[Vidya & Boo]

Yesterday's condo

Today:
AMPS: 4.7 (85 US)
+4: 3.9 (70 US)
PMPS: 4.5 (81 US)

Numbers slightly higher, but still continuing with the shaved 1.0u dose to see if they'll trend downward at some point on this dose.

 

[julie & punkin (ga)]

numbers sure look great today!

i'm just wondering - have you guys considered helping boo slowly lose a little bit of weight? he's obviously doing well, but i know that fat can create insulin resistance, and from his pictures, he looks like he's a pretty hefty boy! extra weight can also be really hard on their joints.

 

[Vidya & Boo]

We practice a HAES (Health At Every Size) approach to health in our home, for both the humans and the nonhumans. It wouldn't surprise me if Boo does lose a little weight on his low-carb diet, but I wouldn't make it a goal for him, as we intentionally don't use weight as a metric of health. He's been a huge, fat, muscular cat since we adopted him, and seems pretty at ease in his body, in spite of an old 'athletic' injury (ACL tear). The Mellit drops he's getting are designed to help the body better regulate its utilization of insulin, too.