8/06 AMPS 341 +4 62 PMPS 204 +4 62

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This is the second day he's dropped to 60's I'm still new to what's to low but isn't 60's low for a diabetic cat? We did take him off of the really high carb dry food he was on (Hills Multi benefit) and have switched him to Classic Fancy Feast, which we did see a positive difference after that but lately he's stopped eating it. The only thing he’ll eat is his old dry food or Canned Tuna we have been giving him as treats after his blood draws. He’ll still take tiny bites of the wet food throughout the day but i feel like its not enough for his insulin he’s getting. We still have to resort to giving him a very tiny bit of his old dry food just so he has some food in his system for his insulin. Though at +4 today I saw him drop to 60’s and than by his blood readings before insulin there usually high again. How do I get him to start eating his wet food cause right now he’s being really picky about the wet food we’re giving him and i know he would drop cause of the transitioning but 60's is concerning me a little and him not eating his food. ( as you can see by this photo you can tell he's not happy with the transition of wet food ) I'm all still new to this and it's been a little stressful seeing his numbers like this and wondering what I should do about this.
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This is the second day he's dropped to 60's I'm still new to what's to low but isn't 60's low for a diabetic cat? We did take him off of the really high carb dry food he was on (Hills Multi benefit) and have switched him to Classic Fancy Feast, which we did see a positive difference after that but lately he's stopped eating it. The only thing he’ll eat is his old dry food or Canned Tuna we have been giving him as treats after his blood draws. He’ll still take tiny bites of the wet food throughout the day but i feel like its not enough for his insulin he’s getting. We still have to resort to giving him a very tiny bit of his old dry food just so he has some food in his system for his insulin. Though at +4 today I saw him drop to 60’s and than by his blood readings before insulin there usually high again. How do I get him to start eating his wet food cause right now he’s being really picky about the wet food we’re giving him and i know he would drop cause of the transitioning but 60's is concerning me a little and him not eating his food. ( as you can see by this photo you can tell he's not happy with the transition of wet food ) I'm all still new to this and it's been a little stressful seeing his numbers like this and wondering what I should do about this.
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Melissa just a reminder she is using the U-100 syringes for vetsulin and you helped her out with the conversation chart on the previous post
Shouldn't she reduce since Sammy dropped below 90 twice

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We did take him off of the really high carb dry food he was on (Hills Multi benefit) and have switched him to Classic Fancy Feast, which we did see a positive difference after that but lately he's stopped eating it. T
You can try adding a little Parmesan cheese on his wet food, plus you should always add a couple of tablespoon to his wet food and mix it up good

You can also try another low carb wet food

Here is the food chart ,there are other flavors of the FF classic Pates
https://felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/dr-pierson-new-food-chart.174147/

I have read that some members
Forti-Flora is something that can be sprinkled on cats food most cats are absolutely crazy for it when sprinkled on their food -- so it's a good way to get them to eat

Another member posted this
Fortiflora is made by Purina and contains animal digest which is not good for cats. Some cats like the taste of it if you are using it only as a topper but I prefer higher quality products as toppers like freeze dried chicken that you can make into a “dust” with a Magic Bullet.


Here are some freeze dried treats to try and I would make it into a dust

Freeze dried treats
https://www.chewy.com/halo-liv-littles-grain-free-100/dp/29214

You can give her any freeze dried treats for a snack
most members give freeze dried treats , they are low carb, you can probably find them in some local pet stores also
I did a search for you on here and copied what some members said they use,

When testing you can give them a treat so they will associate after testing they will get a reward, any freeze dried treats are ok such as
PureBites Freeze-Dried Cat Treats with Chicken Breast 2.3 oz ()https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071P

Also chewys has freeze dried treats also


The freeze dried treats you can get at petsmart, petco and order from chewy. Purebites is popular (cheaper if you buy the dog food ones). My crew like vital essentials it's dehydrated freeze dried raw comes in flavors

freeze dried minnows, made by Vital Essentials. I also buy the ones made for dogs. They're the same as the freeze dried minnows for cats. just cheaper. They also carry other freeze dried treats. I ordered mine through Amazon.

I think the vital essentials are more of a crunchy texture than the purebites

If you cat likes any of these you can buy the bigger bags for dogs they are the same ,you will get more for your money just break then up into smaller pieces
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You can Google freeze dried treats and see what other ones there are and different flavors
Just make sure that is the only ingredient in them meaning turkey, chicken, minnows etc

Here is another one , I see you can get these in different flavors also just look
You may have to break any freeze dried treats in half if they are too big
https://www.amazon.com/Vital-Essent...ocphy=9003521&hvtargid=pla-630511512365&psc=1
 
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I use the "dust" from the bottom of the PureBites Chicken Treats when Newman gets a little picky on the Fancy Feast Pate. It works like magic. I just sprinkle a little over the top of his pate food and he can't wait to get to it.
 
I just want to double check - you are still drawing to the 2U line? Just reiterating my advice to reduce to 0.6U, which is 1.5U line on your syringes.
 
I just want to double check - you are still drawing to the 2U line? Just reiterating my advice to reduce to 0.6U, which is 1.5U line on your syringes.
Yes we're still on the 2U line we can start going to 1.5U to see what happens. today I was busy but at +6 he was at 101 today after AMPS being at 243 and we were a little successful on him eating his wet food today.
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PMPS: 242 +4 53
Yeah probably gonna reduce tomorrow
 
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