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Re: 8/25 mocha amps 143 +2 196 +4 106 food question

in two hours mocha has dropped about 90 points. Is this where I should feed MC to keep her surfing??
 
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Great Blue day going here--Mocha you up for some Green?? :mrgreen: Almost there!!
Terrific numbers from Mocha these days!! Excellent job! Hugs from us!
 
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PeterDevonMocha said:
in two hours mocha has dropped about 90 points. Is this where I should feed MC to keep her surfing??
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it seemed to do well the other day to keep her surfing...no overloading, small snacks is good.
a mix of HC and MC did well.

if she dives too much in the next test, you can switch to HC gravy

and see if u can grab a +4.5 if possible.
 
Re: 8/25 mocha amps 143 +2 196 +4 106 food question

Nice numbers this morning. What are you feeding now? I'm not sure if you figure the drop from th PS or the +2 which is probably food influenced.
 
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sorry I should have been more clear. She did not eat anything after breakfast this morning. I had to go out and wanted to check her before I left, that's the +2. Checked her when I got home at +4 and saw the drop. Fed her 1/8th of a can of MC with some gravy inside the MC can. She is now down to 97 at +4.5 which isn't a huge drop and could be the same number with meter variance. Should I do more MC?
 
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ok dropping just a little more now .. she didn't eat any MC at +4.5 but is eating some now at +5
 
Re: 8/25 mocha amps 143 +2 196 +4 106 +5 79 +5.5 86 more mc?

doh! I just fed her MC, but I didn't add any of the "gravy" that comes in the MC cans ...
 
Re: 8/25 mocha amps 143 +2 196 +4 106 +5 79 +5.5 86 more mc?

k, that's ok.

are u getting an idea of how MC works for her?
you know HC will keep her from diving - like the other day, MC so far surfing today...

I had to clean my glasses to read your SS notes on the carbs being given, lol!

Does anyone else have any thoughts? :-D
I don't think I'm off the mark, I really read those little notes carefully @-)
 
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I know HC helps her come up when she is sky diving down, and "sometimes" MC will help her surf and LC is what we give 95% of the time but I guess I don't understand the reasoning behind the "when" I mean, how do we know that she wouldn't of surfed on LC? Do we only know after she eats either one and we see the number results? I mean, I could have fed her LC and gotten roughly the same numbers, but wouldn't know that until after she ate the LC. Then on the other hand, she might have dived down and needed either HC or MC to bring her up .. but again, if I feed those to her first how would I know that LC wouldn't of done the trick?

I know this is probably a very simple thing to figure out but I ALWAYS overthink things ... just ask peter!
 
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well, you could give it a shot and see what strictly LC does in the early hours after shot nowadays
..but you may be monitoring a lot more if she dives early

I know what you mean thou.
 
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Devon, you're doing such a good job with Mocha. I'm poring over your posts, hoping to learn something. Your questions are the same as mine.
Obviously I don't need to know any of this right now, since Checkers seems to hate the colors blue and Heaven forbid, he should have to wear green. :roll:
 
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:YMSIGH: I will never get this ... I feel like kicking something ... oh well, thanks for sticking it out with us today!!
 
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oh trust me, it took me a while to get it too.
trial and error and experimenting pretty much and tracking the carbs along with the numbers
 
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Devon, this feeding thing may be frustrating, but remember, just a few short months ago, you and I were both feeling sad about all the kitties doing so well, and now look at what you're accomplished with your girl. :thumbup
 
Re: 8/25 mocha amps 143 +2 196 +4 106 +5 79 +5.5 86

Looks good, Devon. :smile:

You’re right, low carb might have worked. Next time, try it and see how Mocha does, then you’ll know. If it doesn’t work, you can always MC or HC the next test to turn her back around.

I *think* the reason MC worked so well today is that Mocha is almost done with this dose. There’s a good chance she would have dropped more with just LC.
 
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barb, thank you for the compliments but there are days where mocha exhibits fear of green! So don't you worry, we aren't going anywhere just yet .... I have a million questions about all of this, but it is so hard for me to type out what I'm trying to ask so I ask peter about it but he get's so annoyed by my constant overthinking this whole thing ...

Libby, I think next time I might try LC to see what she does .. she just started this 1.75 dose and we would like to keep her here as long as possible ...that would be best, right?
 
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: zooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

We tested mocha at +11 because she was ever so lazily rolling around in the sun on the dining room floor .. rubbing her face and cheek against the carpet ... stretching her arms and rolling over to sunbathe the other side of her .. and I said to peter, she sure does look content ... almost toooooooo content if you get my drift .. which he did and said yeah, almost like she looks as though she could be hallucinating kinda low ... so we tested her and got 344 on the meter .... :shock: so we retested her and got 357 .. so we kept the 344 for the SS, not that it was a huge difference, but still ..... anyways, she only continued to climb after that and is now peering over the horizon to the dreaded red zone ...

my whole family is on vacation right now ... we went to take care of their kitty and fish tank and talked to them while we were at their house ... it's bad enough knowing we probably won't ever go on vacation again ... but then to hear about the good time they are having in one of our favorite vacation spots .. well, it just makes this pink number that much worse.
 
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Awww, I know how you feel about the vacation thing....I feel like I'm not supposed to be gone anymore now that I have this huge obligation to Lightning. I feel bad to say that I'm "lucky" that both my mom and sister had diabetic cats so if my BF and I want to go anywhere together at least I know I have people who are capable of taking care of him. Do you guys have anyone that could do that for you?? I hope so, because even though I'm already freaking out about leaving in a few months and not being able to take care of Lightning, I know he will be in good hands.
 
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Dropping by with hugs, Devon -- Mocha ran you around today!

There is no such thing as overthinking a cat, BTW. :lol:

You WILL vacation again. I believe it. :YMHUG:
 
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thanks kathy .. and no pamela, even though family is close by, none are really willing to help out in this department ....
 
Hi Devon

just checking in on you to see how the day went
Mocha what you doing up there?

well, at least you can get some rest again tonight.

Take it easy!
 
Glad to see Mocha is visiting the yellow zone. This is temporary -- you're seeing a response to the excitement of the last few days.

As far as food, like Libby was suggesting, it's trial and error. There really aren't rules. With Gabby, because she would drop during the early part of the cycle, I'm feeding her meals in 4 portions over the front end of the cycle.When I'm feeding to manipulate the curve,it's a little different. The rationale is that I'm trying to prevent Gabby from earning a decrease. I want her to stay in the greens at a dose for as long as possible until the numbers dictate otherwise. It's helped to flatten the curve and to reduce her bouncing. As a result, I get a day like today. If you look at Gabby's SS, I've tried to note when and what I'm feeding. I don't keep MC in the house, I am typically feeding a variable amount of LC with gravy and I vary the proportion depending on how fast numbers are dropping. If I have a morning like today. I may add a drop or two of Karo to raise numbers or prevent them from being in the 40s for too long.

I really don't think there's one way or one "right" way. A lot will depend on how carb sensitive Mocha is, where the numbers are -- blue vs. green, how fast numbers are dropping, and what your goal is.
 
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