9/6 Callie AMPS 247, +2.5 101, +3 85, +4 85, +5 88, +6 104, PMPS 494, +2.5 302, +4 276

Big drop +2.5 to 101. I gave her raw for AMPS and +1.5. After testing I gave her a heaping tspn of her reg canned 8% - still low carb but higher. Will test in 30 mins.

ETA: should I give any MC now since it is so early in cycle?
 
Bandit's Mom said:
A spoon should do.
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Ok, great. She gobbled it up :)

Just so I can get another pair of eyes on the other food we got for MC -- pic below. I think it is the: FANCY FEAST Grilled in Gravy Grilled Beef in Gravy so 12% carb (from chart)- does that look right to you?


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Jessica A said:
Just so I can get another pair of eyes on the other food we got for MC -- pic below. I think it is the: FANCY FEAST Grilled in Gravy Grilled Beef in Gravy so 12% carb (from chart)- does that look right to you?
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I haven't actually used any of these! (No Fancy Feast in India!)

On the food list, I see a
FANCY FEAST - Grilled in Gravy - Grilled Beef in Gravy - 12%
FANCY FEAST - Marinated Morsels in Gravy - Beef Feast in Gravy - 12%

I think it should be the first one. Going to tag @JaxBenji in any case - she can clarify for the future. :-)
 
Bandit's Mom said:
I haven't actually used any of these! (No Fancy Feast in India!)

On the food list, I see a
FANCY FEAST - Grilled in Gravy - Grilled Beef in Gravy - 12%
FANCY FEAST - Marinated Morsels in Gravy - Beef Feast in Gravy - 12%

I think it should be the first one. Going to tag @JaxBenji in any case - she can clarify for the future. :)
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Great, thank you. That's the one I thought it was too. We haven't ever used FF before either because of Callie's allergies but the nutritionist wanted us to try beef/pork exclusively now (mostly raw for her regular LC) and this looked like it could work as MC. I hate that her food is so in flux in the middle of all of this too but at some point, we'll hopefully get it all straight.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
And up she goes! I think you can take a break from testing till PMPS
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Ok, thanks.

Question - do you think that feeding her MC at +3 shortened the duration of the effect of the insulin or just kept her from falling too low too quickly? Or both?
I'm still trying to figure out best amounts/ timing of feeding Callie in general so just want to make sure I understand today as best as I can...
 
Jessica A said:
Question - do you think that feeding her MC at +3 shortened the duration of the effect of the insulin or just kept her from falling too low too quickly? Or both?
I'm still trying to figure out best amounts/ timing of feeding Callie in general so just want to make sure I understand today as best as I can...
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I was wondering the same thing - whether the MC shortened her duration but I think she's just bouncy. She's rarely in green for more than 3-4 hours (and that is good enough for a cat new to green) even when you've fed LC. That dive from 247 to 101 could have also contributed to the bouncing.

Next time we can try 8% rather than 12%. It's all trial and error. :)
 
Bandit's Mom said:
I was wondering the same thing - whether the MC shortened her duration but I think she's just bouncy. She's rarely in green for more than 3-4 hours (and that is good enough for a cat new to green) even when you've fed LC. That dive from 247 to 101 could have also contributed to the bouncing.

Next time we can try 8% rather than 12%. It's all trial and error. :)
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Got it. Maybe I should also switch back to +2 testing rather than +2.5. I was really liking the +2.5 because I feel like Callie's onset is generally a little later than +2 but that big drop surprised me today and I'm wondering if I had been able to catch it earlier, I could have prevented some of the bouncing that is about to happen. Anyway, just another something for me to play around with.

Thanks so much, Bhooma. Really sorry if we are the reason you are up so late. Hope you can get some good sleep now.
 
Jessica A said:
Got it. Maybe I should also switch back to +2 testing rather than +2.5. I was really liking the +2.5 because I feel like Callie's onset is generally a little later than +2 but that big drop surprised me today and I'm wondering if I had been able to catch it earlier, I could have prevented some of the bouncing that is about to happen. Anyway, just another something for me to play around with.

Thanks so much, Bhooma. Really sorry if we are the reason you are up so late. Hope you can get some good sleep now.
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It's a little difficult to figure out onset with bouncy/uregulated cats because they can be heading lower from PS itself when the bounce clears. Today was probably a combination of the bounce clearing plus a reaction to the increase. So additional downward momentum.

You aren't keeping me up, don't worry! :-)
 
JaxBenji said:
Looks right to me! If you need a Beef HC, I used the Beef Gravy Lovers as Jax's HC (20%). As an aside, I personally never dug into the FF carb %s beyond the food chart (i.e. I never tried to double check to see if the formulas had changed...I figured so many people use FF on here that we would know if the carb %s changed drastically :)).
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Great, thanks a lot Susanne! I will definitely check out the Beef Gravy Lovers for HC :)
 
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