Allie 5/23 AMPS 262/+6 277/ PMPS 308/+3 304
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I fed Neko about half her food at preshot, and split the rest into smaller meals in the first part of the cycle (before nadir). After nadir, carbs can slow down the insulin action, which is already slowing down on it's own, potentially slowing duration. Neko also got a low/no carb snack at +9, because historically before FD, that's when she got a meal. Neko wasn't about giving up meals! And it broke the long period of time without food. Later, when I switched to Levemir, the +9 was around nadir so a good time to feed.
I also switched Neko to raw food, which seemed to be more "filling" for her. It was less volume for the same amount of calories, but seemed to satisfy her better.
The other thing I did was put the post preshot meals into her autofeeder. She soon learned that more food came from it instead of me. So she watched her friend Otto(feeder) instead of bugging me for food. You don't need to adjust testing around when you feed after preshot.
I also switched Neko to raw food, which seemed to be more "filling" for her. It was less volume for the same amount of calories, but seemed to satisfy her better.
The other thing I did was put the post preshot meals into her autofeeder. She soon learned that more food came from it instead of me. So she watched her friend Otto(feeder) instead of bugging me for food. You don't need to adjust testing around when you feed after preshot.
Breelynne
Member Since 2023
Thanks Wendy for some insight on feeding. Maybe I'll try the autofeeder again today. I am home all day for a change...shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone! I plan on making up for lost sleep for the last week.
Allie and my other cat Cassie would eat at 8am 4pm and 10pm and graze the rest of the time. They would also split a can of food at each feeding.
Now Allie wants fed at 8am, 10am, 12pm if I am home 2pm 5pm and sometime in her preshot window before 8pm. I have pushed her 10pm back to 11pm (to get a +3 reading) and then I stay up until 1am to feed her so I can sleep until 7:30 at the latest.
She would eat another whole can at 5pm-6pm but because it it so close to her preshot window I try to limit it to 1/2 can.
I don't have a schedule for myself since each day is so different and that is where I feel that I am hindering progress because the times to feed and test vary so much day to day.
I know she should have about 260-300 calories a day. I'd say 300 calories a day since she has lost 2 lbs since her DX. That was why I was hoping the YAZ would help me out plus being dry I could leave it out, but it does not agree with her at all.
Is there a patten I'm missing in her spreadsheet since my testing and feeding is all over the place?
Allie and my other cat Cassie would eat at 8am 4pm and 10pm and graze the rest of the time. They would also split a can of food at each feeding.
Now Allie wants fed at 8am, 10am, 12pm if I am home 2pm 5pm and sometime in her preshot window before 8pm. I have pushed her 10pm back to 11pm (to get a +3 reading) and then I stay up until 1am to feed her so I can sleep until 7:30 at the latest.
She would eat another whole can at 5pm-6pm but because it it so close to her preshot window I try to limit it to 1/2 can.
I don't have a schedule for myself since each day is so different and that is where I feel that I am hindering progress because the times to feed and test vary so much day to day.
I know she should have about 260-300 calories a day. I'd say 300 calories a day since she has lost 2 lbs since her DX. That was why I was hoping the YAZ would help me out plus being dry I could leave it out, but it does not agree with her at all.
Is there a patten I'm missing in her spreadsheet since my testing and feeding is all over the place?