New Member 03/16/24, Weight Maintenance

Hi! I can’t figure out how to change my name, I didn’t see the suggestion to have kitty’s name with mine until after registration. [Edit: Got this fixed! Thanks Diane.]
My diabetic boy is Loki, an 11 year old Maine Coon cross. He’s done a total 180 since starting insulin 8 months ago!
I test his BSL at home, and he just recently got bumped up to 3 IU twice a day.
I have his diet controlled. He tends to eat smaller amounts more frequently so I portion his dry food (Crave) daily to ensure I don’t overfeed. He also gets wet (Weruva canned) in the evening.
He’s bulking back up nicely. He spent a long time overweight, then got pretty skinny and stayed there until diagnosed. Now I’m wondering what healthy weight might be for him. I don’t think we’ve reached it yet but we’re close. I’ll check in with his vet on Monday but I look forward to hearing what y’all say!
I wish I’d known about this forum months ago. What a wonderful thing.

 

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@Kris & Loki
About his weight
What did the vet say is ideal weight should be
A good rule of thumb is 20x ideal weight
Example
So if his ideal weight is 10 lbs
10 x 20 = 200 calories a day

 

They open again on Monday so I’ll call first thing.

 

This Infograph may help you gauge Loki's weight: https://www.catster.com/guides/how-much-should-my-cat-weigh/

 

I would say he's at ideal weight, judging from my own knowledge of him and this infograph. When he was first diagnosed with diabetes, he weighed in at 8lbs flat. He's now 9.8 lbs and a happy, soft fur boy
Thanks for sharing.