SweetGreyRudy
Member Since 2024
Hello all!
We are new to this thread, going to start daily posts with the hope ya'll can help us get Rudy down from his current bouncy numbers. You'll see on his spreadsheet that since his 3/9/24 dx, we've had a few blue numbers and even a couple of greens on 4/11/24. Ever since then, we've really struggled to even get blue numbers which we assumed was Rudy bouncing.
We've been playing around with different LC foods and feeding/shooting times but have currently landed with this schedule: LC wet food 9AM/9PM with TR Glargine 3U. LC snacks at 1PM/5PM/1AM/5AM. We feed him Arcana wet food and Vital Essential freeze-dried raw snacks, but have gotten consult here that we may need to move back to Tiki Cat - I think Rudy is really sensitive and the switch to Arcana could be contributing to these numbers.
Additionally, you'll notice that we've been inconsistent with getting nighttime numbers to determine if he is dipping at night and what his nadir is. We're going to test at 3AM for a few days to get some more data.
Here is my question for today:
1. Rudy was last weighed at 16.5lbs on 3/9/24, and we were told he needs to lose weight. What are thoughts on getting him to the right numbers while simultaneously losing weight? We weren't doing snacks until the past few days bc we were told that would lead to weight gain (or maintaining), but I think waiting too long between meals is contributing to his numbers being so bouncy. I just don't want to restrict calories in a way that's negatively impacting BG even if it means he's in the right caloric range. Rudy is VERY lazy lol (even before his dx) and not motivated at all by movement, so him losing weight is really going to depend on his calories and food quality. We found that he got constipated by eating just Tiki Cat, which prompted the move to Arcana bc it's still LC but has a higher fat content. He's been regular since the switch but now we have the higher numbers. Thoughts? Maybe switch back from Arcana to Tiki Cat and add in fish oil or some other fat?
Please let me know if there is more info you need from us as this is all still so new!
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Jordan, Kai, & Rudy
We are new to this thread, going to start daily posts with the hope ya'll can help us get Rudy down from his current bouncy numbers. You'll see on his spreadsheet that since his 3/9/24 dx, we've had a few blue numbers and even a couple of greens on 4/11/24. Ever since then, we've really struggled to even get blue numbers which we assumed was Rudy bouncing.
We've been playing around with different LC foods and feeding/shooting times but have currently landed with this schedule: LC wet food 9AM/9PM with TR Glargine 3U. LC snacks at 1PM/5PM/1AM/5AM. We feed him Arcana wet food and Vital Essential freeze-dried raw snacks, but have gotten consult here that we may need to move back to Tiki Cat - I think Rudy is really sensitive and the switch to Arcana could be contributing to these numbers.
Additionally, you'll notice that we've been inconsistent with getting nighttime numbers to determine if he is dipping at night and what his nadir is. We're going to test at 3AM for a few days to get some more data.
Here is my question for today:
1. Rudy was last weighed at 16.5lbs on 3/9/24, and we were told he needs to lose weight. What are thoughts on getting him to the right numbers while simultaneously losing weight? We weren't doing snacks until the past few days bc we were told that would lead to weight gain (or maintaining), but I think waiting too long between meals is contributing to his numbers being so bouncy. I just don't want to restrict calories in a way that's negatively impacting BG even if it means he's in the right caloric range. Rudy is VERY lazy lol (even before his dx) and not motivated at all by movement, so him losing weight is really going to depend on his calories and food quality. We found that he got constipated by eating just Tiki Cat, which prompted the move to Arcana bc it's still LC but has a higher fat content. He's been regular since the switch but now we have the higher numbers. Thoughts? Maybe switch back from Arcana to Tiki Cat and add in fish oil or some other fat?
Please let me know if there is more info you need from us as this is all still so new!
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Jordan, Kai, & Rudy
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