LuvinThisPig
Member Since 2017
Yesterday's
Not a whole lot to report today. He is doing really well, despite the higher BG ranges. I can just tell a massive difference in his behavior on the RC. He just feels better! His appetite is ravenous and my little excursion to Walmart last night solved several problems for us.
The way I have it set up he will be getting about 3.2oz = 102.4 kcal in a 12 hour time period. Which means that in a day (24hrs) he will be getting about 6.4oz = 204.8 kcal. This is about 50 calories more than what he was getting, but also it is being digested and used far more than the canned food ever was.
With canned he pooped about 2-3 times a day because, really, it was just flushing right through him with very little benefit. With the RC he poops about once every 1-2 days... Aaaannnndddd the kicker?? Even with all of that, he is not constipated in anyway! Perfect bladder and no hard, bloated tummy. This tells me that he is absolutely using a very large part of what he is intaking and that is a good thing.
I will weigh him every week and see if he is packing on pounds. I want he right about 14-14.5 lbs. Once he gets back up to that, then I will back off his daily amount to about 5 - 5.5 oz.
For now, I will just adjust the insulin to meet the need because I have no intention of pulling him off raw ever again.... Now, let us hope that he decides to be compliant with this..
Not a whole lot to report today. He is doing really well, despite the higher BG ranges. I can just tell a massive difference in his behavior on the RC. He just feels better! His appetite is ravenous and my little excursion to Walmart last night solved several problems for us.
The way I have it set up he will be getting about 3.2oz = 102.4 kcal in a 12 hour time period. Which means that in a day (24hrs) he will be getting about 6.4oz = 204.8 kcal. This is about 50 calories more than what he was getting, but also it is being digested and used far more than the canned food ever was.
With canned he pooped about 2-3 times a day because, really, it was just flushing right through him with very little benefit. With the RC he poops about once every 1-2 days... Aaaannnndddd the kicker?? Even with all of that, he is not constipated in anyway! Perfect bladder and no hard, bloated tummy. This tells me that he is absolutely using a very large part of what he is intaking and that is a good thing.
I will weigh him every week and see if he is packing on pounds. I want he right about 14-14.5 lbs. Once he gets back up to that, then I will back off his daily amount to about 5 - 5.5 oz.
For now, I will just adjust the insulin to meet the need because I have no intention of pulling him off raw ever again.... Now, let us hope that he decides to be compliant with this..
