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Sevy - 11/11 AMPS 138, 1.75 Unit

11/3 - A little late, but good news is Sev has been having pretty steady numbers. It's been about three days since his increase .25 unit. Should I be increasing the dosage soon to 1.5 to hopefully get some green numbers?
 
11/5 AMPS 149 (first recent loweish pre shot number), 1.5 Unit and +3 110 photo_4927324763198262064_y.jpg
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
We are getting close! Tell me when he is eating his planned snacks…. Feeding schedule? I am sorry to ask again.
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No apologies! you are helping me and so many people :) He eats his LC wet food right after/during his shot times and then gets one likable treat (like churu) with his high blood pressure medication around noon. One (or two...) small square of freeze dried salmon or the chicken after blood test. Days he is more active/showing hunger he has a small amount of LC wet food during the day or another likable treat.
 
It would be a very good thing if you could give him a snack at +2 — a spoonful or two - doesn’t have to be a lot, but if he’s hungry it can be two. I think/hope this may cause his nadir to be a little later, which hopefully will bring it closer to +6.
 
Suzanne & Darcy said:
It would be a very good thing if you could give him a snack at +2 — a spoonful or two - doesn’t have to be a lot, but if he’s hungry it can be two. I think/hope this may cause his nadir to be a little later, which hopefully will bring it closer to +6.
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I will try that on the PM tonight; he loves food so no issues on that lol. Is there a reason we are wanting the nadir closer to +6 sorry If I missed that in the Methods info page.
 
11/7 AMPS 146, +2.5 126. Got his .25 increase today and he’s looking good! I gave him a little treat/food around the +2 mark, like we talked about before. The one thing I’m trying to figure out is whether there’s a way to keep the PM testing a bit earlier, before the +6/+5 mark if possible. By that time, it’s getting pretty late, and it’s starting to tire me out more than usual.
 
His shot time is 6:30. I’m in Central Time and had switched my schedule around, waking up at 6 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. Right now, his +6 is at 12:30 a.m., and I’ve been going to bed around 1–1:30 a.m.
 
Don’t stay up until +6 unless his earlier numbers have indicated that he’s dropping too low. Can you just do a +3 or +4 at most. That would let you go to sleep at 9:30 or 10:30. Would that help?
 
Any nadir tests today? A little later than the 133 I see on his SS?

Since he is doing so well right now and solidly in blue, we should hold the dose for two more days and see how it settles in.
 
Sevytheking said:
Not this morning. He is a bit higher than usual this am or I just missed the window. +3 133, +6 144
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It’s all good. That’s very flat and excellent. There’s no significant difference between a 133 and a 144. It’s all within meter variance anyway. And it’s really good that he has been staying very flat and not rising sharply.
 
Question - I have added a little treat/food around the +2 mark. Is there a better way I should be spreading out his food? Should I keep giving him his full meal at shot time and just add small snacks or treats throughout the day, or would it be better to space his meals differently? For example, should it be better giving 1/2 his meal and then the other half another time?

Thank you for the help :)
Sevytheking said:
No apologies! you are helping me and so many people :) He eats his LC wet food right after/during his shot times and then gets one likable treat (like churu) with his high blood pressure medication around noon. One (or two...) small square of freeze dried salmon or the chicken after blood test. Days he is more active/showing hunger he has a small amount of LC wet food during the day or another likable treat.
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Sevytheking said:
Question - I have added a little treat/food around the +2 mark. Is there a better way I should be spreading out his food? Should I keep giving him his full meal at shot time and just add small snacks or treats throughout the day, or would it be better to space his meals differently? For example, should it be better giving 1/2 his meal and then the other half another time?

Thank you for the help :)
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Many times it works well to take the full amount that you want to feed your cat for the day and night and split it into multiple smaller meals. Feeding a smaller amount at breakfast, for example, is good because then when you want them to eat their snacks at certain times in the cycle, they’re going to be a little more hungry. It kind of depends upon the cat and how things are going.
 
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