Triton Journey #1 - Need clarity on feeding schedule

[TritonMom]

My kitty LOVES Fancy Feast. When it’s time to eat he RUNS. Lol It’s the funniest/cutest thing. He is always hungry but I’m trying to be strict on his feeding schedule. My vet advised me he should be fed just twice a day and once he is regulated he will be fine.

Any suggestions? Should I give him FF Classics during lunch? Half of the can or the whole thing? Would it increase his blood sugar?

quick history about my kitty:

My kitty used to weight about 15 pounds and we used to love him being soooo fluffy. Now he weighs about 7.8 pounds. I know he is always hungry because he is not regulated but it is frustrating seeing him like that. We used to give him FF Grilled Seafood and Medleys but realized they are high in carbs. Yesterday we switched over to FF Classics Poultry & Beef.

Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CmbFyPdmB8_SNlQ4RrJKvqMwgFVMLM78h-azjB1uemY

 

[FurBabiesMama]

You can feed multiple meals per day. Two of the meals do need to correspond with the times you will be giving insulin, but those do not have to be the only times he is fed. I have never used Vetsulin, but from what I understand, it can cause a pretty quick drop, so I would think you would want to make sure he has enough food before a shot to counteract that. So, maybe his meals at that time could be larger.

You don't want to just give endless food, but you can calculate the calories he should be getting and break that up over multiple meals. (A common formula is 20 calories per pound of healthy body weight.) It sounds like not only is he extra hungry from not being regulated but he may be a bit underweight right now, too. What would a healthy weight be for him? I assume it is somewhere between 7.8 and 15 pounds.

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

You do need to be sure to have food on board about 30 min. before you inject Vetsulin. (I suspect you already know this.) Given that Vetsulin acts rapidly, front loading food over the first several hours of the cycle may soften any big drop. Generally, you don't want to give a lot of food after nadir. Once insulin peaks, there's less available to offset the effect of whatever you're feeding and food may keep numbers a bit higher. However, a lot may depend on how carb sensitive your kitty is.