The routine is dictated by Ruby's eating habits which can vary quite a bit day to day. Now that she has no competition from her sister for her food because of the microchip feeder, sometimes she will eat small mouthfuls of food. It might take her 4 hours to finish ½ can. Other days, like this morning, she cleaned her bowl. The amount she eats varies as well, as some days she will only eat 1.5 cans and other days 2.5 cans. It's very unpredictable. I decided this morning to put less than usual in case I needed to guide her through her new dose.
So you free feed essentially.
). I know you're balancing the Ruby's eating with everything --- oh and Gill beat me to the link lol.
So you free feed essentially.
I guess you can see how that goes.
Manipulating her curve with food can be very effective at flattening them out, bear it in mind should you find she just doesn't flatten out it would be something you could try.
I take it you take up the food 2 hours before she amps/pmps?
Also bear in mind that if Ruby decides to eat in the latter half of the cycle, (after +6) she can make her numbers spike before the next shot, in an ideal world we want to avoid that, because lantus works better if you are shooting a lower number. George's mini meals were usually just a couple of teaspoons (1 ounce) approximately amps/pmps was 3ounces. (plus anything extra he had to have to save him from the sharks)
I changes what I did after reading this post amongst others
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/8-10-tashie-pmps-high-questions.101989/#post-1087990
Even if you aren't able to implement a feeding schedule with her, the above post is really informative with regards to what action you can take when you want to manipulate her numbers, to either flatten her, or if you need to go out and keep her safe.
Many thanks to you both on the food comments and links! I have tried to be systematic about what I feed Ruby but she does what she wants. Last night she ate ¾ of a can of food before she dropped so dramatically. Perhaps the FF turkey isn’t high enough in carbs or maybe she’s just not very carb sensitive. It’s rare that I see evidence of food spikes with her. Her erratic appetite is also a problem because I worry about just getting enough calories in her. I’ve taken to picking up the bowl and bringing it to her just to get her to eat a few bites sometimes as she no longer comes running when she hears the can opening. Ruby’s gone from being totally ravenous all the time to being a little anorexic.Congrats on the reduction and paws crossed for a nap today! Also, the PJ parties are hard work but they pay off
Also, to add on to @Gill & George - feeding before nadir was given to me as a reminder recently from Marje & Wendy (link here). The manipulating the cure with food post (linked here) talks about it some too. See the part in blue and there are a few more mentions of it after that. Just food for thought (pun 100% intended
Frat party indeed! Though instead of empty beer bottles and half eaten bags of chips left the next morning, I have opened cans of cat food with the gravy gone and many unwashed dishes with drying cat food to contend with!
A gentle flat curve would be much preferred.
She’s eaten a bit more than ½ can of FF but isn’t too interested in being part of the clean plate club. I picked her up and put her in front of her bowl only for her to nibble at it a bit and walk away. It’s like getting a 5 year old to eat her vegetables.
