Calorie drop brings high ketones!!! Any ideas?

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Well, over the past few weeks we have dropped dear down from

1200calories and 4:1 ratio to 900 at 3:1 ratio. The last drop was

started at dinner last night. Her ketones are crazy high with the

drop, and instead of giving her the usual apple juice in water to

bring them down I opted for a bit of nectarine. It seemed to settle

her.

To counter the high ketones I am dropping her ratio to 2.5 : 1 to

see what happens. I hate to drop calories and ratio at the same

time, but the ketones are whacking her and she cries and cries, must

just feel awful, and her language skills are not such that she can

tell me what is wrong. I am constantly checking urine ketones, as

don't want her out of ketosis, but think that if things continue like

today 2.5 may be her ratio for some time. They are still really high

on 2.5:1!!!! Maybe lower???? She has bloodwork done later this

month, or should I get it sooner? Any ideas?

She has only been on the diet since May and began at 4:1 ratio. I

thought 2.5:1 was a weaning ratio. What would be my other options?

Thanks, .