03/10 Babulica AMPS 118 (+16.5) +4 125, +17 77

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dinu55 said:
No, i mean only with the food, You have given me good advice yesterday how to feed
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I use an autofeeder like this for Gizmo. It has 5 food slots.

Slot 1 is PS food
Slot 2 +2.5
Slot 3 +4.5
Slot 4 +6.5
^these all have his LC regular food. I split up his cycle evenly between them.
Slot 5 +8.5 - has freeze dry treats - just so he doesn't get an empty bowl.

This is the feeding schedule that I use for every cycle. I feed a little over an oz/slot so he gets a total of 8.75 oz per day (2 cycles). This keeps food available to him for most of the cycle and he usually will eat most, if not all of it.

Gizmo also has kidney disease and pancreatitis and the smaller snacks/meals are better for those issues as well as good for FD to help keep them surfing and eating regular times. It is important that Babu gets enough to eat along with enough calories.

How much does Babu weigh? How did he eat before he was diagnosed with FD? Did you free feed?

This is the feeder I use (as do a lot of us here)

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GEWHNS/?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
 
LizzieInTexas said:
I use an autofeeder like this for Gizmo. It has 5 food slots.

Slot 1 is PS food
Slot 2 +2.5
Slot 3 +4.5
Slot 4 +6.5
^these all have his LC regular food. I split up his cycle evenly between them.
Slot 5 +8.5 - has freeze dry treats - just so he doesn't get an empty bowl.

This is the feeding schedule that I use for every cycle. I feed a little over an oz/slot so he gets a total of 8.75 oz per day (2 cycles). This keeps food available to him for most of the cycle and he usually will eat most, if not all of it.

Gizmo also has kidney disease and pancreatitis and the smaller snacks/meals are better for those issues as well as good for FD to help keep them surfing and eating regular times. It is important that Babu gets enough to eat along with enough calories.

How much does Babu weigh? How did he eat before he was diagnosed with FD? Did you free feed?

This is the feeder I use (as do a lot of us here)

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GEWHNS/?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20
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aha, ok . I understand.
About Babulica; now weighs 5 kg and less (50-100g). Babulica was a specialist in dry food. When he get wet food - just lick the sauce. He had access to food non-stop .
The dry food bowl was full all the time, and he eat when he wanted
 
Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey said:
Have you found a wet food he will eat? I don't know how many choices you have in Romania for cat food. We have so many here that it can be very confusing.
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Now I have a lot of wet food. I ordered about 15 different kinds of food from zooplus in Germany. Most had less than 4% carbo. From all 15 different types of food, Babulica likes 2 types of wet foods, and eat them with pleasure. :) (1- animoda carny exotic, 2- thrive complete tuna & salmon)
 
dinu55 said:
The dry food bowl was full all the time, and he eat when he wanted
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Gizmo was the same way. It takes a little time but tough love works. Put food down. Let him eat what he wants (say for 15 min). Then pick it up and wait 2 hours (or your choice). Put it back down and again, let him eat/have access for 15 min or so. Babu will learn. Some here do free feed with the LC wet food. Just make sure that NO food 2 hours BEFORE shot time so you get accurate (non-food influenced) readings.

Finding a LC wet food that he likes will be the key. It looks like his numbers are not being that influenced by food so figure out a schedule that will work (or get an autofeeder). If he is hungry when you put food down you might have better luck.

Of course the exception to this feeding schedule is when Gizmo has low numbers and I need to steer (like you have been doing).
 
dinu55 said:
Now I have a lot of wet food. I ordered about 15 different kinds of food from zooplus in Germany. Most had less than 4% carbo. From all 15 different types of food, Babulica likes 2 types of wet foods, and eat them with pleasure. :) (1- animoda carny exotic, 2- thrive complete tuna & salmon)
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Try mixing some of what he likes (like the tuna & salmon) with one that he doesn't like - you might get him to eat more variety that way and you can stretch the food a bit doing that too. Just a suggestion. It worked with Gizmo.
 
LizzieInTexas said:
Try mixing some of what he likes (like the tuna & salmon) with one that he doesn't like - you might get him to eat more variety that way and you can stretch the food a bit doing that too. Just a suggestion. It worked with Gizmo.
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A good idea . I didn't think about that . I'll try. :bighug:
 
Nice numbers for Babulica.

Thrive tuna and salmon is Georges favourite too:cat::cat::cat:


I like Lizzie's idea of mixing I. The other varieties to get him eating them. I tried that with George and it worked, had to start slow though. So first I mixed 1 TSP of the new with 4 tsp of his favourite, did that for a day or two then did 2tsp new with 3tsp favourite and so on.
Until eventually he was eating the new variety.
 
Gill & George said:
Nice numbers for Babulica.

Thrive tuna and salmon is Georges favourite too:cat::cat::cat:


I like Lizzie's idea of mixing I. The other varieties to get him eating them. I tried that with George and it worked, had to start slow though. So first I mixed 1 TSP of the new with 4 tsp of his favourite, did that for a day or two then did 2tsp new with 3tsp favourite and so on.
Until eventually he was eating the new variety.
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Hello. I'll try this method. I have a lot of food that Babulica do not eat. With this method I hope to eat. :cat:
 
I'll measure it again in 45 minutes , at +21:45. If blood sugar levels continue to rise, then I give 0.25u
 
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