3/15 Wally AMPS=358,+4=302,+7=302,PMPS=392 AT and AMPS=321,+4=231,+7=218,PMPS=314 Relion

[Ginger Cat]

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At least he didn't bounce into the high 400's!

 

[Gill & George]

Hi Gita,
Not surprised to see the bounce, and good that it's not red.

If Wally were the only cat in the house, I could leave food out, but I have 3 others and they'd eat his food before he'd get to it. And one of my cats is very overweight and I have to restrict the amount of food she eats. And there's no way to separate them at night either.. The only solution might be getting up in the middle of the night and giving the boys a snack.

Sorry I forgot you had multiple kitties.
(Can you remind me if they are all on a low carb diet?)

I gave George his shots so that my bed time was hiss +5, in the morning cycle he would get a snack at +6 but his last pm snack was often at +5. Would alternative shot times work for you?
Or would getting up to give him a snack at around +6?

For me the second option was more problematic I'm not good at getting back to sleep once I've got up, So shooting at 7am/7pm and going to bed at 11/12pm getting up at 6am worked better for me.

I do keep George separate now, because he would eat his food and his civies food otherwise, so now I use an autfeeder.

 

[carfurby (GA)]

I hope Wally clears the bounce soon.

 

[Gill & George]

Another thought Gita, is to give Wally access via a microchip catflap to an area in your home where you could leave his autofeeder, if he alone can access that area, then it might be possible for him to look for food there and for you to be able to get an uninterrupted nights sleep.

I remember a talented member with a similar problem making a feeding enclosure for her FD kitty, so that might work better?

Here is the link to the condo where she finished it and posted pics of it and how it worked, it doubled as a coffee table.
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/private-feeder-enclosure-update.163525/

 

[Ginger Cat]

Hi Gita,
Not surprised to see the bounce, and good that it's not red.


Sorry I forgot you had multiple kitties.
(Can you remind me if they are all on a low carb diet?)

I gave George his shots so that my bed time was hiss +5, in the morning cycle he would get a snack at +6 but his last pm snack was often at +5. Would alternative shot times work for you?
Or would getting up to give him a snack at around +6?

For me the second option was more problematic I'm not good at getting back to sleep once I've got up, So shooting at 7am/7pm and going to bed at 11/12pm getting up at 6am worked better for me.

I do keep George separate now, because he would eat his food and his civies food otherwise, so now I use an autfeeder.

They are all on Friskies, but do get dry (I know, I know) as well. I got up around +6 and gave Wally a little snack.

 

[Ginger Cat]

Another thought Gita, is to give Wally access via a microchip catflap to an area in your home where you could leave his autofeeder, if he alone can access that area, then it might be possible for him to look for food there and for you to be able to get an uninterrupted nights sleep.

I remember a talented member with a similar problem making a feeding enclosure for her FD kitty, so that might work better?

Here is the link to the condo where she finished it and posted pics of it and how it worked, it doubled as a coffee table.
https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/private-feeder-enclosure-update.163525/

Not possible.

 

[Gill & George]

Not possible.

Not even a feeding enclosure? It doesn't need to be fancy, a box or cat travel box with a cat flap that only Wally could use via his microchip or a collar with a 'key'?

but do get dry

I've known a number of cats where civies get dry, when the CG has managed to get rid of dry from the house it makes a big difference, with multiple cats too I know how sneaky my BFG is about stealing the civies food. You have to be super careful.

 

[Ginger Cat]

Not even a feeding enclosure? It doesn't need to be fancy, a box or cat travel box with a cat flap that only Wally could use via his microchip or a collar with a 'key'?
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I've known a number of cats where civies get dry, when the CG has managed to get rid of dry from the house it makes a big difference, with multiple cats too I know how sneaky my BFG is about stealing the civies food. You have to be super careful.

My others only get fed their dry twice a day, separately, from Wally. And - I'm not sure how long 2 of them will be with me. One was diagnosed with lymphoma over a year ago and recently also diagnosed with early stage kidney disease so he's outlived all expectations. He's about 17. The other had a huge growth removed from his tongue, over a year ago, but more lesions have developed on the underside and they are inoperable. If he doesn't respond to meds to stop their growth or keep them in check, then they will eventually grow so large as to prevent him from eating. So - I'm not going to spend time building a feeding enclosure if it won't be necessary in the short term. For now, I can just give Wally a snack around +5 or +6 because I rarely sleep through the night as is.

 

[Gill & George]

Ok, whatever works best for you, I was worried that you were going to be missing out on sleep. I wasn't sure you'd read the link.

I'm sorry about your civies. :-(
Sending vines and scritches for all of them.

 

[Ginger Cat]

PMPS +2=395 AT2
PMPS +2=350 Relion

Today's readings on the AT2 and Relion have been unusually close, even at the higher numbers yet again.