10/11 Trixie PMPS 164 +2 89 +4 69 and Trixie's Jewel Box

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Amy&TrixieCat

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Trix is finally working this dose...I can't believe how much of a difference the diet change has made! I do hope she levels off this morning...she usually does slow it down after +2, but - as a cat = we all know she can do anything she pleases!!

Frankie and I both had a much better start today - fortunately! Hopefully the diet change will work for her, as well. It wasn't easy this morning, though, tossing her different meal in there along with everyone else's. Talk about playing beat the clock! Since Trix and Frankie were eating the same food, I was ble to pu theirs down together, then go get the triplet's bowls next. Now, since I don't want Trix eating Frankie's Wellness, I put Trixie's down first. By the time I got back with foof for Frankie and the triplets, Trix was squaking at the laundry room door (where we keep the food) because she wasn't initially pleased with her selection, and Frankie was eating Trix's food ohmygod_smile ! I had to shuffle things around at lightening speed, then sit in the middle of the kitty circle to make sure no on strayed from their bowls. We're all going to have to adjust to this new routine!

One of the reasons I haven't been able to post as much lately is because I've been re-starting my own little side-business. Most of you know I co-own a bead store, and make jewelry for a living. I got my start in jewelry by making hand made glass beads using a small scale glass blowing process called "lampworking". I stopped lampworking after opening the store...not enough hours in the day. But I recently got back into it, and opened my own Etsy shop to sell my beads! My inventory is small right now, but it will continue to grow and will include beads, jewerly, and copper enamel components (and whatever else catches my eye at an given time!). Of course, I named the shop in Trixie's honor, as a "thank you" for all that she has taught me. Soooo...here's my Etsy shop, Trixie's Jewel Box:
Trixie's Jewely Box

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Amy
 
Re: 10/11 Trixie AMPS 141 +2 64 and Trixie's Jewel Box

Hi guys .. beautiful numbers for trixie! I can't believe either how much a small food change has effected her numbers, but I like it! Good job on managing the kitties food bowls today .. We feed two different foods as well so what we do is get them both ready and then set them down at the same time .. Of course, you are dealing with quite a few more kitties then us so that might not work .. Good luck in getting your etsy store up and running, how exciting! Have a great day!
 
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Amy, I love your beads, they are so cool looking and not like anything else out there. Love that you named it after Trix.

Wow on the breffis circus this morning :shock: feeding your herd must be like a full time job in itself!

Nice numbers for Trix this morning.......tho maybe slow that drop a wee bit...ok Trix?
 
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Tracy & Leo said:
Amy, I love your beads, they are so cool looking and not like anything else out there. Love that you named it after Trix.

Wow on the breffis circus this morning :shock: feeding your herd must be like a full time job in itself!

Nice numbers for Trix this morning.......tho maybe slow that drop a wee bit...ok Trix?

Thanks, Tracy! Making beads was my first bead addiction...I still love it, but also love that I had been able to expand my knowledge base with the opening of the store.

As for the herd...I think I need 6 hands to deal with it properly :lol: ! No one wants to eat out of their own bowl, which would be fine and dandy if we didn't have so many different dietary issues going on...gotta love 'em!
 
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Trixie's numbers look great and it looks like you're going to have a busy morning!
 
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Amy, I absolutely LOVE your beads. You are a very talented lady. And a great breakfast club monitor. The food is always better in the other bowl you know.
 
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Amy, how talented you are!! Your bead are stunning. Fantastic name choice -- what a nice tribute to Trixie. Good luck with all the kitty bowls and feeding. I have such a hard time feeding two different foods to only 2 cats so I can't imagine how you are doing it.
 
Re: 10/11 Trixie PMPS 164 +2 89 and Trixie's Jewel Box

She's still a little bouncy with those pre-shots, but she seems to be clearing them nicely and surfing the greens.

Thank you guys for checkout out Trixie's Jewel Box. I've been very fortunate to be able to turn my passion into my career. Not sure what my Dad thinks of it, since he paid for a degree in math and computer science, though :lol: ! I couldn't help but name the place after Trixie...
 
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love your tribute to trixie! nice to see a pic of you too - say, you look like a really nice person! :lol: but i already knew that!

too funny on the cat food bowl dance this morning. i guess i won't whine to you about having to feed anya in the laundry room so that punkin won't eat her food. ;-) i clearly don't have enough cats to be complaining! :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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WOW, those beads are amazing! And Trixie's numbers too. What a difference the diet makes! Isn't having a herd fun? Never a dull moment, especially at meal time!
 
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Hi Amy,
The Breakfast Club is something else!! But you'll get it in order. So glad that the food change is helping Trixie's numbers.

And your beads! Simply beautiful! Good luck with your online shop.

Ella & Rusty
 
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Thank you, Ella and Jaclyn!

The herd is great...definitely keeps me very busy. Mealtime definitely has me spinning, at least right now it does!
 
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Trixie is looking really good!! I'm sure you mentioned it and I just missed it, but what have you decided to feed Trix? i'm ordering the trial size of the TCFeline to see if it makes any difference at all with Champ's numbers. You know what drives me crazy? The cheap foods that don't have the best ingredients are the one's that seem to have the lowest carb %'s. For the canned foods with good ingredients, it seem's BG has some of the lowest carbs, but a high price!!! I'm going to have to do some number crunching and may just go some canned and some raw.

By a show of hands....how many of us miss just pouring some dry food in the cat's bowl as you flew out the door to go have some fun!!!! Who knew that feeding your kitty could be such a chore!!
 
As of Saturday evening, we switched Trix from a 50/50 mix of Fancy Feast Chicken/BG Chicken to a 50/50 mix of Instinct/BG Chicken. We saw immediate improvement in her numbers, with that very cycle. I was shocked! Her preshots are still a bit higher than I like to see, but she's been heading straight to green by +2 and surfing there...just like the old days. We didn't change anything other than swapping out the FF....

Just this morning I was thinking about how much I miss putting down food and walking away...of course, that could be why we are where we are now!! At the very least, I wish my crowd would be in agreement. Most of them COULD eat Trixie's diet, yet most of them won't touch it with a 10 foot pole...
 
Champ and Trixie seem to have the same sensitivity to carbs so I may try a week of what you're doing and see what happens. And I CANNOT believe I forgot to mention....your beads are flippin AWESOME. I cannot believe you make those!!!! The only artistic ability I have is crochet and sewing. I was on a competitive dance team at one time and I used to design and sew my and my partner's costumes. But I have no time for either activity anymore and carpal tunnelly/arthritic hands that won't let me if I did have time!! I hope you do very well with your venture...you deserve it!!!
 
What an awesome day for Trixie and congrats on your new business!!! I didn't get to check it out today but I will!!

Good news all around in Trixieland....yay that the food experiment is working!!
 
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