Xuxu 3/31/13, 518 he gets whatever he wants

Discussion in 'Prozinc / PZI' started by DebH, Mar 31, 2013.

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  1. DebH

    DebH Member

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    I give in. I've never seen an addiction this strong, if addiction is what it is. Do you ever lose your love of ice cream, even if you aren't allowed to have it? or your favorite dish you grew up with, the smell coming from the oven with your mother in the kitchen.

    Xuxu loves Iams. That's all there is to it. I've just sat here and seem him indifferent to the canned food. He's lost more weight. I've had to syringe feed him for the last 2 days. He was sitting quietly in the position I put him in to do his ear prick. But one jostle of the Iams kibble against the bowl and he's wide awake. So I give him the bowl of Iams and he dives in. I can still hardly believe it, but in less than 5 min, with a terribly sore throat, he's demolished nearly half a cup of the stuff. He's over drinking water now, something else I haven't seem him do in 2 days.

    So his will is stronger than mine, and I thought I could be stubborn. I yield to the master. Since the specialist said he won't get better from this yoyoing, and we still don't have a clue what a primary disease would be, I think I'll just try to make him happy. If Iams makes him happy, so be it. The bright side is he'll need more insulin and I can stop squinting and taking 10 min trying to adjust the stuff to such a minuscule amount in the syringe. I'll still put out the canned food. He does like the mixed grill Friskies. It will also help the other cat in the room who has diarrhea on canned food.
     
  2. Grayson & Lu

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    I understand your frustration, and would likely do the same in these circumstances. At this point, getting food into him is more important than the carb count. Not to mention that he's interested in both the food AND the water. This sugar dance is often a tight rope walk as well. hoping you'll see signs of improvement, if for no other reason than the nutritional intake.
     
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