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Not sure what to do now
all of mine eat the k/d kibble and nobody has starved, lol, Lee
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "MLB" wrote in message ... On 07/29/2012 06:58 PM, Joy wrote: wrote in message ... Persia does not like the Royal Canin or the Prescription Hill's k/d canned food the vet said she should eat. (They sold me both brands so I could see which she liked better... the answer is neither one.) She was merely picking at it, just eating enough to stave off hunger pangs. (snippage) Each vet seems to have his or her own opinion about matters like this. Mine said, "The important thing is that she eat. If she won't eat the food that's best for her, feed her what she will eat." It is possible that not having the special food will shorten her life, but so will not eating at all. (snippage) Joy IMHO Give her what makes her happy! MLB I just went to the store to stock up on Fancy Feast and a couple of cans of Friskies. She's chowing down! Forget the expensive R/x food. I'll give her whatever she wants, so long as she eats. Thanks everyone for the support and encouragement. Don't discount the Rx food suiting her yet. If you suddenly switch food (a lot of people do this when the vet has advised it) it will often upset their tummies. Try again with, say, 1/4 kidney diet mixed with 3/4 of her usual for a week and up the proportion of KD weekly until within 4-6 weeks she is on the Rx food completely. It really does lengthen their life if you can get them on to it. Yes, it's expensive, I know. I also know what living on very small income means as I'm doing it atm. Please don't make a decision yet about giving Persia everything she wants to eat regardless, I don't think she's got to that stage. Tweed ***************** Yesterday I started mixing a little of the canned k/d with some Fancy Feast. She eats it but she definitely knows it's not all FF! At least it's not making her ill. Also, they make the feline k/d in kibble form. Since I know Persia drinks a lot of water anyway, I'll ask the vet about trying some of that instead with a little FF as a treat a few times a week. An 8.5 oz. bag of the kibble is a lot less expensive than what I paid for 8 cans of canned! Thanks again to everyone. Jill |
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Not sure what to do now
I'm glad to see you back, Lee
Jill "Storrmmee" wrote in message ... all of mine eat the k/d kibble and nobody has starved, lol, Lee "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "MLB" wrote in message ... On 07/29/2012 06:58 PM, Joy wrote: wrote in message ... Persia does not like the Royal Canin or the Prescription Hill's k/d canned food the vet said she should eat. (They sold me both brands so I could see which she liked better... the answer is neither one.) She was merely picking at it, just eating enough to stave off hunger pangs. (snippage) Each vet seems to have his or her own opinion about matters like this. Mine said, "The important thing is that she eat. If she won't eat the food that's best for her, feed her what she will eat." It is possible that not having the special food will shorten her life, but so will not eating at all. (snippage) Joy IMHO Give her what makes her happy! MLB I just went to the store to stock up on Fancy Feast and a couple of cans of Friskies. She's chowing down! Forget the expensive R/x food. I'll give her whatever she wants, so long as she eats. Thanks everyone for the support and encouragement. Don't discount the Rx food suiting her yet. If you suddenly switch food (a lot of people do this when the vet has advised it) it will often upset their tummies. Try again with, say, 1/4 kidney diet mixed with 3/4 of her usual for a week and up the proportion of KD weekly until within 4-6 weeks she is on the Rx food completely. It really does lengthen their life if you can get them on to it. Yes, it's expensive, I know. I also know what living on very small income means as I'm doing it atm. Please don't make a decision yet about giving Persia everything she wants to eat regardless, I don't think she's got to that stage. Tweed ***************** Yesterday I started mixing a little of the canned k/d with some Fancy Feast. She eats it but she definitely knows it's not all FF! At least it's not making her ill. Also, they make the feline k/d in kibble form. Since I know Persia drinks a lot of water anyway, I'll ask the vet about trying some of that instead with a little FF as a treat a few times a week. An 8.5 oz. bag of the kibble is a lot less expensive than what I paid for 8 cans of canned! Thanks again to everyone. Jill |
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Not sure what to do now
not sure how often but its a start, Lee
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... I'm glad to see you back, Lee Jill "Storrmmee" wrote in message ... all of mine eat the k/d kibble and nobody has starved, lol, Lee "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "MLB" wrote in message ... On 07/29/2012 06:58 PM, Joy wrote: wrote in message ... Persia does not like the Royal Canin or the Prescription Hill's k/d canned food the vet said she should eat. (They sold me both brands so I could see which she liked better... the answer is neither one.) She was merely picking at it, just eating enough to stave off hunger pangs. (snippage) Each vet seems to have his or her own opinion about matters like this. Mine said, "The important thing is that she eat. If she won't eat the food that's best for her, feed her what she will eat." It is possible that not having the special food will shorten her life, but so will not eating at all. (snippage) Joy IMHO Give her what makes her happy! MLB I just went to the store to stock up on Fancy Feast and a couple of cans of Friskies. She's chowing down! Forget the expensive R/x food. I'll give her whatever she wants, so long as she eats. Thanks everyone for the support and encouragement. Don't discount the Rx food suiting her yet. If you suddenly switch food (a lot of people do this when the vet has advised it) it will often upset their tummies. Try again with, say, 1/4 kidney diet mixed with 3/4 of her usual for a week and up the proportion of KD weekly until within 4-6 weeks she is on the Rx food completely. It really does lengthen their life if you can get them on to it. Yes, it's expensive, I know. I also know what living on very small income means as I'm doing it atm. Please don't make a decision yet about giving Persia everything she wants to eat regardless, I don't think she's got to that stage. Tweed ***************** Yesterday I started mixing a little of the canned k/d with some Fancy Feast. She eats it but she definitely knows it's not all FF! At least it's not making her ill. Also, they make the feline k/d in kibble form. Since I know Persia drinks a lot of water anyway, I'll ask the vet about trying some of that instead with a little FF as a treat a few times a week. An 8.5 oz. bag of the kibble is a lot less expensive than what I paid for 8 cans of canned! Thanks again to everyone. Jill |
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Not sure what to do now
thanks, Lee
"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... Me too. Judith In article , jmcquown wrote: I'm glad to see you back, Lee Jill "Storrmmee" wrote in message ... all of mine eat the k/d kibble and nobody has starved, lol, Lee "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "MLB" wrote in message ... On 07/29/2012 06:58 PM, Joy wrote: wrote in message ... Persia does not like the Royal Canin or the Prescription Hill's k/d canned food the vet said she should eat. (They sold me both brands so I could see which she liked better... the answer is neither one.) She was merely picking at it, just eating enough to stave off hunger pangs. (snippage) Each vet seems to have his or her own opinion about matters like this. Mine said, "The important thing is that she eat. If she won't eat the food that's best for her, feed her what she will eat." It is possible that not having the special food will shorten her life, but so will not eating at all. (snippage) Joy IMHO Give her what makes her happy! MLB I just went to the store to stock up on Fancy Feast and a couple of cans of Friskies. She's chowing down! Forget the expensive R/x food. I'll give her whatever she wants, so long as she eats. Thanks everyone for the support and encouragement. Don't discount the Rx food suiting her yet. If you suddenly switch food (a lot of people do this when the vet has advised it) it will often upset their tummies. Try again with, say, 1/4 kidney diet mixed with 3/4 of her usual for a week and up the proportion of KD weekly until within 4-6 weeks she is on the Rx food completely. It really does lengthen their life if you can get them on to it. Yes, it's expensive, I know. I also know what living on very small income means as I'm doing it atm. Please don't make a decision yet about giving Persia everything she wants to eat regardless, I don't think she's got to that stage. Tweed ***************** Yesterday I started mixing a little of the canned k/d with some Fancy Feast. She eats it but she definitely knows it's not all FF! At least it's not making her ill. Also, they make the feline k/d in kibble form. Since I know Persia drinks a lot of water anyway, I'll ask the vet about trying some of that instead with a little FF as a treat a few times a week. An 8.5 oz. bag of the kibble is a lot less expensive than what I paid for 8 cans of canned! Thanks again to everyone. Jill -- Judith Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK. |
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