Hi All,
After three months of coaxing, cajoling and just plain begging,
getting Darcy to eat canned food has become even more difficult.
I've tried everything I can get ahold of, but he's not interested.
What he wants is dry food. When I let him out of my bedroom after
his "meals", he runs to the kitchen to see if the girls have left
anything in their bowls. They eat Royal Canin dry, which is a very
good food. I empty their bowls before I let Darcy out, but on the
few occasions when I forgot he gobbled down whatever was left.
I know about the carbohydrate issue; I also know that canned food is
easier for him to process. He's got small cell GI lymphoma. The
fact that his lower intestine shows definite thickening makes it
even more important for him to eat highly digestible food.
However, he's losing weight because he won't eat enough canned food,
even with the addition of periactin. More importantly, he's not
enjoying his food ? and to me that is a major part of his quality of
life. So I've decided, rather reluctantly, to allow him to eat what
he wants. After all, it's not as if this is a temporary situation
in his life, and he can go back to eating what he likes when he gets
better ? he's not going to get better. Of course I would prefer
that he eat what's best for him, but I also want him to enjoy the
rest of his little life as much as possible.
Have any of you gone through this? What did you do?
Any ideas, suggestions, thoughts would be appreciated.
Marie and one very stubborn Mr. Darcy
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