December 25th, 2006
So, the nutritionists say the poultry is a bad thing for me because it’s pro-inflammatory. They told me to eat more soy and seafood. Seafood didn’t seem right for Christmas dinner, but there’s something in the health food stores called “Tofurky.” It’s kind of fun to say but I was a little wary of trying it. Feaux vegetarian meats have been a kind of scary thing, though they’ve been getting better the last 15 years as “vegetarianism” has hit the modern grocery store instead of just in hidden health food stores.
Anyway, so this Christmas, I decided to go for the whole Tofurky affair. I found a whole dinner at Wild Oats. According to the box:
A Delicious Vegetarian Feast
Feast Includes a Tender, Juicy Stuffed Tofu Roast, 8 Delicious Cranberry-Apple, Potato Dumplings, Rich Tofurky “Giblet” & Mushroom Gravy, and Our Signature Tofurky Jurky Wishstix
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Tags: Tofurky, vegetarian, Christmas, dinner, nutrition, fibromyalgia, cooking
August 21st, 2006
No, I’m not talking about Saddam Hussein. I’m talking about my cats.
As of Saturday morning, Pugly, Needy and Aloof are no longer being fed store-bought pet food. I bought them fresh ground turkey and all of the other ingredients necessary, followed one recipe for dogs and one recipe for cats each from Dr. Pitcairn’s New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, and proudly set the bowls down.
Pugly, being a dog and therefore a living food disposal, immediately dove into his concoction with only a little skepticism, but Aloof just sat on top of the dryer next to his bowl and stared at me with those gold eyes of his as if to ask me where his kibble was.
I had to hunt down Needy because he doesn’t like Pugly and had to carry him kicking and scratching to the dryer to proudly show him my new creation that I had slaved over to make for him. He took one whif and glared at me! Where was the kibble?
I tried to explain to the cats that this was dinner and wasn’t it exciting because it was raw meat? I tried to remind them that they were carnivores but they didn’t seem to grasp that concept and Needy ran off and disappeared into the somewhere cats disappear to when they don’t want to be found.
Needless to say, they didn’t eat that evening.
We went through the same routine Saturday night and again Sunday morning and Sunday night.
This morning I tried mixing in some of their kibble. Aloof actually managed to pick two or three pieces of kibble out that didn’t seem to be touching any of the other food to eat but refused to eat anything else. It was very bizarre to watch. Needy has yet to eat.
I’m very frustrated. The book says that they will come around, but I think Aloof is stubborn. I think he’s like that kid who hates the liver and brussel sprouts and hides them in his shoes or something. He keeps begging for food and he’s acting out, but he refuses to eat what I put out.
I don’t want to go back to feeding them store-bought food though because it’s really not all that healthy for them. I want to feed my pets healthy food.
Anyone have any success changing their pets’ diets?
Tags: the cats, the puppy, home cooking pet food
