We got Thirteen a new food again: this time another type of Science Diet, which has a slightly higher caloric content and comes in small kibble that we hoped might be easier for her to eat. She had a couple of really good days after the switch. One day she ate almost as much as the suggested portion on the Science Diet website.
Then of course her appetite dropped off again. Today she would only eat about a half cup of the kibble, maybe a little less. We cooked a couple of those pork chops and cut them into tiny pieces for her. Had to wake her up, poor thing, but we did get her to eat about 3.5 oz of pork. It's funny how she eats. She doesn't do the normal thing of eating faster at first, then slowing down as she gets full. She eats at a steady pace (sometimes even with enthusiasm) then just stops. Often she'll be eating away, and then suddenly get up and walk away from the dish. Or just turn around if she's not up to walking away right then. It's like she reaches a point where she's just had enough and she can't look at food anymore. I wonder if whatever is wrong with her GI system is triggered when she reaches a certain amount of fullness?
In non-food news, she's doing okay. She sleeps most of the time, and she doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain. Of course she's such a little stoic that it's hard to tell. (When we go to the vet, she always freezes if something unpleasant is happening. During a shot or blood draw I can't even tell when the needle goes in. She doesn't even flinch.) But she still likes me to scratch her stomach, though she can't roll all the way onto her back like she used to. I think if she were having a lot of abdominal pain she wouldn't want that anymore.
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