We all know what it's like to have
a loved one, who has always been a junkfood addict, have to straighten
up and go on a diet. It's not just hard on them, it's hard on us, too.
For instance, when it was too obvious to ignore that Mr. Kitty, had a serious junkfood problem from eating Meow Mix--putting on
weight, throwing up, having asthma--I knew I had to do the hard thing
and put her on a balanced, healthy diet.
This has not made either
of us happy. While she will eat Rachel Ray's Zero Grain catfood, she
makes it very clear as she broods over her cat dish and picks at it that
she no longer has the joy she once had when she approached the cat food
dish. She slides me glances that say: "I hope you're happy. I do this
now for you, only out of a sense of duty. There is no sense of
fulfillment. You've taken all the joy out of living with this move."
It's
even worse when I indulge in a little junkfood myself. I feel compelled
to hide in the bathroom and munch my potato chips furtively while she
stalks around outside, pretty sure what I'm up to in there while forcing
her to nibble on her healthy cat food. She doesn't seem to appreciate,
as I do, the way her asthma has disappeared, she no longer throws up,
and she's lost weight.
I don't think the small furbearing animals
in this area appreciate it either. I have a dark, nightmare suspicion
that she's taking out all of her angst on these poor defenseless
creatures. She has that look in her eyes when she goes from her
unfulfilling dish and then outside. I tell her that I'm only doing it
out of love, but she doesn't seem to believe it.
All I'm saying
is that while I think this cat food is top of the line and will help
your cat to be healthy, don't expect to be appreciated by your feline
friend for exercising your tough love muscles.
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