[rawfeeding] Re: Stubborn Animals

Hi, Virginia!
I'm not sure how big your dogs are. If they are small/tiny, you can
use a large box to put Fozzy and his food in to eat while in the
kitchen with Moxie. Just be sure people aren't 'peeking' at him. If
they are larger dogs, you could use an appropriately sized expen to
surround Fozzy, and drape the sides with a sheet or towels for privacy.
Tell your daughter that just because she has made a conscious,
reasoned choice not to eat meat, doesn't make her any less than an
omnivore - but it is her choice. But, depriving an animal who's a
carnivore that depends on her for his very life of the meat he needs
for health and life, is a not the same thing at all. She shouldn't be
making that choice for him, neither he nor she can change his physical
nature, nor should she try to deny it. Reassure her that there are
vegetarians on this list that are determined to feed their carnivores
the way nature intended them to eat.
It sounds like you are doing all the right things, congratulations!
TC
Giselle
with Bea in New Jersey

I found out (by accident) that the dogs will eat everything I have out
> if I leave them blocked in the kitchen by themselves for an hour. If
> there are people in & out, Fozzy won't eat. Moxie will, but Fozzy
> apparently wants privacy. It's hard to make sure Fozzy's not eating
> Moxie's food that way, though. I might try to feed them separately for
> a bit until they get more efficient at munching bones.
>
> The ferret has graduated to larger pieces of fish (anchovy), and has
> chewed all of the "flesh" off of a fish head.. I THINK she might have
> eaten the one from last night. I gave her more fish and a duck foot
> tonite. We'll see how she does. She's very excited when I come to her
> cage, now. Unfortunately, her "owner" (my daughter) is a vegetarian
and
> is having a hard time with all of this. :p
>
> The cat. I've now gotten her to eat small pieces of anchovy mixed with
> tuna and egg (put the shell in the mix, too). We'll play with that for
> a bit... increasing meat/decreasing tuna.. see how that goes. At least
> she's eating, and she actually came to me when I put her food down
> tonite. Small successes, but successes.... :)
>
> Thanks, everyone, for the tips and encouragement. :)
>
> Virginia in Milwaukee

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