kitty's better

ok
it was a bit of a process
but
the kitty has officially eaten
off a plate
by himself
without much coaxing

YAY!!!!!

the hungry pills, however
make him very grouchy
so
i hope they will not be necessary in the future

the process
feed him with one of those feeding syringes
until he recognizes that that is food
and that worked
to the point where he was not objecting any more
he was opening his mouth and saying
this is a fun way to eat
but
he still wouldn't eat it off the plate
for whatever reason
so then
today
when i'm home all day
give him a hungry pill
in the hopes that he will just
ya know
fucking eat his food
and
i can't believe it
but
it fucking worked

but
he's really really hungry
and super grumpy
so he's not been a joy
and
he's had a little more than a can of food today
but
he has just walked up and bit me
several times
although
not like really hard
but

he's better
and
he's dropped a little weight
but
he's not even as thin as he probably should be
so
i say win-win
because
i don't think it's a forgone conclusion
that this is his final food change
or final acute episode
so
he doesn't need to be thin yet
or
who am i kidding
ever