Lymphoma kitties and food

One thing I remember most about the battle with lymphoma is the difficulty in getting your little patient to EAT.
It seemed so hard to believe that my Sassy, who was a CHUBBY 16 pounds with her petite frame pre-lymphoma, got down to 8 pounds at the end. Eating had been her passion clearly, and the illness, the tumor, had robbed her of nutrition and her desire to eat. This is one of the most heartbreaking components of lymphoma; how it robs you, it robs the patient and it robs the loved one who care for the patient.

We tried everything: fancy feast, deli meat, clams, clam juice, lots of freshlly cooked shrimp, salmon, chicken breast, chicken breast with clam juice; meats pureed in the food processor, tuna, Gold Blend cat food, gravy, 9 lives, wellness, meow mix, anything, everything that would seem somewhat appetizing. And it was usually for maybe 1 bite, maybe 10. Hills A/D was used via syringe in the last days, against her will.

There are so many great articles on getting your feline patient to eat -- see the one on the Feline Lymphoma Caregivers site and also by doing a search on Assist Feeding....

One food I found this last week is called Weruva (www.weruva.com). Grayson has LOVED this new discovery and I think a lot of lymphoma kitties may be inspired by it as well. Heck, I find that it looks appetizing (though I have restrained myself from tossing back a bite).
Try it out and tell me what you think!