My Jilly was a dog that couldn't have one tiny scrap of anything - even other dog food - besides what her GI tract would allow which was just one kind of dog food, of all things Science Diet for Sensitive Stomachs(!) so I came to know those big brown eyes well but after enough vet trips and seeing her so very, very ill to the point of nearly dying, I became the most ardent food warden ever. You will go to any lengths to keep them from hurting or cramping or being so sick. I would put her specially made treats from her food beside the plate and pretend I was taking them from the plate from time to time so she felt included when we had big, fancy meals or high-smelling fast foods. She was probably not really fooled but she went along and acted as if felt she'd had special things all the same and seemed happy to get bites "from our plates" that tasted suspiciously just like her other specially-made treats.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |