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So far so good this time with Tibbe. He's kept food down yesterday and after breakfast today and is sleeping right now. I got brave enough to go almost exclusively to his full hepatic-only diet since this recent bout of nausea and so far, no extra itching! Every time in the past I went full hepatic, he started itching pretty quickly so I'd add more of his former Hill's I/D GI into it until we got to half and half for the last 4 months. Now, gradually, since Saturday, we're back to straight Hill's I/D canned hepatic with only a few kibbles of the Hill's I/D GI and he's still on smaller-than-usual portions 3 - 4 x daily rather than two 2 x daily.

I suspect yesterday he wasn't quite back up to snuff since he didn't invite play as he usually does but hopefully today he'll be in my face, wanting me to chase him and get his toy from his mouth. He'll get a toy and get right in front of me and tease and tease me and start to run off, looking over his shoulder to see if I am going to chase after him. If I don't, he'll bark at me and pick up his toy and start to run again and watch me over his shoulder to see if I'm coming after him and keeps doing that until I give in and chase him or tell him "no". Tibbe doesn't suffer "no" that well, though. Sometimes I can get a bark in response to a "no", even though he'll stop doing what he's told to, I also get his sharp opinion about it. Then, likely as not, he'll leave the room or go get in his airline carrier/bed at the end of the couch and shun me for telling him "no". It's good to see him feeling better and eating hungrily!