Cow died on Tuesday, January 6th.We were to bring him in for a bandage change, but busband and I were worried bc he wasn't going to the bathroom and his abdomen was swollen and hard. He was throwing up, which is normal with fatty liver, but it smelled terrible and I knew something wasn't right. We were supposed to go in for 4:30pm, but I got us in at 11am instead. Cow had been really lethargic, but managed to pull himself up on my bed to sleep with me, and for a good cuddle before we ... Read Full Story
Again, the zero-carb post is on hold. Having a cat with fatty liver means pretty much everything is on hold - treatment really takes up most of your thoughts, and a lot of your time. The danger exists, then, for caregivers to get totally stressed and burned out, and that's no good. Whether it's an animal, a child, an elderly parent...caregivers need to take care of themselves, or else they can't take good care of their sickie.So, for all the puss lovers out there who may be dealin... Read Full Story
Like Lennon said, life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans.The plan was to get a few posts up in defense of zero carb over the holidays, since I would have lots of leisure time at my disposal. Instead, I have been nursing a very sick cat. Cow, my sensitive little guy, has developed feline hepatic lipidosis, or fatty liver.Just before the holidays, my army of pusses got into some takeout chicken wings. I'd stupidly left the garbage within puss access, and it didn... Read Full Story
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."Michael PollanZero-carb. A phrase that sends shivers down the spines of...well, just about everyone, it seems.Zero-carb discussions tend to get heated. Heated to the point that forum threads get closed down, or banned outright. Even the mention of zero-carb is, in some places around this low-carb web of ours, strictly taboo.A zero-carb diet, also known as meat-and-fat, carnivory or human carnivorism, is really simple. You eat meat, and that... Read Full Story
Someone on Jimmy Moore's forum posted a link to this article on QFever, a site that publishes medical humour & satire for healthcare professionals (yes, apparently they do have a sense of humour). I'm posting it here because a) it's funny and b) it got me thinking, a dangerous occurrence to be sure. Here it is:USDA Recommendations Followed Florida man consumes 120 apples, 300 slices of bread per month TALLAHASSEE, FL--Robert Steinho... Read Full Story
Canada has now fully embraced the War On Obesity (hereafter referred to as "The Woo"). The Canadian Medical Association has partnered with the Canadian Obesity Network (or, ahem, "CON") to "formally encourage provincial medical associations to address the growing obesity epidemic". And to cement that, the University of Guelph-Humber has launched a shiny new degree program aimed at adding more soldiers to the front lines.According to U. Guelph's press release... Read Full Story
As an unabashed lover of cured meats, I've always lived in denial of the nitrate/cancer warnings. Partially because my taste buds just weren't willing to give up bacon, pancetta, prosciutto, breasola, cappicola or other deli delicacies. But more so because the warnings never made sense to me. After all, charcuterie has been around for some 6,000 years as a pre-refrigeration way of preserving meats. Salting, smoking and curing meats seemed natural enough to me -- and since lots of othe... Read Full Story
Nursing School Search recently posted their top 100 women's health blog picks, and I was overjoyed to see that they included a Nutrition and Special Diets -- and that Fear and Loathing made the list! A big thanks to Kelly Sonora for that.I'll be checking out several of these blogs, especially A Gluten Free Guide (a little carby at times, but great recipes and pics) and A Life Less Sweet, the trials and tribulations of a woman trying to avoid high-fructose corn syrup. In Canada, we are... Read Full Story
After a few upheavals, life has settled down again and I’ve snuggled happily back into my routine – which includes blogging and, best of all, hitting the farmer’s markets to discover new and exciting treasures. And oh – I found one. Sunday I headed down the street to my local market to pick up some bison, eggs, rib-eyes and a cow heart for the pusses. On the way out, I decided to pop by Monforte’s table. They make gorgeous sheep’s milk cheeses and yogurt that don’t seem to bother my sensi... Read Full Story
