Ravings of a Textual Deviant

I’m starting to think that Minx’s extreme haircut may have been the best thing that’s happened to him in a long time. We’d noticed that he had dry, flaky skin before, but post-trim, it was obvious exactly how much dry flaky skin he had. So, on the vet-tech’s recommendation, we started feeding him a vitamin supplement (a thick, goopy liquid that goes on the food; giving him pills would be a losing proposition for all concerned).

We’ve been feeding him very high-quality food (one of the few brands not affected by the melamine problem), so it never occurred to me that his condition might be nutritional. Magnus eats the same food, and hasn’t had any problems. I just chalked it up to the fact that Minx is thirteen, and slowing down some with age.

However, I am amazed at the difference a little nutrient goop makes. Not only has his skin improved dramatically, so has the condition of his fur, which gives me high hopes that perhaps we’ll be able to help him stay detangled when it all grows back. What’s more, he’s got a lot more energy and is more playful than he’s been in years, according to Fiancé. He’s tearing around the house the way Magnus does, has renewed interest in his milk-jug rings, and even played a rousing game of hide-and-seek/monster-under-the-covers with me as I was changing the sheets a couple of days ago. He seems happier; not that he seemed depressed, the way he did before we got him a pet (Magnus). He’s a lot more interested in interacting with his housemonkeys, too.

With humans, it’s blindingly obvious; nutrition is so key to not only to physical health but to mental health…as any vegetarian with a B12 deficiency can tell you. In retrospect, I feel as though I ought to have figured it out; the first thing I ask someone when they tell me they don’t feel well is “what are you eating.”

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