November 18, 2003
Black beans & rice
Not long after I got Bob he came down with a bad respiratory infection. The poor little guy needed both Lasix to get the fluid out of his lungs and baytril for the infection, and he was refusing to eat so we had to force the meds into his throat with a syringe.
It was also terrible seeing him ignore food, because he needed to get his strength back. For days I tried tempting him with everything to no avail.
Finally...black beans and rice. I suspect that the day he ate the black beans and rice (gobbled 'em down, in fact) was the day the medicine had finally kicked in and he was feeling better, not that the beans and rice were so irresistable...but whatever reason, I was overjoyed to see him eat.
Whenever I have black beans and rice I give him a bowl, and he gobbles 'em right down, as you can see on Bob Cam here.
Posted by Abita at November 18, 2003 06:58 PM