environment

According to the vet, Jynx's health issues are due to his environment. He just isn't getting what he wants and he is letting us know with his behavior. There have been a few changes around the house to accommodate the little brat!

One of the things I am doing is giving him fresh water every morning. Instead of wasting the water, I am dumping it into the dog's outside water dish and filling it full again for Jynx. I think he is now drinking more water.

Another thing that we are starting to do is to feed him one can of cat food at night mixed with probiotic. We are also cutting him down to about 1/3 of a cup of his dry food a day. The vet thinks that fat cat is overweight (duh!), so we are giving him a total of 1/3 of a cup less a day of food. Though he still will have full access to his drug of choice, grass. We'll see how he fairs being on a diet.

The next change is with Jynx's litter. I will be scooping it daily in addition to changing it weekly. I've also switched to an unscented litter to see if that is also why is unwilling to use the box.

Finally, we are going to make absolute certain that the cat is not eating dog food. Zailey hasn't been eating her entire breakfast lately, so I've been just leaving it in her crate for her to eat with her supper. I've also been leaving the crate open and who knows if the cat gets in there or not.

Hopefully, all of this leads to a healthier Jynx. I know that I also need help in that department.

I am enjoying life at the moment. One of the things I enjoy is food. Different culinary experiences are celebrated by overeating. I'm also not active enough and end up stress eating a lot at work as well. All of this has put my health at risk.

I can't simply turn off my mind from food. I've also got to find better ways to deal with stress than by eating. One thing I am going to do is head to the golf course a little more often this year. The exercise is great and provides stress relief as well. It is how I commune with nature.

A part of me feels that as long as I'm living and enjoying it, then it can't be that bad for me. In other words, it is my justification for eating myself to death, Then there is the part of me that is scared to die. Besides, I'm really afraid of not getting out to the world some of the stuff that I am currently writing because that is how I am going to live forever. So, I can't die until I've accomplished everything I wanted to in the literary world.

So, my environment change is going to be to start doing Blue Apron. Besides cutting back on my trips to the grocery store (I hate shopping), their meals are portioned and healthier than what I normally eat. My wife was the one that signed us up for this, so I owe her thanks. Many of the meals are either something that we've never tried before or prepared in a way we've never thought of. So that speaks to my enjoyment of the meal. We even made lunch together today and I enjoyed that.

Like Jynx, I hope that my environment changes make me healthier. It'll be great for both of us to lose a little weight.