I would always tell my sick patients to eat what they wanted but to EAT . Other nurses where so much bullies telling them off for not eating properly.When Vanille was really ill cucumber was all she would eat, in fact it's what lead me to post for the first time on BYC.
She's been unwell for the last three days after passing two soft shell eggs in a row, and with the heat. She has eaten nothing yesterday but today we gave the girls a zucchini that had overgrown and she's been pecking at it like crazy.
We've talked about how they choose to feed before when they are sick with Minnie. It's still pretty much a mystery to me if it's just individual taste preference or if they do have some instinct to get things that are right for them.
When humans are sick a bit of both happen.. sometimes you don't feel like eating and your body needs to fast for a while, or to only have broth. And sometimes you actually do need to eat to get better.
Me, I was of the opinion that as long as they were eating something I was happy.
Same with my animals - as last my as they were eating something and drinking fluids I am happy.
