Kitten Wont Eat Dry Or Wet Food
Again if she doesn t eat within 20 or 30 minutes.
Kitten wont eat dry or wet food. I know a lot of people say wet food is better then dry and i believe you but i like to feed half half. She s already picky with her wet food like she wont eat shredded but will eat filets. I feed mainly authority wet sometimes other high qualities if they are on sale. If not start by introducing a very small amount of wet food with your kitty s kibble.
What can i do to get. Cats must eat meat protein as their main source of nutrients. Provide clean drinking water and try mixing the dry kibbles with her favorite wet food to stimulate her appetite. Some cats will take to wet food right away others will not.
The husband says i have spoiled him lol. Both wet and dry is a good strategy. Have a plate shallow bowl of dry available at all times and feed wet for breakfast lunch dinner optional late night. She s been real lazy also.
Tried even giving her some milk but lapped a little bit. The wet food with higher moisture content helps to flush out the bladder more than dry food according to dr. When a cat won t eat dry food it is because she prefers wet foods that appear fresh. Find out why some cats won t eat wet cat food and whether they need to have wet food as part of their diet.
If your cat refuses to eat dry food there is usually a reason why. Generally cats prefer to eat wet food because it approximates fresh meat. Gradually increase the ratio of wet to dry until the cat is eating all wet food. Many cats do love to eat dry food and there is no need to have any concerns about feeding them only dry for the rest of their lives.
Another reason is thirst so you have to check if there s a problem with the water. Now he won t touch his dry food. He weighed 1lbs 9oz at the vet last saturday but he has gained a little potbelly since then so he probably gained a bit of oz s. For those of you who have read the entire kitten series then you know the process of weaning kittens from the bottle to solid food.
Babies will start out with a bottle and then move onto baby. If she isn t keen on the canned food you introduce try a different type of food such as a stew or paté or a different flavour. Cats especially male cats can get urinary blockages dr. Kittens especially need lots of food to grow and they burn a lot of energy.
Once your cat is accustomed to scheduled meals you can offer wet food. They are obligate carnivores by nature so they will choose the wet food option over dry almost every time. Those of you that haven t then you may be asking yourself what can kittens eat before dry food.