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Fussy Cats

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crimsonlake · 09/10/2018 10:55

Reposting this as I originally posted in LitterTray and it may be the wrong forum to post. Wondering if anyone else has the same problem - I have 2 cats who for several years were brought up on dried cat food, the odd tin of wet food as a treat. I had an elderly neighbour who they used to visit which I was ok with as she was lonely and she used to feed them sachets. So they were similar to 6 Dinner Sid. Fast forward a few years and as a result of them developing such a love of wet food I have had to comply with their dietary wishes, with dried food always being available. My issue now is that whatever brand of sachets or tinned food I purchase they lick the jelly or gravy and leave the rest, possibly eating a little of the meat. Also they may enjoy something the once then the following meal completely turn their noses up at it in disgust and stomp off. It is driving me to distraction as I am at a loss of what to try next! The amount of waste is terrible and I am concerned about one of the cats as he is rather elderly and appears to be losing weight. Whilst it is natural to lose weight as they age he howls for food then turns up his nose at what he is offered or simply licks the sauce. I used to be of the thought that they would rather eat than starve but that does not seem to be the case. In desperation this week I even purchased a tin of salmon spread which did not go down that well either? I seem to have tried ever brand known to man!

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Madcats · 10/10/2018 10:28

Cats can get grumpy/fussy when they get older. They are also very good at disguising pain.

How are your elderly cat's teeth? We discovered that one of our cats had broken a back tooth under similar circumstances.

Good luck

Dollymixture22 · 14/10/2018 18:51

My kitten is licking her food at the minute -she is teething.

Try some cat milk and those cat toppers to make sure they are getting enough calories and take them to the vet. Like PP I think this sound like a problem with their teeth.

P.s wet food is very good for them. There are some owners who are horrified by dry food and think it should be banned! I am not that extreme and feed my kitten high quality dry food alon with her wet meals.

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