Dcat went for an annual healthcheck yesterday. All good apart from back teeth which are brown and vet says will need treatment in the new year. Cat is only three and a half and had perfect teeth last check up. Vet has recommended a dry food diet (t/d hills specifically). Up till now have been feeding wet and dry, dry down all the time for snacking and about two small sachets of wet food. There is no way I can clean her teeth, she is very friendly but very wary. Struggle to put on flea treatment and get in carrier etc.
I’ve tried to reduce the wet food today but she’s hardly touched the dry and is staring at the cat food cupboard. I’m frightened she’ll go on hunger strike. She doesn’t drink much, due to wet food I suppose so I’m also worried she won’t drink water to compensate for the mainly dry diet.
I feel very guilty she’s got to have the treatment at such a young age, although the vet did say she had the same problem with one of hers and I was just following the advice of the rescue we got her from as I’ve never had a cat before.
I suppose what I’m asking is if anyone has successfully weaned their cat from a mixed diet to a full dry diet? The wet food is the gravy type. Would it be ok to mix the dry with fresh chicken or ham so she is at least having some meat she is used to?