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Kitten not eating much

34 replies

Nowmum43 · 03/12/2021 17:35

Hi, we have had our gorgeous girls 2 weeks and she is 13 weeks today.
When we got her she was on adult whiskers and I foolishly swapped her to whiskers kitten thinking she would be ok as it was the same brand.
She ended up with an upset stomach and the vet gave her probiotics powder which she finished a couple of days ago.
She hasn't been eating much and just really eats the jelly of her kitten food and some kitten biscuits.
She's only little and not really sure how much she should be eating. She doesn't seem like she hasn't got enough energy and has her crazy dashed around the house but sleeps a lot too.
I'm thinking about changing her meat but feel nervous as don't want to upset her tummy again!
Will speak to the vet if she's not eating more in a couple of days but wondered if kitten experts had any advice?
Thanks

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Shmithecat2 · 04/12/2021 11:43

To answer your question, yes, I would slowly transition any new food, wet or dry, a mix of both, reducing the old a bit day by day.

Catfox1 · 04/12/2021 12:12

She’s gorgeous 🥰

Ours refused to eat as a baby and the post above reminded me that all he would eat is this stuff, we didn’t do a gradual changeover as he just wasn’t eating but the advice will probably be to do it slowly

www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/royal-canin-babycat-34-complete-food#

Mybalconyiscracking · 04/12/2021 12:34

Jelly only cat food is a stonking idea. You could serve it next to the dry stuff. My cats would love that.

Shmithecat2 · 04/12/2021 13:44

[quote Catfox1]She’s gorgeous 🥰

Ours refused to eat as a baby and the post above reminded me that all he would eat is this stuff, we didn’t do a gradual changeover as he just wasn’t eating but the advice will probably be to do it slowly

www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/royal-canin-babycat-34-complete-food#[/quote]
Tbh, I didn't do anything gradually either - supplies were hit and miss in Saudi and my lot got what they were given Xmas Grin

crimsonlake · 04/12/2021 15:01

Some kittens are not big eaters, mine has always been more interested in playing outside than eating.
When I first got her I tried her on all sorts of kitten food to no avail, in the end the only thing she would eat was whiskas tinned food and it is still all she will eat. There is always dried whiskas available and she does also munch on this throughout the day.
She is not interested in boy cats bowl and the constant variety of different foods he demands. She is also not interested in human food, but has a strange desire for mopping up random bits off the floor, cardboard pieces, bits of fluff etc. Joking aside I have to be very careful to pick bits up because I don't want her to hurt herself.

Nowmum43 · 09/12/2021 15:59

Hi all, she seems to be eating a bit better now (loving fresh chicken!) but still doesn't eat loads and I've noticed that even tho her poo is solid there's still some blood in it. The vet had mentioned a couple of weeks ago that it could be her food, she's on whiskers kitten. So I've made the decision to change it now. Looking at prices (don't want to be spending a fortune unless I really had too) I'm thinking Iams wet and dry food? Does anyone know if this is better quality than whiskers? It's a bit more expensive but not massively.
Thanks

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JaceLancs · 09/12/2021 23:10

Mine are really fussy - will only eat whiskas fish in jelly tinned and mostly eat only the jelly - but eat IAMS kitten biscuits, kit e kat and whiskas kitten biscuits and James well beloved kitten biscuits - also used to eat Tesco own brand kitten biscuits until they changed the formula a few months ago
Reub is not a kitten anymore but insists on kitten food

Kitten not eating much
Nowmum43 · 10/12/2021 05:49

He's beautiful 😻 suppose it's just trial and error to what suits them! She's wolfing her food now but still just a bit of blood in her poo Sad

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InvincibleInvisibility · 10/12/2021 14:33

Just been to the supermarket. They have just jelly pouches here (France) so might be worth googling to see fi you can buy online

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