Ares has always gone through phases with food. When we first adopted him at 8 weeks, he was often too distracted and hyped up to eat much at once, and we often had to place him in front of a plate/bowl to make him eat. We also spent about a month figuring out three wet foods he would eat (because he seemed to get bored if we did the same one twice in a day, much less three times). One of the wet foods is the same one he's been eating since he was at his foster home.
Now, we've been doing well on the same two wet foods for a while (supplementing with dry in between, as we always have, since we can't afford to feed all wet, and since we're gone for work about 10 hours a day). He seemed very happy with them for several months. But recently, while he still gets excited for meals and acts like he wants to eat the wet, as soon as I put it down, he normally just sniffs it and walks away. He might eat a bite or two, and he'll eat a bit more out of my hand, but he just isn't really interested. He LOVES dry food and will even try to eat his sister's.
What do I do with this pickiness? Should I try toppers? Mix dry and wet (he normally just picks out the dry if I try)? Keep trying new wet foods?
I'm on a tight budget, so I need to figure out something cost-effective.
His sister will eat anything, by the way. If Ares leaves his half of the wet, she'll eventually eat it herself.
And he refuses refrigerated food...
Oy. Thanks in advance for any tips.
Now, we've been doing well on the same two wet foods for a while (supplementing with dry in between, as we always have, since we can't afford to feed all wet, and since we're gone for work about 10 hours a day). He seemed very happy with them for several months. But recently, while he still gets excited for meals and acts like he wants to eat the wet, as soon as I put it down, he normally just sniffs it and walks away. He might eat a bite or two, and he'll eat a bit more out of my hand, but he just isn't really interested. He LOVES dry food and will even try to eat his sister's.
What do I do with this pickiness? Should I try toppers? Mix dry and wet (he normally just picks out the dry if I try)? Keep trying new wet foods?
I'm on a tight budget, so I need to figure out something cost-effective.
His sister will eat anything, by the way. If Ares leaves his half of the wet, she'll eventually eat it herself.
And he refuses refrigerated food...
Oy. Thanks in advance for any tips.
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