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I've had her since April. She was a picky eater she but did eat about 50% wet food. Since then she has been eating wet food less and less. I've tried everything: different brands, different flavors, toppers, heating it, chilling it, different bowls, different locations, different feeding times. I would allow her to nibble on dry food during the day, but took it away at night and only left out wet food. She'll eat maybe 10-20% of it, if that much, but that's it. Most nights she barely touches it.
The thing is, she used to eat wet food. She used to love Fancy Feast grilled chicken and Chicken and Tuna. Now she won't touch it. I tried Friskies, even Nine Lives. She scoffs at Blue Buffalo Tastefulls, and now she won't even eat tuna. She's rather go hungry than eat wet food, and her vet told me that a cat will starve itself to death rather than eat something she doesn't like. I don't think she has been holding out for the dry food, because I never made it always available. I could be wrong, but even so, she's going to eat what she likes. I cannot reason with her about this because, well, she is a cat.
She was getting to be underweight. I couldn't stand to see her underfed, so after nearly six months of trying everything I could think of to get her to eat wet food, I've given up. I don't know what else to do.
So I'm feeding her Blue Buffalo WIlderness (chicken flavor). She loves it. It's nice to see her eating so well. The vet said it that's all she'll eat, then there's nothing I can do.
I did not want this for her. Luckily, she's a big drinker. Her fluid intake has remains good, so at least I don't have to worry about hydration. Still, I give her some Churu 3-4 times a week.
I won't ask how to get her to eat wet food because I've tried everything. Despite this, I still put it out because I have hundreds of dollars worth of cans and trays and packets. If I'm lucky, she'll nibble at it a little but that's it.
What I do want to ask is how I can maximize healthy eating with only dry. Is there a better brand I should try? Is there anything I can do to offset potential health problems that could be caused by a dry diet?
The thing is, she used to eat wet food. She used to love Fancy Feast grilled chicken and Chicken and Tuna. Now she won't touch it. I tried Friskies, even Nine Lives. She scoffs at Blue Buffalo Tastefulls, and now she won't even eat tuna. She's rather go hungry than eat wet food, and her vet told me that a cat will starve itself to death rather than eat something she doesn't like. I don't think she has been holding out for the dry food, because I never made it always available. I could be wrong, but even so, she's going to eat what she likes. I cannot reason with her about this because, well, she is a cat.
She was getting to be underweight. I couldn't stand to see her underfed, so after nearly six months of trying everything I could think of to get her to eat wet food, I've given up. I don't know what else to do.
So I'm feeding her Blue Buffalo WIlderness (chicken flavor). She loves it. It's nice to see her eating so well. The vet said it that's all she'll eat, then there's nothing I can do.
I did not want this for her. Luckily, she's a big drinker. Her fluid intake has remains good, so at least I don't have to worry about hydration. Still, I give her some Churu 3-4 times a week.
I won't ask how to get her to eat wet food because I've tried everything. Despite this, I still put it out because I have hundreds of dollars worth of cans and trays and packets. If I'm lucky, she'll nibble at it a little but that's it.
What I do want to ask is how I can maximize healthy eating with only dry. Is there a better brand I should try? Is there anything I can do to offset potential health problems that could be caused by a dry diet?