I fed my cat Orijen Cat and Kitten dry food until about 3 months ago. Then I ran into a problem with it's availability, so I gave her Farmina grain-free food until Orijen came back in stock. First I gave her Farmina Lamb and Blueberry, then switched to Chicken and Pomegranate. Now Orijen is back in stock. But I made the mistake of waiting until Farmina was completely over before opening the Orijen packet, instead of slowly mixing the new food with the old food. It didn't strike me until too late, because I always considered Orijen Hypy's default food.
Now, for the past couple of days, she's been a bit fussy with eating. She was always a fussy eater when it came to wet food, but usually she'd clean the plate with dry food. The past couple of days, however, she'd leave more than half the allotted kibble in the plate. When I go after her and feed her from my hands, she'd finish it. So I thought it was a problem with getting used to the new kibble pieces since Farmina had bigger pieces and Orijen is thinner.
But she also seems to have a slightly upset stomach. She's eating a lot of grass, which she does when tummy isn't well. She also isn't pooping and peeing as often. Usually she pees thrice and poops twice a day. But she only peed twice and pooped once yesterday and today (the day before yesterday she pooped in the morning and then pooped very late at night yesterday so there was more than a 24 hour gap).
So I'm wondering what I should do about her. It doesn't seem too bad. She still eats enough and everything else seems normal. Should I buy Farmina again and do it properly this time? Though even if I order it right now, it'll be a couple of days before the food arrives. Is it even necessary to introduce food slowly when the cat is already familiar with the food?
Also how do I change cat's wet food? She's currently on Royal Canin and has been for a few months. Now I want to try another food which she previously had before Royal Canin, so that she doesn't get bored with the food.
Now, for the past couple of days, she's been a bit fussy with eating. She was always a fussy eater when it came to wet food, but usually she'd clean the plate with dry food. The past couple of days, however, she'd leave more than half the allotted kibble in the plate. When I go after her and feed her from my hands, she'd finish it. So I thought it was a problem with getting used to the new kibble pieces since Farmina had bigger pieces and Orijen is thinner.
But she also seems to have a slightly upset stomach. She's eating a lot of grass, which she does when tummy isn't well. She also isn't pooping and peeing as often. Usually she pees thrice and poops twice a day. But she only peed twice and pooped once yesterday and today (the day before yesterday she pooped in the morning and then pooped very late at night yesterday so there was more than a 24 hour gap).
So I'm wondering what I should do about her. It doesn't seem too bad. She still eats enough and everything else seems normal. Should I buy Farmina again and do it properly this time? Though even if I order it right now, it'll be a couple of days before the food arrives. Is it even necessary to introduce food slowly when the cat is already familiar with the food?
Also how do I change cat's wet food? She's currently on Royal Canin and has been for a few months. Now I want to try another food which she previously had before Royal Canin, so that she doesn't get bored with the food.