Cat Only Eating In Morning + Needing To Be Fed?

So, my cat is currently 11 months old. For some reason, since a few weeks ago, he hasn't been thaat interested in his food - he is still eating, however, just not as much. but his weight hasn't gone down or anything so the vet told me it's alright.

However, i've noticed recently that he seems to only finish his meals in the morning, and the evening meal (he only gets 2 meals + some t/d at supper) he doesn't have much of an appetite for. He finishes his morning meals entirely but?? only when fed. when i place the bowl down, he licks at it, and then moves away. i have to then pick the bowl and a spoon up and feed him mouth by mouth and he eats it with a good appetite.

any idea what could be causing this? he eats up his t/d with a wonderful appetite no matter the time of the day, he loves t/d.

What is t/d?

Is he playing/pooping/peeing as usual? Any other irregular behaviors? Does he seem more tired than usual?

How much is he eating total in a day? How many calories?

Hills science diet t/d dental kibble? he gets 11grams of that daily.

His toileting has been the same, no changes. He has always slept alot, so that has been the same. but he is up for playing if i do play with him. I can bring him for a 30 mins walk outside where he's active, but then he ends up sleeping the whole day away after that.

He is currently eating 180-190 calories if he finishes his dinner but because he hasn't been finishing it, i estimate 160?

He is about 4.5kg.

What is the non-t/d food that you're feeding your cat, M mmin ? (Also, what is your cat's name?)

Lots of cats get bored with their food if they're fed the same thing all the time so if there's no variety, he may be rebelling. Another possibility: Although you said he's still visiting the box regularly, cats sometimes get a bit constipated, which can decrease their appetites enough that they seem picky. This happened with one of our cats -- feeding her very small amounts of pumpkin (less than 1 teaspoon a day) has helped tremendously.

lisahe said:

What is the non-t/d food that you're feeding your cat, M mmin ? (Also, what is your cat's name?)

Lots of cats get bored with their food if they're fed the same thing all the time so if there's no variety, he may be rebelling. Another possibility: Although you said he's still visiting the box regularly, cats sometimes get a bit constipated, which can decrease their appetites enough that they seem picky. This happened with one of our cats -- feeding her very small amounts of pumpkin (less than 1 teaspoon a day) has helped tremendously.

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a mixture of flavours between ziwipeak and feline natural! and a little bit of some freeze dried raw! from Raw Meow Australia. I don't think he's constipated, he usually goes to poo once a day, but he pooed two times yesterday

I would say it is most likely that at 11 months old they are finished their period of rapid growth, and just doesn't need as much food. My cat, although older (4 yrs) eats 175kcals a day. so I would say he is getting enough food. and is just not as hungry as when his body was using more calories because of the rapid growth that happens when they are kittens.
I would maybe try feeding only 2 kinds of food at a time, it looks like he is getting 4 different kinds of food, they all digest differently and have different protein and carb levels, (T/D is much less rich compared to the ziwi and feline natural) it could be a lot for his stomach to handle.