Feeby is eating two different canned foods for urinary care - which I want to keep her on - but she licks/laps at them until they are nearly dry. Then, she wants moisture added to them and for them to be re-scooped into a pile, repeatedly. At first I added water; that was OK for a while, but then she started disliking it - I am guessing because it diluted the flavor too much. I have since added either human canned chicken in water or canned tuna in water - smashing them both to death, and adding a bit to her food each time she stops eating and waits for me to pile the food back up and add some more moisture. For even 1/4 of a 5.5 oz can of her regular food, this process goes on for at least 1/2 hour.
Now, she seems somewhat disinterested in both the chicken and tuna, is eating even slower and sometimes it can be tough to get her to finish her meal. So, I tried Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers (3 oz) - so far, it would seem the beef and the turkey are hits with her. I am diluting the gravy with water, and again smashing the hell out of the meat in each to get her to eat that as well (she doesn't really like anything but pate style). She can eat a 3 oz can per day divided into 4 meals along with her regular canned food.
BUT, FF Gravy Lovers contains wheat gluten - is this an issue? If so, I need to find something else that she might find as appealing as the gravy in the FF, but with a 'binder' that is more appropriate for cats. And, not necessarily with any meat in it considering her distaste for anything but pate textures.
I searched this site for similar issues, but most everyone has volunteered ideas on other foods - not so much on just a gravy to add. I think she needs variety, so I can stick with adding the canned chicken and tuna to her current food, but then need to add other flavors like the beef and turkey, so she gets several different flavors before I recycle through them again.
Sorry for such a long post, but wanted to help members know the full story before offering me some ideas!! Thanks!
Now, she seems somewhat disinterested in both the chicken and tuna, is eating even slower and sometimes it can be tough to get her to finish her meal. So, I tried Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers (3 oz) - so far, it would seem the beef and the turkey are hits with her. I am diluting the gravy with water, and again smashing the hell out of the meat in each to get her to eat that as well (she doesn't really like anything but pate style). She can eat a 3 oz can per day divided into 4 meals along with her regular canned food.
BUT, FF Gravy Lovers contains wheat gluten - is this an issue? If so, I need to find something else that she might find as appealing as the gravy in the FF, but with a 'binder' that is more appropriate for cats. And, not necessarily with any meat in it considering her distaste for anything but pate textures.
I searched this site for similar issues, but most everyone has volunteered ideas on other foods - not so much on just a gravy to add. I think she needs variety, so I can stick with adding the canned chicken and tuna to her current food, but then need to add other flavors like the beef and turkey, so she gets several different flavors before I recycle through them again.
Sorry for such a long post, but wanted to help members know the full story before offering me some ideas!! Thanks!
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