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I recently adopted a 6 yr old male Orange tabby mix about 2 weeks ago. He's a big boy at around 12.6lbs. He came from a home with 2 other cats and was a surrender to due to financial difficulty. He is quite shy right now and I don't think he was handled much because it's taken awhile for him to sit calmly on my lap and he tends to hide in the laundry room where his bed, litter and food are. The shelter just fed whatever they are given so I don't know what kind of diet he previously had at his home. I originally purchased Canidae wet and dry but he wouldn't touch either of them at all. It was going on 2 days without eating so I knew I had to entice him quickly so he wouldn't get sick. After doing some research, I picked up a can of Friskies poultry platter and some Fancy Feast and some Nutro Max Cat dry chicken flavor. He ate them quickly but fast forward to now, he's mostly only interested in the Max Cat kibble. He'll lick the wet food but doesn't eat enough to call it a meal even if that's all I put out for the day. I've put out only wet food and not put down the kibble. I've tried Fancy Feast Classics flavors, Friskies poultry platter, Max Cat canned chicken and turkey flavors and Sheba chicken. He'll eat about 1/2 cup of kibble daily. My concern is that I've never owned a male cat and I've read that they are very prone to urinary issues/blockages. I know that wet food is the best diet for all cats but especially a male cat but if he won't eat it or eat enough of it, I know I can't force a cat to eat like I could a dog.
I'd like to know what other foods have worked for fussy wet food eating cats and which kibble is least likely to cause urinary issues. I chose Max Cat because I read on various forums that others had been using that with success on their cats with issues. Don't know if it's true, but some said that the Nutro line but in particular the Max Cat line was certified to keep the pH at a healthy level. I also read that Purina ONE urinary was good too to maintain urinary health for those cats that like to eat kibble. I don't know if that's safe to use though for a cat that hasn't had issues for maintenance. So basically, if your cat has or had issues with UTIs and won't eat a full diet of wet food, what kibble have you used to keep them healthy? Which wet foods keep them interested in eating them?
I'd like to know what other foods have worked for fussy wet food eating cats and which kibble is least likely to cause urinary issues. I chose Max Cat because I read on various forums that others had been using that with success on their cats with issues. Don't know if it's true, but some said that the Nutro line but in particular the Max Cat line was certified to keep the pH at a healthy level. I also read that Purina ONE urinary was good too to maintain urinary health for those cats that like to eat kibble. I don't know if that's safe to use though for a cat that hasn't had issues for maintenance. So basically, if your cat has or had issues with UTIs and won't eat a full diet of wet food, what kibble have you used to keep them healthy? Which wet foods keep them interested in eating them?
) While it is true that I feed only wet food NOW, that wasn't always the case. I probably would NOT feed a urinary food if he doesn't have urinary issues, but that's just me. 
