I've seen threads relating to owner's cats being picky about eating. Just curious to what y'all think if a cat is born picky or do owners create a picky cat?
I've had cats all my life. We've always fed a variety of dry/canned foods and I can't think of any cats I've owned that were "picky" where they would not eat if a certain food was not given.
Kittens were raised to eat different brands and flavors of canned foods - start with chicken and then add in beef, lamb and turkey. They always were eager to eat what was put in front of them. They didn't walk away after sniffing.
Now I have had cats that didn't like "shredded or sliced" canned foods, but that's a little different. They all have eaten the normal canned foods.
So do people put down a food, the cat walks away and then the owner is upset, so they open another food till the cat picks what they like and eats it. But in most cases, that same food the next day is ignored and the owner has to go thru it all again.
Is the owner at fault for opening another can or should they just leave the food and offer it till the cat eats it?
Do we create a "picky eater" cat or are they really born that way?
I've had cats all my life. We've always fed a variety of dry/canned foods and I can't think of any cats I've owned that were "picky" where they would not eat if a certain food was not given.
Kittens were raised to eat different brands and flavors of canned foods - start with chicken and then add in beef, lamb and turkey. They always were eager to eat what was put in front of them. They didn't walk away after sniffing.
Now I have had cats that didn't like "shredded or sliced" canned foods, but that's a little different. They all have eaten the normal canned foods.
So do people put down a food, the cat walks away and then the owner is upset, so they open another food till the cat picks what they like and eats it. But in most cases, that same food the next day is ignored and the owner has to go thru it all again.
Is the owner at fault for opening another can or should they just leave the food and offer it till the cat eats it?
Do we create a "picky eater" cat or are they really born that way?