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Hi! I have two male cats (litter mates) who are 8 years old neutered. One is average about 10.5lbs and the other is overweight at 15lbs. I recently adopted them from my parents right after I moved so they are in a new situation. I want to change their diet for a few reasons being quality of food and the chubby boy needs to lose a few lbs. At my parents' they were eating (an unknown) dry food and Friskies wet food. Since the move, which has been 4 days at time of posting, they have not had any dry food. They first day they ate friskies, the second day they had just friskies but they didn't eat much, and now I have tried adding a very small bit of new food into their friskies. They seem very uninterested. They will nibble at it, but won't finish a portion at a time. I need some tips on how to get them to try new things.
There are so many questions and worries in my head!! Should I be waiting longer to switch them? should I go back to supplementing their wet with dry? Are they maybe not eating much because they are still shaken up from moving or is it just the type of food i'm mixing in?
I have been giving them more treats than usual because I see they don't touch their food as much. They haven't had a bowl movement since the first day and I am thinking its because they aren't eating much, but they have been drinking and urinating. I am calling a vet today, as I need to find a new one since I moved to a different state but any tips would be appreciated!
There are so many questions and worries in my head!! Should I be waiting longer to switch them? should I go back to supplementing their wet with dry? Are they maybe not eating much because they are still shaken up from moving or is it just the type of food i'm mixing in?
I have been giving them more treats than usual because I see they don't touch their food as much. They haven't had a bowl movement since the first day and I am thinking its because they aren't eating much, but they have been drinking and urinating. I am calling a vet today, as I need to find a new one since I moved to a different state but any tips would be appreciated!