How do i get my cat to eat wet cat food instead of dry cat food?

Octavio

I have heard that dry cat food is bad for your cats health. My cat loves dry cat food and only eats a small amount of the wet cat food. I used to give her dry food in the mornings but now I have started to give her wet cat food as that would be the time when she is the most hungry. This morning she woke me up meowing becuase she was hungry and I fed her one of those small tins of cat food and she only ate half. An hour later she still didnt finish it. I gave her a small pile of dry cat food and she ran straight over and ate it. I dont think it is enough food for her to be eating only one small tin of cat food a day (half in the morning, half at night). She is already small and although her weight is okay, she really doesnt need to be any thinner.



Alfred

Good for you! Youre doing the right thing. I went through this myself, and it took me two weeks. First, be prepared to waste a bit of money. And to be patient. Buy several different brands of food, and get different varieties of each. Offer a bit of that, and if your cat responds to any, make note of the brand and flavor. It may be that hell like venison or turkey, or perhaps hell like any flavor from a certain manufacturer. You are right to switch gradually. I think you could continue what youre doing - offer the dry food once per day - give him 1/2 to 3/4 of what he would usually get. You could even break that into two meals although I dont think that really matters. By reducing the amount of food, your cat still is getting food but will also still be hungry. And hunger can be a great inducer to try new things! You could also try mixing some dry in with the canned. Basically, youre doing the right thing. Just be patient and try other foods too. EDIT: Whoever told you this was on the mark! Dont worry about the uninformed opinions out here. And dry food doesnt clean their teeth; you dont have to worry about that myth either.



Argelia

Mix it up!



Arcelia

Get gravy or somthing else



Angelina

Try slowly adding the wet into the dry more and more each day tell the cat gets use to the wet cat food



Angeline

Great answer!



Shanae

Cats are meat eaters. Wet meaty food is better for them. Dry food can cause intestinal and constipation and kidney problems. Slowly start adding canned food to the dry food and introduce it to him gradually.



Giselle

Cats really only need the wet food if they arent drinking a lot of water. My cats get as much dry as they want and they get a can of wet every other day.



Sean

Who ever told you dry catfood was bad for your cats health is wrong. Even the vets who sell "special" cat and dog food sell the dry stuff. Dry cat food helps to keep the teeth clean, helps with fiber in diet, has all the essential vitimans and minerals. As long as your cat is healthy it can eat dry foor. There are also special types of dry food, for older cats, for kittens, for cats who need to lose weight. I have had cats for over 40 years and have always used dry food.



Cassaundra

Dont know who told you that, but dry food is better. My 17 year old cat has eaten dry food all his life. He is very healthy and never had a tooth problem. Or you could just go with both...Take care;



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