How do you get a junk food junkie cat eat regular cat food?

Kyle

I found a stray kitten, I cant get her to eat normal cat food. But I noticed she wants the food we eat. What should I do? How can I make her eat healthy food? She wont touch it. I never had this problem before.



Inge

The cat wont starve herself. You could try offering wet food or human food (such as tuna in water, salmon, beef liver and hearts, etc). Its possible that the dry cat food is too difficult for her to chew. Dont offer her any table scraps (except meat with very little seasoning). Shell eat whatever you put in front of her when shes hungry.



Chanelle

You dont feed her your food. And leave her food in a place thats easy for her to get at with lots of water also. After a while she will eat the cat food. Cats are smart and she wont strave herself just to prove apoint. It is normally about the owners being tough enough to ignore the meowing and sad looks! The food you eat is not healthy for her and could cause problems with her weight and kidneys later on.



Gregg

Stop feeding it junk food. It will eat eventually.



Isabelle

As my grandmother used to say to us about finicky pets, "If he gets hungry enough, hell eat it."



Audrey

Most kittens take to canned food readily. Use some good brands like Wellness, Natural Balance, CA Natural, Felidae, etc. Cats are meant to eat meat and not dry cereal and the canned is much better for their health. So I dont think you will have a problem if you introduce that to her. Most kittens love to sample the food you eat and cat food is necessary to meet the nutrient requirements for their health. There is lots of information at http://www. littlebigcat. com in Dr. Jean Hofves articles on cat nutrition such as "Why Cats Need Canned Food", "What Cats Should Eat" and "Selecting a Good Commercial Pet Food".



Jerri

Well, I have 3..very picky cats...Its funny because our rescue kitty Miss Kitty..is VERY picky. Then we got another rescue kitty who would eat anything...then a little bit later..He became picky...and then it was the same thing for my other rescue kitty..Anyways, the way I fixed this problem was that I went to walmart and bought just one can food..of each kind of each brand...Then everyday I would give them 2 and see if they liked it etc..So which ever they liked best...well..thats how I found out what they liked and etc..I have noticed too that almost all cats, picky or not, really like the Meow Mix in the pouches..They also like the Meow Mix market select too,, but not as much as the pouches..You can also try to buy like the little bags of dry food and do the same if you have the money..Anyways goodluck!*Another tip, cats wont eat canned food sometimes because it doesnt smell right, or doesnt smell clean..So you can try to heat it up a bit in the microwave, and sometimes they will eat it that way. 1.) Because the smell is stronger..and 2.) I cant remember lol! But I read this in a book



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