Well, we've finally made the decision to try and get Cotton to eat some wet food. For anyone who didn't know, Cotton loves his kibble...as in he won't actually eat canned food unless given absolutely no other choice and even then he barely touches it. Considering his health and the state of his teeth, it seems like a better idea to get him into canned food before his next dental appointment since the last one was nightmarish to try and get him to eat afterwards because he kept trying to go for Freya's kibble. Freya will contnue to get her kibble unless we happen to find a canned food that doesn't upset her stomach. My real focus in this experiment is Cotton. We figure we'll get him to eat one meal a day of kibble and one of canned - that way it won't be too drastic of a switch.
So, last night I went out and bought sveral cans of Blue Spa Select and Avoderm in a variety of flavors...I figure I'll try those two and see if we get a decent reaction, and if not I'll try another two.
Well, after two years of not touching canned food with a 10ft pole, Cotton inhaled half a can of Blue Turkey and Chicken, then wandered back and ate the rest about 10 minutes later. I swear he's trying to make me look like a liar for saying he won't eat canned.
So tonight we'll try another flavor and see how he does. DH is on litterbox duty this week so he's making sure we don't have any food issues from that end.
One quick question though. According to the can, cats should get one can per 5-6 lbs of body weight. Cotton's about 13 lbs, so does one can a day plus his kibble sound like enough? he's a very low energy cat so we've always had to keepp him on the lower end of his feeding range.
If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on my picky cat, I'd love for you to share. I've almost never had a cat who will eat canned, so this is new ground for me.
So, last night I went out and bought sveral cans of Blue Spa Select and Avoderm in a variety of flavors...I figure I'll try those two and see if we get a decent reaction, and if not I'll try another two.
Well, after two years of not touching canned food with a 10ft pole, Cotton inhaled half a can of Blue Turkey and Chicken, then wandered back and ate the rest about 10 minutes later. I swear he's trying to make me look like a liar for saying he won't eat canned.
So tonight we'll try another flavor and see how he does. DH is on litterbox duty this week so he's making sure we don't have any food issues from that end.
One quick question though. According to the can, cats should get one can per 5-6 lbs of body weight. Cotton's about 13 lbs, so does one can a day plus his kibble sound like enough? he's a very low energy cat so we've always had to keepp him on the lower end of his feeding range.
If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on my picky cat, I'd love for you to share. I've almost never had a cat who will eat canned, so this is new ground for me.