hi everyone! this is my first post here. 
i'm a proud and happy cat mom to finn, a handsome tuxedo cat; we adopted him from a local rescue organization back in january. he's always been a little on the larger size and we've been working with the vet to get him to a healthier weight. he's gone through some food changes in these few months but he's always had a hearty appetite.
at our most recent trip to the vet, we talked about his skin & fur issues (itching a lot, dandruff, etc) and the doctor suggested we try a limited ingredient diet. her recommendations were natural balance duck & pea or salmon & pea, both wet can varieties. we know he prefers poultry to fish, so we started the duck & pea. he was eating it fine until sometime last week.
since then, he hasn't been finishing his food or sometimes, even eating at all. he smells it and walks away. we're trying new ways to get him to eat (adding in some shredded cheese - he's a big cheese fan) but still, he only eats a small amount. i'm worried because his bathroom habits are slowing down because he's barely eating. it got to the point where, even though we had eliminated dry food from his diet, my boyfriend gave him some just so he would eat SOMETHING.
meanwhile, when i asked the doctor, she told me he needs to remain on the duck & pea only diet to weed out any potential allergies. it's been 3 weeks and he's already seemingly tired of the food and i can't go another 6-9 weeks worrying about finn's eating & food habits all the time. we were going to mix it up with the salmon & pea but our vet told us he needs to stick to his current diet. i can't imagine him not eating and therefore not going to the bathroom is healthier than potentially switching to another variety of the same food brand.
any suggestions/comments/help/etc would be greatly appreciated! also, has this happened with anyone else?
thanks for reading!
i'm a proud and happy cat mom to finn, a handsome tuxedo cat; we adopted him from a local rescue organization back in january. he's always been a little on the larger size and we've been working with the vet to get him to a healthier weight. he's gone through some food changes in these few months but he's always had a hearty appetite.
at our most recent trip to the vet, we talked about his skin & fur issues (itching a lot, dandruff, etc) and the doctor suggested we try a limited ingredient diet. her recommendations were natural balance duck & pea or salmon & pea, both wet can varieties. we know he prefers poultry to fish, so we started the duck & pea. he was eating it fine until sometime last week.
since then, he hasn't been finishing his food or sometimes, even eating at all. he smells it and walks away. we're trying new ways to get him to eat (adding in some shredded cheese - he's a big cheese fan) but still, he only eats a small amount. i'm worried because his bathroom habits are slowing down because he's barely eating. it got to the point where, even though we had eliminated dry food from his diet, my boyfriend gave him some just so he would eat SOMETHING.
meanwhile, when i asked the doctor, she told me he needs to remain on the duck & pea only diet to weed out any potential allergies. it's been 3 weeks and he's already seemingly tired of the food and i can't go another 6-9 weeks worrying about finn's eating & food habits all the time. we were going to mix it up with the salmon & pea but our vet told us he needs to stick to his current diet. i can't imagine him not eating and therefore not going to the bathroom is healthier than potentially switching to another variety of the same food brand.
any suggestions/comments/help/etc would be greatly appreciated! also, has this happened with anyone else?
thanks for reading!
