So my cat is def overweight and I fear the diabetes deal. I went and boguht some canned food today,low carbs high protein,she has been on dry food her whole life,any good ideas to help her switch right now she wont even touch the canned food,tried to rub a treat in it,but now she wont weat treat. help lol
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switching from dry to wet
- Thread starter rasn1320
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When switching from dry to wet, if your cat doesn't like the canned food, the first step is to move to timed meals. Get the concept of "meal" in place so you can entirely pull the kibble, and then work on the new food.
Here is a transition guide written by a vet, Dr. Lisa Pierson: http://www.catinfo.org/docs/TipsForTransitioning1-14-11.pdf
And a thread discussing the transition, with a focus on how to switch to timed meals, and a section on how to introduce a new food if your kitty doesn't like it: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/264675/transitioning-free-fed-kibble-kitties-to-timed-meals-and-new-food
Here is a transition guide written by a vet, Dr. Lisa Pierson: http://www.catinfo.org/docs/TipsForTransitioning1-14-11.pdf
And a thread discussing the transition, with a focus on how to switch to timed meals, and a section on how to introduce a new food if your kitty doesn't like it: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/264675/transitioning-free-fed-kibble-kitties-to-timed-meals-and-new-food
