Kitty gone off her kibble.

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Our kitten is nine months and she did get 2 pouches of wet a day one in morning and one in late afternoon/night and about 25g-50g of kibble in the middle of the day but she no longer eats the kibble and meows and meows over and over at the cupboard where we keep her wet.
 

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Okay this is what I'm getting from what you said, She is use to receiving two pouches of wet food along with 25-50 grams of food, and you now took away the dry, so now all she eats is 2 pouches of wet food, is that correct? If so how much does she weigh? Kittens need to eat twice as much as adults.
 
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No she still recieves the kibble but she wont eat it. she weighed 3.5kg last time she was weighed which was just over a month ago and on the guidlines of her wet food she is recieving the right amount of food for a combined diet but she wont eat the kibble just looking for suggestions as to why she would suddenly stop.
 

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Cats tend to be finicky, perhaps she got bored with it and no longer likes it. Have you tried food toppers? Have you also considered going fully wet diet vs combo?
 
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I have been considering going full on wet as she wolfs it down its just the cost barrier as we get 4 boxes of wiskas 12 pouches in jelly for £9.50 at the moment but she'd need like four to five pouches a day and that would take us up to two orders of this food in a month rather than one each month which I suppose isnt that bad but how do I stop her getting bored of the wet and is wet food more beneficial for her?
 

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Wet is way better than dry. Of course there are no guarantees, but wet can prevent all sorts of diseases and thus save money in the long run.

http://www.littlebigcat.com/nutrition/why-dry-food-is-bad-for-cats-and-dogs/

You add variety by rotating food--different brands and flavors and textures. In general, avoid the fish flavors - they have mercury in them and can cause fish addiction (refusing to eat unless it's fish).
 
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The guide lines on our brand of cat food (whiskas 100g pouches) at the moment we get the variety pack in jelly (unfortunetly contains fish flavours) Lilly for her age/weight should be on about 3 pouches a day over several meals I think it says 4-5 meals. Now we order a big bulk box of 48 pouches in a month I'm thinking my one box wont cut her all wet diet how much more would I possibly need?
 

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The guide lines on our brand of cat food (whiskas 100g pouches) at the moment we get the variety pack in jelly (unfortunetly contains fish flavours) Lilly for her age/weight should be on about 3 pouches a day over several meals I think it says 4-5 meals. Now we order a big bulk box of 48 pouches in a month I'm thinking my one box wont cut her all wet diet how much more would I possibly need?
Its difficult to say since kittens range in forms of how much they eat, they generally should be eat twice as much as adults. I've known kittens who eat a ton like 10 oz a day and I've known kittens who eat about 5oz a day. My kitten usually eats 6-8oz a day. I would say she would need 3-4 pouches a day, but that's just an estimate assuming their 3oz each. You can test it out and see how she reacts to only 3 pouches a day, like if shes begging for more or if she seems content. That's how I learned how much my kitten liked to eat.
 
I have been considering going full on wet as she wolfs it down its just the cost barrier as we get 4 boxes of wiskas 12 pouches in jelly for £9.50 at the moment but she'd need like four to five pouches a day and that would take us up to two orders of this food in a month rather than one each month which I suppose isnt that bad but how do I stop her getting bored of the wet and is wet food more beneficial for her?
An all wet diet is the best thing to offer a kitty. To stop her from getting bored you just show her variety. Start off by getting different flavors and textures of the same brand she is currently on and then rotate that with other brands (Wellness, Weruva, Hounds &Gatos, ETC.) and do the same thing with those brands. Go through flavors such as chicken, turkey etc and experiment with textures such as pate, shreds, minced, cubed etc. And another trick to have in case she suddenly stops liking a certain brand or wont eat is, is to entice her with food toppers, such as bonito flakes, favorite treats crushed or as is on top, freeze dried treats crushed on top, and even Parmesan cheese. Another thing you can do is experiment with the temperature. Maybe add hot water to the food, microwave it or let the bowl sit in hot water so the food gets warmer but you don't add water. I hope that helps.
 

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If you're going to try new foods anyway, observe how hungry she is with different food. If given open access to food, cats will eat until nutritionally satisfied. So a lot of cats eating budget foods will eat more. The budget foods, however, tend to have more filler, so all that happens is the litter box fills up more often and you wind up feeding more in volume.

Evo and Wellness tend to be higher in calories, you could try that. But you'd have to switch over slowly since these brands have more fat. (Cats handle fat better than we do, so a moderate amount of fat in the diet in OK.)
 
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