so i was a very bad cat mom. earlier this month we went away and had a cat sitter in. because jake is very, very afraid of other people, we decided to buy a small bag of kibble. the sitter fed it to the three cats on time a day with the idea that jake would come out whenever he wanted and eat some kibble. it seemed to work and then because i was planning my brother's wedding and starting school.... i was really lazy. we kept feeding the kibble until last week. the litter boxes were horrible.
we've put them back on their all canned diet and are still feeding merrick grain free, wellness core indoor (they love it), and a bit of nature's variety instinct. (we stopped feeding pride after i realized how high the carb content was). yesterday we went to buy a thousand more cans of cat food at our local independent pet store and my plan was to buy more stella & chewys - we used to feed it and they all liked it.
of course, the pet store was out of all except duck duck goose, which one of cats was not thrilled with in the past. they did, however, have the 2lb box of the honest kitchen grace in stock, which was recommended by the worker. i read the ingredients and wasn't horrified so we got it - $29 for 2lb (we pay $18-20 for 12oz of stella & chewy's so this seemed like a decent deal).
i went to feed them last night, measuring it out and adding warm water and letting it sit. samantha (who can't smell and seems to eat almost anything) dug in. piglet and jake refused. jake licked at it a couple of times and walked away, sitting down and staring at me like i insulted him. piglet sniffed at it, went to see what the other cats had, and then sat where she usually sits when begging for food and just stared at me. i gave them some canned turkey and they ate with gusto.
now, what am i supposed to do? should i just try mixing it in with their canned food? as nice as that sounds, it defeats the purpose of my not having to spend money on canned food for all three meals.
we've put them back on their all canned diet and are still feeding merrick grain free, wellness core indoor (they love it), and a bit of nature's variety instinct. (we stopped feeding pride after i realized how high the carb content was). yesterday we went to buy a thousand more cans of cat food at our local independent pet store and my plan was to buy more stella & chewys - we used to feed it and they all liked it.
of course, the pet store was out of all except duck duck goose, which one of cats was not thrilled with in the past. they did, however, have the 2lb box of the honest kitchen grace in stock, which was recommended by the worker. i read the ingredients and wasn't horrified so we got it - $29 for 2lb (we pay $18-20 for 12oz of stella & chewy's so this seemed like a decent deal).
i went to feed them last night, measuring it out and adding warm water and letting it sit. samantha (who can't smell and seems to eat almost anything) dug in. piglet and jake refused. jake licked at it a couple of times and walked away, sitting down and staring at me like i insulted him. piglet sniffed at it, went to see what the other cats had, and then sat where she usually sits when begging for food and just stared at me. i gave them some canned turkey and they ate with gusto.
now, what am i supposed to do? should i just try mixing it in with their canned food? as nice as that sounds, it defeats the purpose of my not having to spend money on canned food for all three meals.