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Hi all! I did a search of this very topic on your forum, and although I found some very informative information, i still have a few questions.
I have 3 cats, who I've had for 3 years now, and since day one, I've fed them 1/3 of a 5 oz can of wet food twice daily, with some dry food mixed in throughout the day (in small quantities). I've always fed them a good assortment of wet food brands, (Merrick, Nature's Variety, Go, Halo), and they pretty much have a different flavor every day of the week. None of them have even been what I would consider "picky eaters." Now my cat Brian, in particular, has always been my best eater. I wake up in the morning, and as soon as my feet hit the floor, he's in the kitchen waiting by his dish. He's the type of cat that jumps up on the counter and tries to shove his face in the cans, and devours his plate and tries to steal his brothers food as well. Well in the past month or so, he seems to have completely lost interest in his wet food all together. He sometimes will still run to the kitchen in the morning, sometimes not, and there's no enthusiasm....like he makes no effort to go over to his dish....I end up placing it in front of him hoping he'll eat...sometimes he does, other times he takes a lick or two then walks away. This would be cause for concern (which it really is), but when I go to the hard food bucket, he's there in a flash and eats it all up very quickly. I have always been a big supporter of a wet food diet, esp with having 3 boys, and the worry of kidney stones is always there....but I'm sort of at a loss. I hate to see him go hungry, so I eventually just cave and let him eat the hard food instead. Long story short, does anyone have a similar experience with something like this? What did you do....any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated!. I just want my happy eater back
I have 3 cats, who I've had for 3 years now, and since day one, I've fed them 1/3 of a 5 oz can of wet food twice daily, with some dry food mixed in throughout the day (in small quantities). I've always fed them a good assortment of wet food brands, (Merrick, Nature's Variety, Go, Halo), and they pretty much have a different flavor every day of the week. None of them have even been what I would consider "picky eaters." Now my cat Brian, in particular, has always been my best eater. I wake up in the morning, and as soon as my feet hit the floor, he's in the kitchen waiting by his dish. He's the type of cat that jumps up on the counter and tries to shove his face in the cans, and devours his plate and tries to steal his brothers food as well. Well in the past month or so, he seems to have completely lost interest in his wet food all together. He sometimes will still run to the kitchen in the morning, sometimes not, and there's no enthusiasm....like he makes no effort to go over to his dish....I end up placing it in front of him hoping he'll eat...sometimes he does, other times he takes a lick or two then walks away. This would be cause for concern (which it really is), but when I go to the hard food bucket, he's there in a flash and eats it all up very quickly. I have always been a big supporter of a wet food diet, esp with having 3 boys, and the worry of kidney stones is always there....but I'm sort of at a loss. I hate to see him go hungry, so I eventually just cave and let him eat the hard food instead. Long story short, does anyone have a similar experience with something like this? What did you do....any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated!. I just want my happy eater back
