Marty is driving me nuts he is picky help

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My cat Marty is picky and don't eat much like example if I give him 5.5 oz of wet food he will only eat 1/8th of the can and wants more food but not what I give and refuses to eat anything else during the day I tried raw beef ,cooked beef ,rice ,rice and beef mixed ,wet and beef mixed ,rice and beef and wet mixed,chicken cooked ,dry cat food no grain ,none no grain dry ,both kinds of dried made into wet by its self and mixed in wet or cooked meat ,and he still refuses to eat also I tried it all with solid gold seameal and by its self he is driving me nuts what can I do? Also he has intestinal issues he begs me for my food on my plate like pizza but I don't give it due to garlic etc in it and I don't want to make him 100% picky I also tried spinach once out of desperation also he is going to the vet soon he was going in today but they was closed I'm going nuts. Please what do you do for a picky eater
 

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My cat Marty is picky and don't eat much like example if I give him 5.5 oz of wet food he will only eat 1/8th of the can and wants more food but not what I give and refuses to eat anything else during the day I tried raw beef ,cooked beef ,rice ,rice and beef mixed ,wet and beef mixed ,rice and beef and wet mixed,chicken cooked ,dry cat food no grain ,none no grain dry ,both kinds of dried made into wet by its self and mixed in wet or cooked meat ,and he still refuses to eat also I tried it all with solid gold seameal and by its self he is driving me nuts what can I do? Also he has intestinal issues he begs me for my food on my plate like pizza but I don't give it due to garlic etc in it and I don't want to make him 100% picky I also tried spinach once out of desperation also he is going to the vet soon he was going in today but they was closed I'm going nuts. Please what do you do for a picky eater
I have two super picky eaters also so I understand your frustration .
What brand of can food are you feeding him ? Have you tried a different flavor ?  If you give him the whole can at one time maybe try splitting it into two meals ..  

Does he like treats ?  Temptation treats although not the best are very tempting to cats .   Maybe you could crumble a few of those on each meal and see if he likes that ..  Also with each 1/2 can  mix in  a tablespoon of hot water before serving .. 

Hope this helps ..
 
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when I make it look like i refilled his bowl he still isn't interested and i'm giving him natural balance mixed with solid gold seameal i even tried it with out the seameal with no luck if I feed him treats or friskies wet for example he will have liquid diarrhea
 

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when I make it look like i refilled his bowl he still isn't interested and i'm giving him natural balance mixed with solid gold seameal i even tried it with out the seameal with no luck if I feed him treats or friskies wet for example he will have liquid diarrhea
my snick has IBD, so i totally understand how careful we have to be with foods and treats, in order to avoid diarrhea (or vomiting). it might be worth trying either some bonito flakes or some freeze dried chicken treats (100% real chicken and only chicken, freeze dried) to crumble and sprinkle over top of marty's wet food......to help entice marty to eat more of his wet food. i'd just try a very small amount (if you decide to try either of them), and see how marty likes them and to make sure he doesn't have any diarrhea from eating them.
 
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when I make it look like i refilled his bowl he still isn't interested and i'm giving him natural balance mixed with solid gold seameal i even tried it with out the seameal with no luck if I feed him treats or friskies wet for example he will have liquid diarrhea
Can you try a different wet food ?  Sounds like something in the Friskies does not agree with him .. Natures Variety Instinct makes a good canned formula that is limited ingredient . Also Natural Balance makes a good limited ingredient  canned formula ..  My cats are super picky and they like Evo 95% canned .. 
 

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My cat Marty is picky and don't eat much like example if I give him 5.5 oz of wet food he will only eat 1/8th of the can and wants more food but not what I give and refuses to eat anything else during the day I tried raw beef ,cooked beef ,rice ,rice and beef mixed ,wet and beef mixed ,rice and beef and wet mixed,chicken cooked ,dry cat food no grain ,none no grain dry ,both kinds of dried made into wet by its self and mixed in wet or cooked meat ,and he still refuses to eat also I tried it all with solid gold seameal and by its self he is driving me nuts what can I do? Also he has intestinal issues he begs me for my food on my plate like pizza but I don't give it due to garlic etc in it and I don't want to make him 100% picky I also tried spinach once out of desperation also he is going to the vet soon he was going in today but they was closed I'm going nuts. Please what do you do for a picky eater
Try Nutro natural choice chunky chicken or turkey loaf or minced or sliced. Most cats find it irresistible. No carageenan and sold in 3 oz cans, good for one cat, no vomiting either.
 
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I believe the none pate nutro has wheat gluten in it which that makes him sicker also I walked to DG and I decided to buy one can Forever Pals I never bought it before yes its cheap 32 cents a can I only bought one 5.5 oz can and i'm going to try it on him if he eats it with no health issues on this one can I will try it again

and I have no way to Petco to get natures variety and that short of stuff only store walking distance is DG
 

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 I believe the none pate nutro has wheat gluten in it which that makes him sicker
I think all of Nutro Natural Choice are grain free.   Maybe you're thinking of Nutro Max Cat which does contain wheat
 

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I think all of Nutro Natural Choice are grain free.   Maybe you're thinking of Nutro Max Cat which does contain wheat
Yeah Nutro Natural Choice is grain free.  I looked at Nutro Max Cat today and it does have wheat in it.

Nutro Natural Choice is a good food though!
 
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Oh okay when I have a chance to go to petco I will try some of it on Marty I tried some of the Forever pals by DG he ate more of that then the natural balance
 
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I was going to buy all the flavors one of each that my petco has that I think wont mess him up and i was also going to try different brands in wet like solid gold ,natures variety ,merrick .solistic etc i'm going to buy 1 of each flavor of the brands to notate what he likes and dont like so i can get what he likes and agrees wit him i'm also want to go to true value to get the taste of the wild wet too
 
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i hope the new foods i try on him wont mess him up
 

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i hope the new foods i try on him wont mess him up
I'm dealing with this same issue with my Himalayan. I have practically tried every type and flavor and I'm running out of options. I'm even running into situations where she will actually eat one and I think I struck the jackpot, then next time she tries to bury it, like she does with ones she doesn't like. I've had a little success with raw chicken/chicken heart w/supplements, but it's touch and go. She did go crazy for some pieces of spiral sliced ham I had the other night, but I can't feed her people food.    I'm frustrated and I'm concerned for her health too.  :(
 

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i hope the new foods i try on him wont mess him up
something you might try to make it easier on marty's gastro system when trying new canned foods is to slowly introduce the new canned foods. what i'm meaning is to just give marty a little bit of the new the first day, then a slightly larger amount the second day, and so forth.

or you could try mixing a little of the new canned in with some canned food that marty does well on (ie, likes and doesn't cause diarrhea).

another thing you might consider, not necessarily right now but keep in mind as an option for the future if needed, is using fortiflora. fortiflora is a probiotic, though from what i understand not a very good one, but what it contains is animal digest which is what cats love about kibble. so you wouldn't be using the fortiflora as a probiotic, you'd be using it just to help entice marty to eat his wet food.
 
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Fingerflakes maybe she likes pork have you tried pork flavor natures variety?

and Mick does petco sell foraflora?
 
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so far he ate 2/3 can of the forever pals wet thats more then eat ate of the natural balance
 
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