Bear with me, this will be long winded...
I have two personal cats, 2 (K) and 4 (K) years old. They have been eating Merrick Before Grain. This summer, I found a young pregnant cat (O). She was fine with the Merrick, too. Turns out she was pregnant, and shelters were full so I kept her. I was given some bags of Instinct healthy weight. When I ran out of Merrick, they started eating the Instinct, no problems. The kittens are now 4 months old. On the 16th, I realized I was running out of Instinct, and decided to switch them all back to Merrick. So I bought a bag, and started the transition. On the 20th, O and the kittens were spayed and neutered. On the 21st, the Instinct was gone, so I was feeding them all Merrick. Now none of them will eat it. Not even my original two, who normally eat anything. I thought maybe the kittens weren't feeling well after surgery, but they were hungry. They just didn't want the dry food. And it's all if them, not just O and the kittens. K&K were s/n a long time ago. They will eat wet food and plain chicken. With so many cats in the house, I really need them to eat dry food. I don't mind feeding wet food in addition to dry, but it can't be the only thing they eat. I can't afford it. I thought maybe the Merrick was bad, so I bought a different brand, Under the Sun. They are eating it a little, but still clamor for food every time I'm in the kitchen.
Anyone have thoughts on why all of a sudden none of them want to eat dry food? They are all active, drinking enough water, using the litter box fine, no diarrhea, no sneezing or anything else to indicate illness. I'm still feeding wet food because I don't want them to make themselves sick by not eating. I had to get some incisions rechecked, and two of the kittens had lost a little weight and were dehydrated. I'm not going to stop the wet food, but I need suggestions for getting them back on dry food.
I have two personal cats, 2 (K) and 4 (K) years old. They have been eating Merrick Before Grain. This summer, I found a young pregnant cat (O). She was fine with the Merrick, too. Turns out she was pregnant, and shelters were full so I kept her. I was given some bags of Instinct healthy weight. When I ran out of Merrick, they started eating the Instinct, no problems. The kittens are now 4 months old. On the 16th, I realized I was running out of Instinct, and decided to switch them all back to Merrick. So I bought a bag, and started the transition. On the 20th, O and the kittens were spayed and neutered. On the 21st, the Instinct was gone, so I was feeding them all Merrick. Now none of them will eat it. Not even my original two, who normally eat anything. I thought maybe the kittens weren't feeling well after surgery, but they were hungry. They just didn't want the dry food. And it's all if them, not just O and the kittens. K&K were s/n a long time ago. They will eat wet food and plain chicken. With so many cats in the house, I really need them to eat dry food. I don't mind feeding wet food in addition to dry, but it can't be the only thing they eat. I can't afford it. I thought maybe the Merrick was bad, so I bought a different brand, Under the Sun. They are eating it a little, but still clamor for food every time I'm in the kitchen.
Anyone have thoughts on why all of a sudden none of them want to eat dry food? They are all active, drinking enough water, using the litter box fine, no diarrhea, no sneezing or anything else to indicate illness. I'm still feeding wet food because I don't want them to make themselves sick by not eating. I had to get some incisions rechecked, and two of the kittens had lost a little weight and were dehydrated. I'm not going to stop the wet food, but I need suggestions for getting them back on dry food.
