Uh oh...food help

I let lily and lace play in the living room today with the others around, under supervision...because..well everyone came in and said hello and everthing last night. (they kept opening the bedroom door) Anyways..Lily got into the other kittens kitten chow, which I plan on switching them over to anyways. but..now that she has had the pro plan..she wont touch the Iams/royal canin she is used to eating. I know she hasnt been here long, but after she ate a bit of pro plan i took up the dish..and made sure her dish was there for her. Been a few hours and shes crying and howling for the pro plan dish now what?

Well, you can try mixing the Pro Plan with the Iams/Royal Canin.

My cats eat a mixture of 12 dry foods.

Well I plan on mixing, and was going to do the nice gradual introduction..but i think shes decided to blow that out of the water LOL

keep an eye on her stool .. I know Zoey will go for the one that she likes better one switch was two days ( not what mom knew was best but kitty does as kitty does)

Oh yeah I will be watching like a hawk..silly kitten

I know many members will disagree, but I don't think you have to be overly cautious about switching to a new food. Some cats react with stomach problems, but a great many don't, especially if the foods are similar in quality. If she doesn't get diarrhea, she'll probably be okay. Jamie and ZsaZsa constantly switch foods, with no trouble whatsoever, and the shelter cats get Royal Canin plus whatever other (many different canned and dry) brands are donated, and very, very few have reacted with upset tummies.

Originally Posted by jcat

I know many members will disagree, but I don't think you have to be overly cautious about switching to a new food. Some cats react with stomach problems, but a great many don't, especially if the foods are similar in quality. If she doesn't get diarrhea, she'll probably be okay. Jamie and ZsaZsa constantly switch foods, with no trouble whatsoever, and the shelter cats get Royal Canin plus whatever other (many different canned and dry) brands are donated, and very, very few have reacted with upset tummies.

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This is what i have found yet I cant recommend it due to a possibilty

Originally Posted by sharky

This is what i have found yet I cant recommend it due to a possibility

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I wouldn't actually recommend it, but I wouldn't immediately tell anybody that they're endangering their cat's health, either. I've experienced that on other boards. Cats that hunt, either indoors or outdoors, eat a great variety of prey. We've had something called "pigeon-tailed butterflies", which are native to Italy and actually look like humming birds, in our area for the past three years (climate change!), and the cats love to catch and eat them. These things obviously aren't traditional prey in these climes, but I haven't noticed that the cats have suffered adverse effects from eating them. I sometimes suspect that pet food producers claim that switching foods is a bad idea just to promote brand loyalty.
Jamie, and now ZsaZsa, insist on variety, and I'm careful about the ingredients in the foods I buy due to Jamie's allergies/EGC, but it doesn't seem to make any difference if I periodically replace Felidae with Nutro or Serengeti, for example, without mixing them. The ingredients and feeding recommendations are very similar. It would be a different matter if somebody were switching from Cat Chow to Nature's Best.

jcat
Exactly my thoughts.. Zoey went from nutro to feline caviar to premium edge with no trouble .. evo was another story

Well shes not turning her nose up at it anymore..she ate it last night as thats what i put down for her on the floor. but she was happier about the pro plan this morning in the living room.

Originally Posted by ScamperFarms

Well shes not turning her nose up at it anymore..she ate it last night as thats what i put down for her on the floor. but she was happier about the pro plan this morning in the living room.

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Mybe she likes pro plan and eating in the living room

Originally Posted by sharky

Mybe she likes pro plan and eating in the living room

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Or she's going to want her Iams/RC in the kitchen every evening, and Pro Plan in the LR every morning.