Many of you are familiar with my kitten Anya. She's right at 3 months old right now, and here's a recent pic so you can have an idea of her size and how she looks:
I'm worried about her diet. I started her off on Iams dry kitten food and she inhales it.
I've tried desperately to get her to eat wet food since I know there are often more nutrients not to mention the extra moisture that it puts in her diet. Miss Anya wants nothing to do with wet food. She might pick at it and take a couple of bites, or with the gravy pouches lick out all the gravy and leave the food. She eventually abandons it for her dry food.
I've tried TONS of different kinds. Everything from Iams canned kitten, cheapie brands, Nutro pouches, etc... She could care less. I've tried them cold and I've tried them heated. The last one that I put in front of her she licked it and then looked at me like I ws trying to kill her as she proceeded to scratch the ground around her bowl to "cover up" the yuckiness that I had set in front of her.
The last time that I went to my local pet shop (mom and pop, not a chain) I asked the guy that owned the store what he thought. He told me I was lucky that she didn't like it and that all the nutrients she needed were in the dry food. This made me raise an eyebrow after some of the reading I've done on here.
What do you guys think? Should I worry? Is just the Iams dry enough? She drinks TONS of water (I have bowls all over the apartment to tempt her.) She gets a few treats like milk drops and feline greenies once a day. Any other wet food suggestions?
I'm worried about her diet. I started her off on Iams dry kitten food and she inhales it.
I've tried desperately to get her to eat wet food since I know there are often more nutrients not to mention the extra moisture that it puts in her diet. Miss Anya wants nothing to do with wet food. She might pick at it and take a couple of bites, or with the gravy pouches lick out all the gravy and leave the food. She eventually abandons it for her dry food.
I've tried TONS of different kinds. Everything from Iams canned kitten, cheapie brands, Nutro pouches, etc... She could care less. I've tried them cold and I've tried them heated. The last one that I put in front of her she licked it and then looked at me like I ws trying to kill her as she proceeded to scratch the ground around her bowl to "cover up" the yuckiness that I had set in front of her.
The last time that I went to my local pet shop (mom and pop, not a chain) I asked the guy that owned the store what he thought. He told me I was lucky that she didn't like it and that all the nutrients she needed were in the dry food. This made me raise an eyebrow after some of the reading I've done on here.
What do you guys think? Should I worry? Is just the Iams dry enough? She drinks TONS of water (I have bowls all over the apartment to tempt her.) She gets a few treats like milk drops and feline greenies once a day. Any other wet food suggestions?