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I apologize if this is more of behavior issue than a nutritional issue.
I have a 5 month old kitten that is is being quite selective with his food. When we got him at six weeks, he was on some really really cheap kitten chow type of food. It was packed with grain and artificial colors; basically it was McDonalds for cats. We wanted to wean him off of it and did so very slowly with a healthier option that still had grain. (I didn't want to rip him off his grains completely and risk him having an upset stomach). He was on that for about 2.5 months when we noticed he was less and less interested in it. I decided it was time to start weaning him off grain completely and we switched him to a grain free and high protein dry food with some wet food mixed in during dinner (because he was teething and it takes him forever to break down the kibbles with his poor little teeth).
When we brought home the new food, he was trying to eat it through the bag. Went absolutely nuts for it and for the following days we fed it to him, he ate EVERYTHING.
It's been about 2 weeks with the new food and he is becoming less and less interested in it. Some days, he wont even touch his food.
We do morning feedings, midday snack, evening feeding. No free feeding. If he doesn't touch it within the hour I take it away and he waits until the next meal period.
I'm not really sure if this is a boredom thing or if this is him saying that he hates this food.
Any input would be greatly appreciated. He is making me crazy
I have a 5 month old kitten that is is being quite selective with his food. When we got him at six weeks, he was on some really really cheap kitten chow type of food. It was packed with grain and artificial colors; basically it was McDonalds for cats. We wanted to wean him off of it and did so very slowly with a healthier option that still had grain. (I didn't want to rip him off his grains completely and risk him having an upset stomach). He was on that for about 2.5 months when we noticed he was less and less interested in it. I decided it was time to start weaning him off grain completely and we switched him to a grain free and high protein dry food with some wet food mixed in during dinner (because he was teething and it takes him forever to break down the kibbles with his poor little teeth).
When we brought home the new food, he was trying to eat it through the bag. Went absolutely nuts for it and for the following days we fed it to him, he ate EVERYTHING.
It's been about 2 weeks with the new food and he is becoming less and less interested in it. Some days, he wont even touch his food.
We do morning feedings, midday snack, evening feeding. No free feeding. If he doesn't touch it within the hour I take it away and he waits until the next meal period.
I'm not really sure if this is a boredom thing or if this is him saying that he hates this food.
Any input would be greatly appreciated. He is making me crazy