I am posting here because I believe this to be a behavior issue and not a nutritional one.
My grandmother watched my cat for me when I was out of town and would give him scraps.
I believe my cat has developed a taste for people food and is now refusing to eat cat food. He is hungry, but when I put canned or kibbles in front of him he turns up his nose at it, yet when myself or family is eating, he begs for food. Since this "habit" started, he has lost a little weight. I want to get him back to his food before he loses too much more weight. He is otherwise healthy, his bathroom habits are the same, and there is no signs of worms. I truly believe he thinks "why eat cat food when I want people food, feed me people food or I will go on a hunger strike".
What can I do to get him eating his food again?
Thank you in advance.
PS- in an unrelated bad habit area...he also has taken a fancy to sitting on my shoulders. I take him off and he climbs back on.
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My grandmother watched my cat for me when I was out of town and would give him scraps.
I believe my cat has developed a taste for people food and is now refusing to eat cat food. He is hungry, but when I put canned or kibbles in front of him he turns up his nose at it, yet when myself or family is eating, he begs for food. Since this "habit" started, he has lost a little weight. I want to get him back to his food before he loses too much more weight. He is otherwise healthy, his bathroom habits are the same, and there is no signs of worms. I truly believe he thinks "why eat cat food when I want people food, feed me people food or I will go on a hunger strike".
What can I do to get him eating his food again?
Thank you in advance.
PS- in an unrelated bad habit area...he also has taken a fancy to sitting on my shoulders. I take him off and he climbs back on.