Hi all!
I don't know how many of you have been following my stories..
I have Singa (2 yrs female) and Soleil (5.5 motnhs female). I have a problem with finding the right nutrition for the two.
Basically, I am currently trying to get them of "Fussie Cat", which is mainly a tuna (plus whatever) diet. My vet told me it is very unhealthy and I should go for "Addiction". Tried the switch, but it just won't work. See my thread "Tuna Junkies" - you will see I have now tried other wet that is apparently more healthy as well, without luck.
Got some great tips - however I just noticed they will always fail.
Here is the thing. I free-feed - both dry (royal canine) and wet - whereas of course the will rather go for the dry now that I am trying to switch to "healthier" food. I tried not giving them free-feed so that they develop a natural hunger feeling.
And that is where the problem comes in. I just realized why I chose to free-feed! ! !
Singa cannot eat when she is hungry. As soon as she is a bit hungry, she will gobble everything down (and I tried putting a spoon in her bowl and all to try to get her to eat slowly), so that she thorw it all up within at least 15 minutes. ( I just realized this was alyas a problem until I free fed her)
So now (today and the days before) I have given them their healthier option together with some dry kibbles mixed in on top - did not work, so this evening I gave them more dry than wet, so that they do not starve too much and Singa throws it all up within 5 minutes.
Basically she has not eaten at all then today - since yesterday evening - 24 hrs!
I really do not know what to do now???
I don't want to hurt her by not getting enough nutrition/food. I do not want to give her the wrong food either!
I gave them the tuna Fussie Cat always together with Chicken "royal canine" dry - is this really so bad that they may suffer serious illnesses later???
Please help - I do not know how to solve this problem!!
I don't know how many of you have been following my stories..
I have Singa (2 yrs female) and Soleil (5.5 motnhs female). I have a problem with finding the right nutrition for the two.
Basically, I am currently trying to get them of "Fussie Cat", which is mainly a tuna (plus whatever) diet. My vet told me it is very unhealthy and I should go for "Addiction". Tried the switch, but it just won't work. See my thread "Tuna Junkies" - you will see I have now tried other wet that is apparently more healthy as well, without luck.
Got some great tips - however I just noticed they will always fail.
Here is the thing. I free-feed - both dry (royal canine) and wet - whereas of course the will rather go for the dry now that I am trying to switch to "healthier" food. I tried not giving them free-feed so that they develop a natural hunger feeling.
And that is where the problem comes in. I just realized why I chose to free-feed! ! !
Singa cannot eat when she is hungry. As soon as she is a bit hungry, she will gobble everything down (and I tried putting a spoon in her bowl and all to try to get her to eat slowly), so that she thorw it all up within at least 15 minutes. ( I just realized this was alyas a problem until I free fed her)
So now (today and the days before) I have given them their healthier option together with some dry kibbles mixed in on top - did not work, so this evening I gave them more dry than wet, so that they do not starve too much and Singa throws it all up within 5 minutes.
Basically she has not eaten at all then today - since yesterday evening - 24 hrs!
I really do not know what to do now???
I gave them the tuna Fussie Cat always together with Chicken "royal canine" dry - is this really so bad that they may suffer serious illnesses later???
Please help - I do not know how to solve this problem!!