My almost 4 year old cat has been having urinary tract issues, in and out of the vet with UTI's and everything. The vet told me she has FLUTD. So in addition to trying to keeep her stress-free, I am having to switch her to a wet food diet to get her more moisture. She definitely doesn't drink as much water as I would like! She has mostly eaten dry food all her life, except for when she was around 6 months old, she used to eat Fancy Feast kitten wet food along with dry (Chicken Soup for the Soul). She had to stop eating it eventually though, because it started making her throw up and have bad diarrhea. I think it was because of the milk in the kitten kind.
But anyways, my issue is that I got her some cans of Tiny Tiger from Chewy, and so far she won't touch the stuff. I avoided the fishy flavors because I have read that is a no-go for cats with urinary issues, but of course those are her favorites. She likes salmon and tuna. She did used to eat all the different flavors of the Fancy Feast, but she definitely preferred the fish. My fear is that I'm not going to be able to get her to eat the non-fish types of wet food. So my question is: is it better for her to eat the fishy wet food than not eat it at all? I'm going to pick up some cans of Fancy Feast (not the kitten!) today of different varieties to see if she will eat those like she used. I've also been looking at other kinds (Tiki Cat, Taste of the Wild, Purina Beyond, etc.) and making a list of ones to try. There's so many options I feel overwhelmed, but I just don't know if it's OK to open it up to fish flavors as well.
But anyways, my issue is that I got her some cans of Tiny Tiger from Chewy, and so far she won't touch the stuff. I avoided the fishy flavors because I have read that is a no-go for cats with urinary issues, but of course those are her favorites. She likes salmon and tuna. She did used to eat all the different flavors of the Fancy Feast, but she definitely preferred the fish. My fear is that I'm not going to be able to get her to eat the non-fish types of wet food. So my question is: is it better for her to eat the fishy wet food than not eat it at all? I'm going to pick up some cans of Fancy Feast (not the kitten!) today of different varieties to see if she will eat those like she used. I've also been looking at other kinds (Tiki Cat, Taste of the Wild, Purina Beyond, etc.) and making a list of ones to try. There's so many options I feel overwhelmed, but I just don't know if it's OK to open it up to fish flavors as well.