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Hi all,
I have two cats, both about a year and half. The girl, Emma Gomez, is a month older and quite a bit bigger (around 11 1/2 pounds), the male, Huey, is smaller and about 9 1/2 pounds. Huey has ALWAYS had eating issues. Meaning he eats, walks away, gets distracted, comes back, takes a few bites, walks away. They're both very active and playful. Both poop normally.
Lately, Huey is eating less. He hasn't lost any weight--if anything, maybe an ounce or two, but nothing serious and he's not emaciated. I suspect his lack of eating has to do with the humidity (I keep the air conditioner on). That said, he'll run and eat junk food (treats--I give freeze dried chicken) or dry food and gobble it up. But leaves about 3/4 of his bowl of wet food. I do not want to serve him just dry (I'm concerned about lack of moisture). I recently started giving him bone broth (made for cats and vetted by my vet). He laps it up. Maybe he's just sick of wet food.
I'm looking for suggestions to get him to eat more. Should I just give him dry food and bone broth after? And try to get him to eat a little wet?
Also looking for suggestions to get Emma to stop eating Huey's food (which she goes--she gobbles ANYTHING down).
Many thanks in advance.
I have two cats, both about a year and half. The girl, Emma Gomez, is a month older and quite a bit bigger (around 11 1/2 pounds), the male, Huey, is smaller and about 9 1/2 pounds. Huey has ALWAYS had eating issues. Meaning he eats, walks away, gets distracted, comes back, takes a few bites, walks away. They're both very active and playful. Both poop normally.
Lately, Huey is eating less. He hasn't lost any weight--if anything, maybe an ounce or two, but nothing serious and he's not emaciated. I suspect his lack of eating has to do with the humidity (I keep the air conditioner on). That said, he'll run and eat junk food (treats--I give freeze dried chicken) or dry food and gobble it up. But leaves about 3/4 of his bowl of wet food. I do not want to serve him just dry (I'm concerned about lack of moisture). I recently started giving him bone broth (made for cats and vetted by my vet). He laps it up. Maybe he's just sick of wet food.
I'm looking for suggestions to get him to eat more. Should I just give him dry food and bone broth after? And try to get him to eat a little wet?
Also looking for suggestions to get Emma to stop eating Huey's food (which she goes--she gobbles ANYTHING down).
Many thanks in advance.