Comments on: How do I get my cat to eat wet cat food instead of dry cat food? http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 04:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: James H http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-39 James H Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:44:53 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-39 Try Sheba cat food. She might like it. Try Sheba cat food. She might like it.

]]> By: RuneAmok http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-38 RuneAmok Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:43:13 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-38 Good for you! You're doing the right thing. I went through this myself, and it took me two weeks. First, be prepared to waste a bit of money. And to be patient. Buy several different brands of food, and get different varieties of each. Offer a bit of that, and if your cat responds to any, make note of the brand and flavor. It may be that he'll like venison or turkey, or perhaps he'll like any flavor from a certain manufacturer. You are right to switch gradually. I think you could continue what you're doing - offer the dry food once per day - give him 1/2 to 3/4 of what he would usually get. You could even break that into two meals although I don't think that really matters. By reducing the amount of food, your cat still is getting food but will also still be hungry. And hunger can be a great inducer to try new things! You could also try mixing some dry in with the canned. Basically, you're doing the right thing. Just be patient and try other foods too. EDIT: Whoever told you this was on the mark! Don't worry about the uninformed opinions out here. And dry food doesn't clean their teeth; you don't have to worry about that myth either. Good for you! You’re doing the right thing.

I went through this myself, and it took me two weeks.

First, be prepared to waste a bit of money. And to be patient.

Buy several different brands of food, and get different varieties of each. Offer a bit of that, and if your cat responds to any, make note of the brand and flavor. It may be that he’ll like venison or turkey, or perhaps he’ll like any flavor from a certain manufacturer.

You are right to switch gradually. I think you could continue what you’re doing - offer the dry food once per day - give him 1/2 to 3/4 of what he would usually get. You could even break that into two meals although I don’t think that really matters.

By reducing the amount of food, your cat still is getting food but will also still be hungry. And hunger can be a great inducer to try new things!

You could also try mixing some dry in with the canned.

Basically, you’re doing the right thing. Just be patient and try other foods too.

EDIT: Whoever told you this was on the mark! Don’t worry about the uninformed opinions out here. And dry food doesn’t clean their teeth; you don’t have to worry about that myth either.

]]> By: violet_dreamscape http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-37 violet_dreamscape Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:12:27 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-37 have you ever noticed that cats don't chew very much...yeah so dry cat food is not good for their teeth. and wet food may not be better if the brand is the same. Most cat food brands cook the crap out of their food along with all the nutrients. Check out Dr. Pitcairns book for the real deal. have you ever noticed that cats don’t chew very much…yeah so dry cat food is not good for their teeth. and wet food may not be better if the brand is the same. Most cat food brands cook the crap out of their food along with all the nutrients. Check out Dr. Pitcairns book for the real deal.

]]> By: emoticons http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-36 emoticons Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:04:54 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-36 u should give ur cat dry food the only time in the cats life that u need to give the cat soft food is when their small kittens because their teeth aren't strong enough for dry food until their older but u shouldn't give them wet food because it can cause diaria.. but sometimes kittens can eat dry food but i recomend dry food u should give ur cat dry food the only time in the cats life that u need to give the cat soft food is when their small kittens because their teeth aren’t strong enough for dry food until their older but u shouldn’t give them wet food because it can cause diaria.. but sometimes kittens can eat dry food but i recomend dry food

]]> By: David s http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-35 David s Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:07:20 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-35 mix the wet and dry together. mix the wet and dry together.

]]> By: tinkerbellnjk http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-34 tinkerbellnjk Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:28:28 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-34 Dry food is so much better than wet for your cat. It is good, though, if you can get her to eat a little bit of wet. Get some that is high in protein. She should be on a mostly dry diet, though. If she doesn't want the wet, don't worry. Dry food is so much better than wet for your cat. It is good, though, if you can get her to eat a little bit of wet. Get some that is high in protein. She should be on a mostly dry diet, though. If she doesn’t want the wet, don’t worry.

]]> By: cc_det http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-33 cc_det Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:38:35 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-33 If your cat loves dry food, great! Let it eat it! Its cheaper anyway! Plus It helps keep teeth cleaner. But no reason your cat can't eat both. Another option is those Tender Vittles or whatever they are called. Its a softer dry style. Comes in little pouches. My grandma gives her cat wet food in morning and evening just like you said you are doing, and leaves the dry food out all the time as snack whenever she needs it. Plus If you were ever unable to get home at your normal time, your cat would atleast have that to eat till you make it back home. I advise both. PLus if you are worried about health then buy a better brand of food. It will have better nuitriants. Plus that will also give your cat softer shinier fur too. If your cat loves dry food, great! Let it eat it! Its cheaper anyway! Plus It helps keep teeth cleaner. But no reason your cat can’t eat both. Another option is those Tender Vittles or whatever they are called. Its a softer dry style. Comes in little pouches. My grandma gives her cat wet food in morning and evening just like you said you are doing, and leaves the dry food out all the time as snack whenever she needs it. Plus If you were ever unable to get home at your normal time, your cat would atleast have that to eat till you make it back home. I advise both. PLus if you are worried about health then buy a better brand of food. It will have better nuitriants. Plus that will also give your cat softer shinier fur too.

]]> By: old cat lady http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-32 old cat lady Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:36:43 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-32 Cats usually like the canned food when they get used to it. Kibble is quite addictive. Just give her the canned food and no kibble. As long as she eats a little every day she will not be harmed and eventually she will just eat the meat and finish what is on her plate. If she is an adult cat she should eventually eat a 5.5 oz can a day. Use some quality canned food that is mostly meat. Natural Balance has about five different "flavors". I also use CA Natural, Avoderm, Lick Your Chops, Innova, Felidae. By cans of all of those if you can find them so she gets used to variety. Blue Buffalo is high quality too. We just don't have it around here so I have never used it with my cats. Stay away from Whiskas, Friskies, Science Diet, Max etc which use by-product meat. When you open a 5.5 oz can in the morning always put the remainder in a pyrex dish for the evening meal. Meat that stays in the can can develop an "off" taste. Unless you are experiencing extremely high temperatures you can just cover it and leave it in a cupboard for her dinner. If you do refrigerate it you must warm it in a pan of hot water. Cold meat may cause her to throw up. Cats usually like the canned food when they get used to it. Kibble is quite addictive. Just give her the canned food and no kibble. As long as she eats a little every day she will not be harmed and eventually she will just eat the meat and finish what is on her plate.

If she is an adult cat she should eventually eat a 5.5 oz can a day. Use some quality canned food that is mostly meat. Natural Balance has about five different “flavors”. I also use CA Natural, Avoderm, Lick Your Chops, Innova, Felidae. By cans of all of those if you can find them so she gets used to variety. Blue Buffalo is high quality too. We just don’t have it around here so I have never used it with my cats.

Stay away from Whiskas, Friskies, Science Diet, Max etc which use by-product meat.

When you open a 5.5 oz can in the morning always put the remainder in a pyrex dish for the evening meal. Meat that stays in the can can develop an “off” taste. Unless you are experiencing extremely high temperatures you can just cover it and leave it in a cupboard for her dinner. If you do refrigerate it you must warm it in a pan of hot water. Cold meat may cause her to throw up.

]]> By: slkeysling http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-31 slkeysling Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:29:23 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-31 My cats think they are getting spoiled if they get wet food. Dry food isn't really bad for your cat, it actually helps their teeth stay clean and healthy. If your cat only likes dry cat food I stay stick with it, it is cheaper then wet also. My cats think they are getting spoiled if they get wet food. Dry food isn’t really bad for your cat, it actually helps their teeth stay clean and healthy. If your cat only likes dry cat food I stay stick with it, it is cheaper then wet also.

]]> By: blick http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-30 blick Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:52:31 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-eat-wet-cat-food-instead-of-dry-cat-food/#comment-30 put the dry food in the bathtub. after the cat starts to eat , turn on the shower..if you have a glass door enclosure , KEWL, otherwise close the bathroom door ..good luck.. food and bath at the same time! put the dry food in the bathtub. after the cat starts to eat , turn on the shower..if you have a glass door enclosure , KEWL, otherwise close the bathroom door ..good luck.. food and bath at the same time!

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