Hi all! New cat mom here, looking for some feeding advice.
We brought home our kitten two weeks ago (then 12 weeks old, now 14), and she's been an absolute joy so far - settling really well, with the exception of eating. The shelter had her on a 2x a day wet food + dry food available all day schedule, so we attempted the same with the same food she had there. But while she eats her dry food just fine over the course of 24h or so, and drinks lots of water, wet food has been tricky. She initially would only eat about a tablespoon or so at a time, so we switched to wet food 3x a day to get her to eat more that way. Since then she has gradually become less and less interested in her wet food, and she now mostly refuses to eat the original wet food at all, in any flavour that might be presented to her. We've also tried upping the amount of dry food available to her, but she doesn't seem to have increased the amount she eats accordingly. She's only eating around 1/4-1/3 cup of dry food a day, plus maybe a tablespoon or so of wet maximum. Doesn't seem to make a difference to her whether its "fresh" out of the can, or warmed a little in the microwave/with warm water. I also contacted the shelter, who told me they had no abnormal feeding notes for her at all.
After speaking to her vet (her first appointment is next Wednesday, COVID has slowed the process there unfortunately), they've suggested trying a different food - but how do I switch her to something new gradually if she won't eat the original food anymore? I've picked up some new cans, and she wont touch the food at all if I mix them together, but has shown some interest in the new food by itself. Do I just switch her over all-in and hope for the best?
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