or just buy high quality dry food.. its just some dry food like WHISKAS is horrible for them. Its just mixed up garbage leftovers from meat factorys. I try and buy mine purina.. since he doesnt eat wet.

For real. My cat would rather starve to death than eat what he perceives as poop. Hes already a small weight cat as it is with unlimited kibble in the kitchen.

I definitely agree with that point.

My cat eats mostly dry prescription food. If I bought the wet food variant my cat's monthly food bill would be more expensive than mine. Like, no shit that wet food is healthier just in general, but in many cases it's pretty unrealistic.

Agreed. We have 14 rescue cats. All neutered and shots current. Simply cannot afford daily wet food. Semi retired but get a good workout everyday trying to pet all of them all of the time.

Lord 😂 But I guess they wouldn’t be cats if they didn’t have issues with something as basic as food 😆

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Have you tried mixing it a little at a time?

Same! They only lick the gravy

Good to hear others struggling with this! I've tried so many brands and she will just take a nibble of her wet food but she loves her dry food.

My cats eat both but I have to vary the type of wet as far as texture. Pate, sometimes brands with extra moisture, some that are just chunks or the will lose interest

@@melissamorton220 mine loves saucy wet stuff which is great for his daily hydration needs. Pate hasn't really been as much of a win here, but I like to buy a bag of mush meat (raw diet) and give him a meatball or two every once in a while to mix it up! Classics and spontaneity in equal measure, am I rite?

As a human that had kidney stone issue for 20 years, I find now that I don't eat plants, I don't make stones anymore. Hope your kitty is doing well..

All of mine eat both. But my oldest girl loves her fancy feast gravy lovers canned food! She loves gravy and won't eat any canned food that doesn't have gravy. But she also loves her prescription dry food. She's got to have both.

same, when we adopted her we decided it was best to have a variety, not only for nutrien but also texture

Absolutely

Yeah we understand. But dry food isn't that Great for cats. It causes a lot of problems. To begin teeth tar/staining. With only a few exceptions. Their design to eat meat. Or raw. Dry food is a corporate invention. There's countless of evidence of cats having problems by eating to much dry food. And some Vetenarians are in the scheme for money ? Or the lack of ignornace tuaght by their Teachers.

That's smart! :)

Adding liquid to dry food can cause bad pathogens to grow that is in the dry food. Please do your research.

I feed 1/8 cup kibbles with water three times a day. Plus snacks, which includes cookies and the tube slurps, aka churus. And they have a giant bowl of water that MUST be changed daily, for my tabby washes her feet in it (up to her furry elbows in water).

Same

I do the reverse. Works out great.

Same

Same! My kitty licks at the wet food then leaves it. I’ve tried dozens of different types, brands and he will starve himself if he doesn’t get his kibble. I want to feed him food that is healthy for him but I also don’t want him to starve. I’ve tried for weeks and the vet warned his organs can start shutting down if he goes too long without food due to cats’ fast metabolism.

@@ajpthequeenmine won’t even lick it. She doesn’t understand it as food.

Exactly! What do we do with the hunger protester cats?!?

Same with my new one. I've tried every trick I found on the internet so in the end my vet told me to just give her kibble

Same - mine just won't eat wet food...and the only "people food' she'll eat is canned tuna 😔

Same my baby eats wet food three times a day and there's always a bowl with dry food just in case there's ever an emergency and I can't get home in time. (Rare occasion)

Is this recommend? I turned my cat to raw two weeks ago. Ever since she absolutely loves it but yells for it in the kitchen which she wouldn't do for kibble. I usually give her 2 times a day her recommend amount + 100% meat treats

@@user-zc6ug3qh3z good for you, its a natural diet for them, I am hoping to go to raw eventually for mine

​@@splash4891It was easy for me since my dog already was raw and it is easily accessible in our supermarket so I don't need a big fridge. It is a complete diet for both cat and dog. With a little bit of tuna she easily turned to raw chicken. Now I am only trying to figure out if 2 times a day is enough because she yells she wants more. Not sure if she absolutely loves the food, or that she needs it more spread out through the day.

@@user-zc6ug3qh3z What's recommended is to feed cats a high-protein, complete (aka with all the micronutrients they need), meat-based, grain/sugar free diet. And to make sure they're hydrated and that they have energy and healthy BM. Mine have all the above. They are at a perfect weight, are full of energy and have glossy, silky soft coats. I contemplated a raw diet but it was not going to be feasible for several reasons, and this is the best we can do for them and for us at this stage. They are very well cared for.

I’ve found the same thing for my older cat, but I’ve found that putting a little bit of FortiFlora will have her trying it! Now she likes Friskies Pate and Tiki Cat. I know it’s expensive, but I use 1/4 of a packet each time: it’s really not the probiotics, it’s the Animal Digest Flavoring - too bad they don’t sell it on its own, it would be a lot cheaper

I want to suggest the stuff in gravy first. I started my cats with that first. For months all they would do is just lick the gravy off but leave all of the actual food 😂. Then I found hills science diet chicken adult chicken entree and they both ate it immediately to my surprise (I had been trying for 15 months to get them to eat ANY wet food). This stuff is like the strangest texture and I can’t even describe it properly but it may be worth a try for your baby 🐈

I am so relieved I am not the only one with a picky cat. I felt like I was crazy.

@@sarahb4104 I have same issue with my cats, thanks for the advice, I will try it for mine. Mine like mostly the gravy and one of my cats will eat this thicker "snack" type Delectables.

Idk maybe I'll get hate cause im no expert but i do have 2 cats and know what they like. They loooveee the fancy feast broths. I could put one on top of antlything and theyd eat it...especially the creamy ones. They're actually really good quality. You can try putting one on top of a little dry food to start or by itself or one of the lickable treats to begin, which my cats also love as a treat ❤😊

Mine is the same. I've tried every brand going and human grade food but he still won't eat it.

So your cat won't accept tuna? My picky cat turned to raw because of tuna spread over it. Now she loves raw

My 14 year old is the same. She will sniff wet food but will not eat it. She used to like tuna but now she'll smell it and walk away.

@@user-zc6ug3qh3z Nope, he just sniffs it and walks away.

Same here. Since I got her at 12 weeks old my cat will not consume enough wet food to sustain her. When I've tried, she stops eating and looses weight. She's the least food motivated cat I've ever known and getting her to eat anything is challenging. Vet says there's nothing medically wrong.

We have a liver shunt cat that didn’t like his prescription food. He has a prescription for a cat probiotic that I think has a bunch of flavor in it to help them with the taste of the prescription food. They’re little packets you sprinkle on. We add a little water to his food too to make sure he pees enough to stay healthy and it mixes right in.

My son found an injured feral tomcat on the streets 6 years ago, estimated to be 8 years old at the time, with bad teeth. What remaining teeth he had were covered in tartar. His blood work indicated possible developing kidney disease, but his appetite and drinking and litterbox use were all good, so he just got regular blood work to monitor. He would only eat dry food, too. He did develop kidney disease when he was 10, and the vet wanted him on prescription wet food if he would take it, but he refused it. He drank a lot of water, though. He emptied his water dish 2-3 times a day.

My boy loves the rocks

Exactly the same for my little cat that passed in May. She would not touch wet food. Even if the same brand and flavor as her expensive special diet dry food. And she had few teeth too. She had no kidney issues. She had bad allergies She ended up with brain tumor that finally required me to put her down. 😢💔.

When I wanted my picky cat to eat raw food I just put canned tuna over it for a couple of days. Now she will yell all day at me that she wants more raw food, now she absolutely picks it over dry food! (I made this change 2 weeks ago, she ate raw complete chicken diet within a few days without tuna, soon I will do the same method to get her on raw complete cow diet so she has some variety in her diet)

Absolutely! You do what you can for the ones you love. Just fyi, tuna has a lot of mercury and other toxins so keep that to an occasional treat - although I always have a can in case someone gets out and needs to be lured home 😅

As far as the reply, you first got, about Mercury in the fish... I used to supplement my cats dry food with sardines and just made sure they were from Norway which is more cold water than Taiwan or wherever that is from... They did really well with that until I was able to afford a better food

Omg your comment is adorable it made me 🥹 “Aldi canned tuna” . I love aldis it’s the only place I shop and can mostly afford! God bless you I wish you abundance ❤

Dry food is better than her starving. Give it time. One day (years from now) she may surprise you and just eat the wet food one day. You just never know.

Agree dry food is better than her starving! Does she like cooked chicken or ham/human wet foods? Offer in very small amounts-(high salt content in ham is not good for cats- but mine can’t resist) maybe get her curious/explore those new non dry food textures? My cat hates the smell of most wet cat foods actually-so we feed raw or cooked meats. (Cooked without bones obv). You could also try warming up the food slightly to make it more appetizing. Think body temperature not cooked food temperature. Hope this helps >.

Consider changing the brand. That could be the reason. Try giving Purina Pro Plan

Please be aware of gingivitis

Yep, this is what I do as well. They use our dry food as more of a snack.

Free feeding worked very well for my first cats. They were never overweight and they lived to be 21 and 22 years old. We adopted some new cats when we were ready after my last babies passed. Our current cats have very different eating habits and we learned that free feeding wasn't going to work for them. Our one cat immediately wants to eat when she hears the other cat eating, even if she just ate. Now we have to measure food and watch our cats eat to make sure everyone only eats their own food

Mine are the opposite. Without meal times one will get too fat and the other two don't get enough.

Castrated is a harsh word. Just say spayed or neutered

Have you tried Pill Pockets? They worked for mine.

What kind of bowls? I understand higher; they're deeper with high sides. But what is the right angle? Can you post a pic, or a website that has them? I think this might help my cat! Thank you!

@@nanciewanda I'm guessing they mean raised food bowls so the cat doesn't have to bend down, not deeper bowls.

Same here. 🫤

Same! He will starve, but will not eat wet food. I’ve tried raw, home cooked, to get away from kibble and he refuses.

Will he eat lick treats? For some reason my precious fussy little girl won't eat wet food, but she loves Churu lick treats and the Vitacraft salmon lick treats. (But no others, lol.) I give her a tube of one before her dry food just to help with her moisture levels. I was honestly getting incredibly stressed out and depressed trying to get her to eat wet food. This compromise has been working great for us (but of course is not guaranteed for everyone, so don't beat yourself up like I did if it doesn't work!).

Do a routine first! I make three meals. One before I go to work. A small snack when I return (which is still kibble), and a dinner before bed. Once you achieve that, then make the change, little by little. A bit moist with a small amount of kibble mixed in. The first few times it may not work, but it doesn't matter. Do not leave the food on the plate, if they do not eat, 15 minutes later you remove the food. If they are hungry, you offer them again. But if they don't eat, is fine, at the next meal they will be more hungrier.

😹yep, I have one cat that makes his own jerky from the shreds

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Definitely true! My persian cat got bigger kibble because of it. Still her teeth got into bad shape in a couple of years. She got it cleaned and I brush her now daily

Wrong. It's not the best. Brushing the teeth after meals, and giving raw chicken necks to chew on is better.

It really depends on the kibble. . . A lot of kibble doesn't provide any resistance to 'scrape' on, and a lot of cats swallow much more than they are chewing.

@@kirarasmom4274 🤷🏻‍♀️ I can only tell you what my veterinarian told me.

My vet told me the same thing.

What brand you give to your’e cat ?

My son has 2 cats and both of them had the same problem with dry food. He did the same as you and got the same results as you.

That's the way to go! A lot of vets receive money from those manufacturers, which is why they keep prescribing that expensive crap. Getting rid of the dry food altogether is taking care of the root of the problem.

Dry food in small portions helps keep your cat's teeth clean, wet food is pure sugar on their teeth!

My 3 cats drink more water with a fountain which is good for urinary health.

Pure wet food is pure sugar on their teeth, a tiny portion of quality dry food will help keep his teeth clear of tartar. Your vet sounds like he's chalking up more money when your cat needs a dental clean, which is not cheap!

I think you can still do meals. I have a veritable army of cats, because I'm the contact man at my business for a colony of ferals we are running through a TnR program, as well as my own four cats. My work schedule is such that the meal schedule for the cats is one meal at 9 am and one meal at 9 pm. The total daily intake of a cat should be roughly an ounce per pound of body weight (unless kittens, who should get all they can stuff their faces with), and I split that between those two meals. It works for me and this herd, maybe something like that will work for you.

@@routergray7041 My mother's prior cat had much the same routine (and licked the bowl clean, bless that gentle giant), but our current two just aren't big eaters. I'll pluck away at it though.

My roommates fed their cat 3 times a day… morning, evening, and then at 11. It’s doable

@@gingerisevil02 If they eat, yeah.

Wet food for breakfast, small dispensed dry food snack mid afternoon, wet food at bedtime?

Dry food is terrible for cats

Maybe something a step up from Friskies? Jackson? If you must do kibble but not spend your inheritance, what would you recommend?

@@tracygarrett3952 natures variety instinct, dr elseys, and tiki cat born carnivore are good dry foods. Not the cheapest on the market but much cheaper than wet.

I switched my cat to nulo dry food for only a couple dollars more per month. It has actual meat as the first ingredient, no grains ,and high protein. I'm in poverty, and I can afford it, plus half can of food. I highly recommend nulo as the higher carb ,slightly cheaper brands gave my previous cat thyroid issues.

it's just a coincidence

@@NMN_CP it happened in the past 3 days. Love these kind of rude comments tho. Karma is joyous. I edited my above comment to mention that it happened in the past 3 days.

Thank you! You've given me hop for my cat! 😻

Same here but I've got to do it with 3 cats and it gets a little chaotic, they sometimes slide across the tiles. They love it!

Which one do you have? I've been looking for an automatic feeder with a raised dish, but to no avail. Thanks in advance!

That’s a great idea!

@@yourekittenme. Well you never know with cats. I am lucky it works with mine. 👌

Isn’t wet food expensive/doesn’t it add add? How often do you feed it to them? (Someday I want cats so I’m asking .)

What kind of wet food?

His food is recommended by his vet. Which is Royal canin for Urinary care adult. Its expensive, I made one time a huge purchase on his dry food for snack and treats. (I still had his wet food when I purchase his dry food) then maybe 2/3 weeks I made a big purchase of wet food and used PayPal to make 4 payments. And now I just catch up with his food. Which I spend around $50 every other 3/4 weeks. Again u are correct is expensive but it saves u more then get ur cat to surgery. Thats how I think. Plus I spend less on me cause I just simply love my 🐈‍⬛ the sacrifices I do for him 😂😁🤷🏻‍♀️

I forgot to mention his dry food is same brand u just add SO

@@gingerisevil02 btw I make automatically payments just cause it gives u 35% off. Huge huge help!!

SO SORRY for your loss!!! Time does not seem to heal. We lost 3 kitties in a 6 month period of time (ages 19, 21, and 12 yrs old) two years ago. Broke my heart. A feral kitty found me a year ago. He helps my heart a lot.

If you give them other food or raw food, make sure it's complete and balanced!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@@macmarles3243 absolutely! It’s also important to make sure you don’t accidentally feed them something that’ll make them sick - most seasonings, ESPECIALLY garlic & onion, are poisonous to kitties 🙀. That’s why, whenever I give them “people food”, its minimally processed and I cook it separately, so I know the ingredients are all cat-safe.

Kittens should be fed every time they wake up when they’re little, and as much as they want. As they grow up they can eat fewer times a day.

It's fine, I have cats that have lived a long time on dry cat food coupled with chicken, ham, tuna etc. Dry kibble is good for their teeth as well.

It just doesn’t have as much moisture in it. And in general, wet tends to have more meat products and less carbs than kibble (wheat, corn needed for extruding, think flour in burger patty)

That's not true, though. My son got a kitten that his coworker heard crying in the middle of the night in a bank parking lot. Kitten still had milk diarrhea but was weaned. He also had worm diarrhea. My son got kitten vet care from his established vet, she treated him for worms, and recommended a mix of dry and wet in whatever amounts my son could afford. She prefers that they receive both, even if it's just a small portion of one or the other. For most people, that'll mean more dry than wet, but she prefers more wet than dry for a healthy cat. Her reasoning for both is that sometimes there are medical needs that limit the type of feed, sometimes all dry, sometimes all wet, and it's easier to transition if they're accustomed to both types. But she advised my son to give nearly all wet for the first weeks during deworming, because the diarrhea causes dehydration. My son did that, and the diarrhea cleared up. I fostered the kitten for the first months because my son was in the process of buying a duplex, and was working long hours, so I can vouch for the healthy kitty poo.

​@@kimfleuryYour advice is very sound. Thank you.

That's false. What's important when transitioning from one food to another (even between brands) is to take it slow. Mix in a little wet food and increase the amount gradually so the kitten's stomach gets time to adjust. Some kittens will be just fine with a sudden change, but it's better to do it gently in case yours has a sensitive stomach. And remember: vets usually sell pet food, and will recommend their own brands, and even disparage other options.

Is raw meat an option at all? I live in a third world country and an some point it was cheaper to feed my family cat with chiken filet, chicken hearts, or stomachs because it wqs cheaper than and cat food. Raw meat is ideal in terms feline diet. Also, a lot of people studying cat nutrition seems to agree that even bad quality wet food is still healthier for cats than high end dry food.

@@fatim0nster the thing is my cat is allergic to certain parts of the chicken, and so many brands causes her to be obese even though we _always_ measure her food. But even if these weren’t the case, unfortunately in where I live, meat got extremely expensive. Even small chicken giblets like liver is considered a luxury nowadays. Let alone duck or rabbit meat, which are extremely rare and even more expensive anyway… I genuinely feel like I’m stuck on this regard.

@@ldalexandrite I'm sorry to hear that, food allergies can be very limiting in terms of food options. The only reason I brought up raw meat was because cat food is often shipped from other countries which makes it more expensive whereas meat is usually available locally. But I totally understand, raw meat isn't an option for me either nowadays. Hope you'll find something that works well for your kitty's health.

@@fatim0nster you’re so kind, thank you🧡 I hope things will get better and your options will broaden again in the future too 🥰

What about chicken, beef, ham baby food in the jars? You know that is safe because of human babies getting it. I have used that many times to nurse a sickly cat I rescued or to help them take their meds. Baby food might be cheaper and nutritional where you live, I hope that might be an option for you. My cats I give chicken baby food as a treat, they love it😻

To be fair, the information he presents are from certified pet nutritionists, who are specifically trained on nutrition. From my understanding, nutrition is not a mandatory course in vet school - not to disrespect vets, after all, they have to be the surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist, therapist, advocate, and dentists for many species of animals.

Remember you can still give as a treat😸

@@donnawatkins-gm8wj I have a 'Mini' Maine Coon runt who has serious health problems in that he accumulates silt in his bladder when I feed him regular 'supermarket' food, including dry kibble. ( he had to have an operation that cost an arm and a leg to remove it ) Turns out that most foods contain fillers, and that is where the silt comes from. So I now have to feed him canned food with no fillers, and though it's really expensive, I am nipping the problem in the bud not only for him but for his elder 'Uncle' cat too. Treats are 'ONE Ingredient Pure Bites' freeze - dried raw chicken breast. Also I feed them thoroughly - rinsed sardines about once a month as a special treat.

My kitten is not a huge fan of dry food, he eats the wet food,first and his dry food is the last resource if he is very hungry 😂😂😂

@@flaviasilvaa Aww, kittens are so much fun! Make sure to take plenty of videos because they grow up fast!

@@midnightkitty8172 yeah, you are so right 😍😍😍 , he is very funny and absolutely adorable 🥰 I will enjoy as much as I can 🥰🥰🥰my little boy

Also i dont freefeed her so thats not an issue.

@@kawaiikanako71 generally if you have difficulty like this it is allowed to use lower quality wet food, which contains lot of aroma and other stuff appealing to your cat, just to make your cat eat wet food, and after that gradually giving better quality food. If she will start eating wet its best to throw away dry food form your house otherwise your cat will still smell it (their noses are a lot beter than ours) and is likely to do hunger strike just to get her delicious dry chips ;) other option is goinf for BARF diet, as a lot of cats love raw meat, but you need to educate yourself much on that matter or have contact with good nutritionist (preferably both).

We took our 13yo guy off dry food 3 years ago for stomach issues. We still give him around 6 or seven dental treats a day. He hasn't had any dental issues yet.

@@johnjr757 which kind of dental treats do you use?

It’s a myth propagated by pet food companies.

​@@splash4891what's name of the dental treats?

@@splash4891 Greenies

Cats are obligate carnivores. They NEVER eat grains (which comprise most dry food) in the wild. And being descendants of desert dwellers, they have a low thirst drive so must get a substantial portion of their water from their diet.

@@yourekittenme. Two vets prescribed dry food for my cats, yet I should give credit to a youtuber behaviorist? I consider JG a great expert in cat behaviour and I follow a lot of his suggestions. Actually I adopted two kittens just because JG suggests so (and it was a great choice) but I give more credit to veterinary graduates when it comes to food and health.

@@francescoiadicicco1266 read HER comments on veterinarian nutritional education.

I cook for my cats. I boil chicken, chicken hearts and chicken livers. I fry ground turkey and then mix it up in the blender then add supplements. They love it!

​@@rubyjuly5466Better to euthanize the cats than allow them to live with the poor? I disagree. I'm sure you mean well by advocating for the nutritional care of cats, but the result would be more homeless cats, starving cats, and euthanized cats, so it counteracts your advocacy. Just something to think about.

Raw food is actually cheaper in my experience. You buy in bulk and it can last for months at a time. My partner and I aren’t rich, we’re average and at one point, we were definitely living below the poverty line and we still fed our girls raw. It’s the sacrifice we made for them. It’s all about your choices and priorities.

@@rubyjuly5466 and now you win the prize for the most classist, insensitive thing I've ever heard. Would you also say this to people? Do you understand how impactful pets are for people with disabilities (and low incomes?

​@@rubyjuly5466What a nasty, cruel person you must be.

​@@ashleyyyy8833Don't let the trolls get to you . I guarantee she'd never say that in person to your face.

Have you tried mixing the dry food with a little water to it? Then once the cat gets used to that u can start adding the wet food to it then slowly cut out pieces of the dry food every meal

@@jodier1298 He just turned his nose up at it, he's close to 10 years old, I think, so he likes the Hartz Delectable Stews and he just wolfs those right down, he also has a hairball problem and with the Friskies wet foods he just barfs them back up, the stews are a small victory that he doesn't barf up.

Tell that to the wandering cat who begged me for a home about 4 months ago! We had a bitter freezing winter, he was dangerously underweight from starvation and tapeworm, injured from a bite wound that led to systemic infection and a fistula that might or might not be healed as of last week when he finished another course of antibiotics (he's been on 3 different ones the whole time he's lived here), and infested with ear mites. At least the freezing temps killed the fleas, but he still had flea dander from the warmer months. He knows how to hunt birds, but couldn't with the injury and infection. So he scavenged as best he could. Neighbors told me he's the one that would run into their homes, jump on the counter, grab the bread or cookies, and run outside with it, all before they could catch him. When he first moved in with me, if I turned my back for a second, he'd go for the chicken drumstick on my plate first, the sloppy joe sauce cooling on the stove second, and the bread and cookies third. I don't keep those foods out, but if I took them out of the cupboard and didn't guard them, he got them. I guess a starving cat does what he has to! But you're right, it's unnatural. Since he's getting regular feedings of wet food in smaller portions (1-2 tablespoonfuls at a time), and has ready access to dry food from a treat dispenser that he has to hunt for, he's not as interested in the human food carbs. Sometimes he tries to steal the loaf of bread when I take it out to make a sandwich, but he just carries it to his lair and doesn't try to eat it any more. And even that behavior is being extinguished in real time.

Wrong

SAME!

And more importantly they never explain and backup their wet food favoritism with any empirical data.