I'm at my wits end with my cat, Raisin. He is so fussy with his food. He'd sooner die than eat mere cat food! The only thing I can get him to eat is the dog's raw food, but only the chicken and liver mince. Am I being had? He's perfectly fit, a fairly big cat (sorry I can't do photos). He's a big black longhair, very good tempered and loving, and seems perfectly healthy, with a lovely shiny coat. My other cats liked things like cheese, tinned fish, scrambled eggs etc., not Raisin! My question would be, has anyone any ideas of what I could get for him to try, please?
Thankyou!
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To start out, you could mix a little chicken or liver mince to regular cat food. Raisin is a little fussy, but you can mix in a small amount of cat food , to gradually just cat food only. This may take a little time. Try not to give in! There eyes and little faces make you tempted to give in to the fussy!
i hadnt thought of that!thankyou Ana-certainly worth a try!xx
I understand the stores carry special food for animals and most people buy this to feed their animals. There are some animals that just won't eat this food at all no matter what. After my dog got sick with Parvo my vet told me to feed the dog only white rice, pasta, and some boiled chicken or even beef when he first started to eat again. I took the advice from the vet and did this. I found in our stores here that they sell off packages of scraps that are cut from beef. I normally boil this up and cut it up and add rice or pasta to the beef to feed my 5 dogs. In the long run this is actually cheaper and better for the animals than buying the canned food they sell in stores.
i agree with you over the catfood not being that good for them,thats the reason i raw feed my dogs,for some reason i never thought of feeding Raisin solely on raw food-though he often used to help himself while i was preparing the dogs meals!.what you say makes sense, and im going to make up small amounts of meat,chicken and fish and keep in the fridge,to mix with what i can get him to eat now,and hope he ll take to it!thanks for your help!xx
I think it's possible you are fretting over him more and he enjoys it but that's just my 87 year old thinking and may not have felt the same way several years ago.
I agree with the previous answers but not everyone has the time (or inclination) to cook special food (if their pets are healthy) but I do think you should try to feed them the type of food they seem to like the best.
thankyou-you are right-he wouldnt let himself starve,and maybe i do worry too much-he is the only cat i have at present,his brother died 6 months ago.sometimes he comes in and almost with his eyes shut and a "groooh!"look on his face,he ll guzzle the hated cat food-but this is only now and again,he isnt thin at all,in fact someone likened him to a furry black balloon with eyes. i havent taken him to the vet as there seems no real reason-obviously i will if he seems unwell-but he s fine-just fussy i think!thanks for replying xxx
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