Kitten doesn't like kitten food?

Question

First time cat owner...I just adopted a two-month old kitten from the shelter. He is a beautiful kitty with a very affectionate personality.  The problem is that he doesn't seem very interested in the kitten food.  I started him off on the Purina One kitten formula, but after the first two days he didn't really eat any more of it for three more days.  I got nervous, so I purchased some Iams kitten formula (thinking he just didn't like the Purina). He nibbled at it this morning, but didn't eat too much.  I am hoping he eats more during the day and this evening. He is drinking, playing and seems healthy enough.  Oh, and he smells food from my kitchen and is kind of begging for that.  (haven't given any table food to him) Since he was a stray I am wondering if he is still unaccustomed to cat food (he was only in the shelter for a week).  Is it normal for kittens to pick at their food?   Or to get a taste of scraps (from being a stray) and only want that?  Anything else I can do?

House M.D. · Accepted Answer

Cats take forever to break finicky eating habits. If he gets hungry enough, he'll eat the cat food, but if give him table scraps he'll continue to be a fussy eater. It might help to mix some scrap in with the cat food and slowly wean him off the scraps. I had a cat that went finicky after one taste of tuna fish... and I had to spend the next 2 weeks weaning her off it by mixing less and less with her food.

Eva · Answer

Try wet food or a dry food made for all age of cats. Some good choices would be Wellness, Felidae, Merrick, Chicken Soup Kitten food (about the same price as Purina One) My cat's favorite is the CS kitten food.

Anonymous · Answer

One of my cats is very picky. But we cannot afford to keep buying different brands of cat food so she has to live with it. I know it sounds cruel but most of the time she'll eat it.
My other cat was a stray and she is a long-haired cat so she tends to get hairballs that causes her lots of problems. Sometimes she won't eat at all and normally she loves to eat!
But I don't really know if that could be the problem since you say yours is a kitten?

Anonymous · Answer

try using fresh meat as he is 2 months hes old enough to eat. however if hes been stray he may just be full from the small amount of food consumed due to a small stomach, he may need worming tapeworms can cause loss of appitite use a decent wormer from your vet e.g milbemax/drontal, either  way talk to your vet or at least a vet nurse over the phone, you will be able to explain any other symptoms better if you are verbally talking to someaone however actually seeing a vet will be able to give him the once over

Enoeh Tmi · Answer

Try wet food. Something really smell like shrimp or fish. 

If that doesn't work try turkey made for humans....if he likes it mix it in with the cat food...he'll eventually switch over completely. 

Much luck to you!

turtle · Answer

Instead of dry food...try canned...see if he will eat that...try and get dry and wet food with the same flavors and by the same company so you can ween him on the dry food too...

freewebs.com/fashionform · Answer

ask the place you adopted it from what they fed it,, && feed it that instead.

Trending News

Kitten doesn't like kitten food?

7 Answers