Advice on getting him to eat
Hi all, this is Duckie. Not new to owning cats but freshly adopted! Looking for advice on what to feed/how to go about this.
We rescued a 1year old boy tuxedo cat 2 weeks ago from the local humane society. We were told his previous owner(s) were hoarders and they said they were feeding meal mix? And the shelter fed Rachel Ray Nutrish.
He turns his nose up and refuses to eat any food meant for cats, but will scarf down any of our leftovers. We've caught him sneaking off of our plates when we walk away and he doesnt leave us alone when we eat. He unfortunately loves spaghetti, hotdogs and fries.
We're currently trying to wean dry food in with chicken or ground meat, and its not working well. We're tossing around the idea of getting another cat thinking he may be stressed and missing being with others, but the cat food is his only sign. He uses the bathroom regularly in his box and follows us like a shadow, so I dont think he's uncomfortable in our home. We may be wrong but we're assuming his diet in his previous home was any scraps he could get ahold of.
List of foods we've tried (in at least 2+ flavors):
- cooked chicken, beef and ground beef
- BFF wet foods
- Tikki cat wet foods
- Heartland wet food (Dollar General brand)
- Rachel Ray Nutrish
- Tikki Cat Carnivore dry food
- Naturals brand dry food (DG brand again)
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