Kitten won't eat felix

[ellenlouise]

Hi the breeder of the kittens was feeding them adult go cat dry and wet food. I was told by vet that this wasnt good so I put down Whiskas kitten dry which they love and Felix wet which they really dnt like and wnt even sniff. What should I do? Just give them dry? Get a different brand of wet?

[dinahsmum]

1. Don't panic!
2. Keep feeding the Whiskas kitten
3. Offer them Whiskas kitten wet if you like - just small amounts at a time; they've only got little tummies. Sounds like they're not keen on wet at the moment though.
4. Don't chop and change too much

Good idea to come off the Go-Cat, I think it's a fairly low grade food. They need good stuff when they're little to build up their bodies.

[Tanya]

If the biscuits are a kitten complete meal, dont worry about the meat. (Oli has Royal Canin kitten biscuits coz they are full of goodness!) As long as they have a fresh supply of water they will be ok.

When Oli was a little kitten we had the opposite problem. He would eat the meat, but refused the biscuits. Now he is really fussy with meat, but loves his biscuits!

Goodluck!!

[Fran]

I agree with Dinahsmum, don't panic and perhaps try the whiskers kitten loaf..

[smudgley]

Adult go cat is really not a good enough diet for tiny babies to be weaned onto
Anyway - agree with what's been said. Feed a good quality kitten food (complete or meat or both) little & often & remember they've been through a huge change in their life.... left mommy & litter mates, new environment & new people - it's a big thing for any baby to cope with, so if they're not too hungry for a day or 2 I wouldn't be too concerned. They'll soon settle & start eating.

{worth remembering any dietary change should be done very slowly over a 5-7 day period, so I would have kept them on the adult go-cat whilst they settled in, however as you've already started them on the kitten food, I'd stick to that now & it's much more beneficial to them too}

[smudgley]

Originally Posted by Fran

I agree with Dinahsmum, don't panic and perhaps try the whiskers kitten loaf..

What's kitten loaf Fran? I've not heard of that.

[Fran]

Originally Posted by smudgley

What's kitten loaf Fran? I've not heard of that.

It's the new name whiskers have given their kitten food Smudgley

[catsinc4]

lol never had a prob with wet food with roxxi!!would eat whiskas biscuits but no other but now she is more interested in the adult cats food than hers

[kado]

All my kittens where fed on whiskas kitten food. The two older cats went of it so i put them on go-cat to start with it gave them the runs. I finaly found technical dry cat food they wont touch wet food now ,you can get in kitten food as well. The two kittens eat it as well i couldnt stop them. I would perserver with whiskas for the moment changing the diet at the moment could uspet its tiny tummy.

[kado]

sorry should have keep it on felix