Hi guys, I've been really concerned for my cat as he's quite the picky little one(he's 4yrs old, we've had him since he was 2months, he is a Himalayan). He is currently eating Royal Canine's 'Persian' dry food and I'm trying to switch him onto a vet perscription diet t/d i believe, his gums are a little inflammed and so we were told this will help prevent growth of a more serious gingivitis. SO here is my problem - maybe a year ago I found it odd that he's tiny, for a Persian cat he is skinny - he's not under weight, the vet said he's just fine, but I just want him to put on maybe 1-2 more pounds so you actually feel him there, you pick him up and he is just as light as a feather(weighed in at the vet today at 4kgs, lost .2 pounds since last time) to the point where you feel bad for him, as if we're depriving him of food or something of the sort. About a year and a half ago, I bought maybe every canned food available at our local pet store Petsmart, he wouldn't even bother! He'd smell it, and go away, even if it was the only food I'd offer the entire day, he wouldn't even take a lick.. Canned Tuna(for humans), cooked salmon(my lunch), he'll sniff it - but again, he sniffs and goes away, he won't eat it.
Why in the world won't he eat anything but his darn RC dry food? I'm offering him TUNA and SALMON, grade A human food other cats would go insane for, and it doesn't even phase him... =/
He didn't touch the t/d dry food today either, if he doesn't eat in the morning I have no choice but to give him his RC dry food as obviously, he's tiny enough, I'm not about to push him more than a day and half of not eating anything.
I'm concerned, I'm not sure what to do - before even being told he's showing signs of gingivitis I was planning on switching both him and my dog to a Wellnes dry food (my 12mnth old kitten passed away after surgery for an ulcer, so I've become paranoid and trying to give my other two animals the best I possibly can) but now I realize he probably won't touch any darn food other than that RC which he already doesn't eat enough of...
Has anyone had this problem and overcame it somehow? I'm running out of ideas, is there a canned food you have yet to hear a cat say no to? I mean, if im offering him tuna and cooked salmon i'm eating myself and he doesn't want it - what are the chances of him saying okay to any food but his own? Help, please, I'm not sure if this is normal behaviour...my animals are my life and this little guy has got me so darn frustrated that I've even forced a piece of tuna into his mouth to have him spit it right back out! lol
Why in the world won't he eat anything but his darn RC dry food? I'm offering him TUNA and SALMON, grade A human food other cats would go insane for, and it doesn't even phase him... =/
He didn't touch the t/d dry food today either, if he doesn't eat in the morning I have no choice but to give him his RC dry food as obviously, he's tiny enough, I'm not about to push him more than a day and half of not eating anything.
I'm concerned, I'm not sure what to do - before even being told he's showing signs of gingivitis I was planning on switching both him and my dog to a Wellnes dry food (my 12mnth old kitten passed away after surgery for an ulcer, so I've become paranoid and trying to give my other two animals the best I possibly can) but now I realize he probably won't touch any darn food other than that RC which he already doesn't eat enough of...
Has anyone had this problem and overcame it somehow? I'm running out of ideas, is there a canned food you have yet to hear a cat say no to? I mean, if im offering him tuna and cooked salmon i'm eating myself and he doesn't want it - what are the chances of him saying okay to any food but his own? Help, please, I'm not sure if this is normal behaviour...my animals are my life and this little guy has got me so darn frustrated that I've even forced a piece of tuna into his mouth to have him spit it right back out! lol