I'm beginning to think I may not be at the top of this hierarchy.

[pktechgirlbackup]

My cat Pan has been losing weight for a while. In an attempt to counteract this, I started feeding him his favorite wet food as his only wet food (he still got dry food). It didn't work, and new vet says that I have to stop giving it to him, both because its full of crap, and because it's fish based, which is extra hard on kitty stomachs (and he already has stomach issues). I'm attempting to switch him to better wet food now, ideally the raw stuff from Darwin's Pets. The problem is that after months of nothing but Whiska's Purrfectly Fishy, he won't touch anything else, even stuff he used to like. New stuff? Ewwwww.

So what I've taken to doing is putting out the stuff I want him to eat (warmed), and then placing small amounts of his favorite on top of that. It's working, sort of. He preferentially eats the fish but does continue eating after its gone. At least for a little bit. After a few minutes, he comes to me and whines. I put a little more fish crap on the good food, he eats more of both. I can't tell if I'm a genius pet owner or a complete idiot.

Comments

[scythe-of-time.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Seems to me that you're figuring out solutions that work. It'd be ideal that he eats good food and not wet fish stuff, but that's not what you're working with here.

In any case, I'm sorry he's having issues, and I hope they clear up soon.