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Title: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: KateT on November 03, 2009, 09:57:21 AM

Hi everyone,
When I first adopted my cat, he ate anything. Unfortunately, a friend looked after him for a couple of months, started feeding him Whiskas, and from then on he became ultra fussy about his food. I don't like what they put into whiskas and have been trying to get him to eat healthier and more ethical brands, but he just wastes it all. He's even started to be fussy about Whiskas now, just licking off the gravy and leaving the rest. I'm despairing! Any tips?

Cheers,

Kate

Title: Re: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: Janeyk on November 03, 2009, 10:10:06 AM

It may be a good idea to have a health check if he seems to have lost his appetite.  If everything is ok healthwise he is probably just been fussy, it can be difficult with some cats finding just what they like.

Title: Re: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: Mark on November 03, 2009, 11:13:52 AM

I think a lot of cats become fussy once they realise they are boss  :evillaugh: - My Alice is a classic. When I got her 2 years ago, she would hoover anything up - these days, I have to present things for her approval (or more often not  :tired: )

Title: Re: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on November 03, 2009, 12:15:07 PM

Afraid you should have kept him on something he ate Whiskers or not!

There is a vast difference between what a human thinks is best for a cat and what a cat likes to eat and the latter has to apply at the end of the day or they will starve. MY kocka was one of these, starve or feed me what I want cats.

If you find an answer I am sure lots of us would like to know and my birmans are classic and between the two of them not eating enough to keep a flea alive grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at present.

Title: Re: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: Fire Fox on November 03, 2009, 12:55:11 PM

If you want healthier and more ethical have you tried any raw food? Assuming you eat meat, you could start with just a tiny taste when you are chopping chicken or about to fry off mince, so there is no risk of waste. Some cats don't see raw meat as food to begin with, others go crazy: Noah's first half a chicken wing made him purr and kept him busy for half an hour! I've since tried him on beef mince and offal mix and again he purrs and licks the bowl clean.  ;D

Title: Re: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: Kay and Penny on November 03, 2009, 13:03:43 PM

I've just sent off for a second-hand edition of Joe Inglis' book 'Feline Feasts', as I thought it might be worth a try doing a bit of home-cooking, and I bet it costs less too

Title: Re: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: maryas on November 03, 2009, 13:27:52 PM

Sorry but I don't think you will ever stop your cat or anyone's cat from leaving food - they are fussy and WE let them get away with it.

But I look at it this way - I used to love roast beef and now I don't like it, I used to ate weetabix and now I love it - so why should it be different for our cats?  :naughty: :rofl: :hug:

Mary

Title: Re: How can I stop my cat wasting so much food?
Post by: Leanne on November 03, 2009, 16:15:33 PM

Jess is a feed me what I want cat. So he has Felix and won't touch anything else. The battles we had when he was on his special urinary diet were awful. It literally was a battle of wills for weeks.

Milo however will eat anything, quite literally.