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 :roll:
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.:cool:

{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]

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]

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

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

[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

[ellenlouise]

Thanks we took some go cat home and mixed it wth the whiskas the first day and it went so unfortunatly was quite a big change for them. They are having dry whiskas at the moment and they have started eating their wet felix food which is good they just prefer to eat the dry first thanks for all the advice.