John Popp
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Our 7 month old boy has suddenly developed an aversion to his raw food. Thought perhaps it was an issue with the latest batch, but we usually have some crossover from one batch to the next and he just isn't eating much of it.
We do feed him some on demand kibble from an egg shaped puzzle feeder, which takes him a few hours to get it all out. I don't even load the thing up until he's done with his raw, although now it seems as if he is just going to wait it out for his kibble.
The kibble we feed him is a quality food, Royal Canin Kitten 36, just that we want to have kibble totally removed from his diet by the time he is two years of age. Any other quality kibble has nearly immediately resulted in loose stools, as well as any canned which we want him to tolerate to make it easier for his care takers when we are away.
Additionally, he seems to have developed a taste for the lower protein raw, with added pumpkin and butter that our older cats eat. He must like the extra fat provided by the butter, just not sure it's a good idea to make that any part of a longer term solution.
So I am not quite sure where to go with this. Flavor enhancers, perhaps some parmesan cheese or freeze dried chicken liver treats sprinkled on top of his food might be a solution. I've also fed him raw rabbit, turkey and duck which the duck is the only of them he will eat. He's never been a big eater, but this is the first time he has totally turned his nose up at chicken.
Lastly, I have placed a fair amount of effort figuring out how much egg and fish oil he will tolerate. Definitely no cooked egg whites for him and he does a lot better with ground cooked salmon than getting the same amount of fish oil out of soft gels. He's just killing me for the moment, and I'm sure next week it will be something different.
We do feed him some on demand kibble from an egg shaped puzzle feeder, which takes him a few hours to get it all out. I don't even load the thing up until he's done with his raw, although now it seems as if he is just going to wait it out for his kibble.
The kibble we feed him is a quality food, Royal Canin Kitten 36, just that we want to have kibble totally removed from his diet by the time he is two years of age. Any other quality kibble has nearly immediately resulted in loose stools, as well as any canned which we want him to tolerate to make it easier for his care takers when we are away.
Additionally, he seems to have developed a taste for the lower protein raw, with added pumpkin and butter that our older cats eat. He must like the extra fat provided by the butter, just not sure it's a good idea to make that any part of a longer term solution.
So I am not quite sure where to go with this. Flavor enhancers, perhaps some parmesan cheese or freeze dried chicken liver treats sprinkled on top of his food might be a solution. I've also fed him raw rabbit, turkey and duck which the duck is the only of them he will eat. He's never been a big eater, but this is the first time he has totally turned his nose up at chicken.
Lastly, I have placed a fair amount of effort figuring out how much egg and fish oil he will tolerate. Definitely no cooked egg whites for him and he does a lot better with ground cooked salmon than getting the same amount of fish oil out of soft gels. He's just killing me for the moment, and I'm sure next week it will be something different.