Canned cat food for very picky cats

  • Thread starter Thread starter rbrumbaugh82
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
R

rbrumbaugh82

I have some very finicky and picky cats. My one cat in particular turns his nose up to all the FF classics that I feed in addition to most of the other store bought cans like Sheba, Luvsome, Rachel Ray, Newman's Organic, etc. I haven't tried Purina Beyond cans because most of them have wheat gluten in them or soy. Why is it that I see people feeding their cats specific canned cat foods and saying their cats love it but yet those cat foods contain wheat gluten and soy flour in it? How can that be good to feed your cat? I have tried to feed the gravy kind to my one picky cat and he eats a bit of it but gives up and then it just sits there and dries out and I ultimately have to throw it away. I tried the gravy kind that had corn starch as the gravy instead of using wheat gluten. So my question is, what can I give to my cats or what are you guys feeding your cats that are very finicky and picky because I'd sure love to find something that works. I know I have heard others say to stay away from any that have fish in them and so I have laid off of all of them that have fish in them which unfortunately seems to be what most of them have in it. I do not want to special order anything online because I need to find food immediately!
 
Do your cats have a favorite treat? You could try sprinkling a few of them on top of the food and this may encourage them to eat. Parmasean cheese also seems to work. These are the tricks I used to help convert my dry food addicts.
 
No, they just gobble up the Friskies Natural treats and the Temptations Natural cat treats. However, I hate them because they have corn gluten meal in them but why do my dang cats have to want them?
 
Fortiflora is working wonders to get my very picky civvie cat to eat the same canned food as her sugarcat (diet-controlled) brother. They eat FF Classics, Weruva, and occasionally Friskies Special Diet pates. She will literally clean a plate she walked away from just moments before once I sprinkle the Fortiflora on it.
 
Keep in mind that the actual amount that is in the can of whatever you're trying to avoid may be very small.
I feed mine Friskies pates; yes, there is a small amount of rice in it. It is not enough to alter Gracie's dose, though.
 
Look at the list posted at Cat Info, then look up the ingredients online.
None of the current cats in my household have any food allergies identified at this time.
 
I read catinfo and seen that do not feed fish of any kind. Unfortunately Friskies has that and so does some FF classics.
 
It might be texture as much as flavor. My picky girl will only eat flaked or chunky varieties of food - she won't touch any flavor of pate at all. There are some flaked foods that are low carb as they're not in gravy. Unfortunately most of them do have tuna in, either on its own or mixed with something else. But I reckoned better that for now as she won't eat any of the other types and work on other things later than letting her stick with the high carb dry food that she loves. I've also read that fish isn't the best for them but sometimes I think it comes down to the best you can manage with a combination of dietary restrictions and what they're prepared to eat. I've managed to get her from tuna or tuna and egg only onto flavors that are a mixture of tuna and chicken so we're making progress but it's slow. The ones I found that worked to begin with are the Friskies flaked foods - they're still towards the higher end of allowable carbs at 8% and they are tuna but she eats those very readily and comes looking for more.
 
rbrumbaugh82 said:
I have some very finicky and picky cats. My one cat in particular turns his nose up to all the FF classics that I feed in addition to most of the other store bought cans like Sheba, Luvsome, Rachel Ray, Newman's Organic, etc. I haven't tried Purina Beyond cans because most of them have wheat gluten in them or soy. Why is it that I see people feeding their cats specific canned cat foods and saying their cats love it but yet those cat foods contain wheat gluten and soy flour in it? How can that be good to feed your cat? I have tried to feed the gravy kind to my one picky cat and he eats a bit of it but gives up and then it just sits there and dries out and I ultimately have to throw it away. I tried the gravy kind that had corn starch as the gravy instead of using wheat gluten. So my question is, what can I give to my cats or what are you guys feeding your cats that are very finicky and picky because I'd sure love to find something that works. I know I have heard others say to stay away from any that have fish in them and so I have laid off of all of them that have fish in them which unfortunately seems to be what most of them have in it. I do not want to special order anything online because I need to find food immediately!
Click to expand...
I would give him fishy foods and get him used to wet foods and eventually try others. The FF Classic ones pretty irresistible according to my 3 cats:)) the Salmon Feast not their fav. They also do ok with 9Lives flaked tuna. One was a die hard dry food cat but she will eat the seafood. The other 2 cats will eat Turkey and Giblets but not her. Yet!
 
I do not want to give my boy anything that isn't Pate that contains wheat gluten. Most of the non-Pate varieties contain wheat gluten and some contain soy. I haven't seen any yet that are not pate form that doesn't contain wheat gluten.
 
I do feed them dry but its Nutrisca. It is a low glycemic food from what it appears to be.
 
Just looking at what we have in the pantry right now. Most of the non-pate foods do contain small amounts of wheat flour - way down the ingredients list. To be honest, so small that I haven't worried about it as long as the overall carb count is low enough. However, I did notice that Special Kitty Chunky Chicken and Tuna Dinner does not. I'm not an expert on the different types of food, but if you're having problems getting him to eat pate and you're specifically trying to avoid wheat, it might be worth a try. I also know not to necessarily assume that all vets know all that much about diabetes in cats, but my vet did say that getting Rosa to eat anything she would was better than having her not eat or having to force feed her.
 
Have you looked at Weruva? You can find it in natural/upscale pet stores if you have one near you, but otherwise you might have to order from Amazon or Chewy.com which I know you don't want to do. It is all meat shredded in broth (not thick gravy) rather than pate style and it's almost all low carb. Many flavors are also low phosphorus. There are several non-fish varieties, and no wheat. For example:

Paw Lickin Chicken: Chicken (Boneless, Skinless, White Breast), Water Sufficient For Processing, Potato Starch, Sunflower Seed Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Nicotinic Acid (Vitamin B3), Ferrous Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

Fowl Ball: Chicken Broth, Chicken*, Turkey, Locust Bean Gum, Sunflower Seed Oil, Guar Gum, Fish Oil, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Nicotinic Acid (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin D3, Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, (Vitamin B6), Copper Sulfate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement

Chicken Frickazee: Chicken Broth, Chicken*, Locust Bean Gum, Tricalcium Phosphate, Sunflower Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Fish Oil, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Nicotinic Acid (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Copper Sulfate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement.

*A combination of boneless, skinless, white breast and other cuts of chicken

All of their nutrition info is on their website: http://weruva.com/cat-cuisine.php. It's pricy, but I alternate with the cheaper stuff.
 
I would suggest Weruva as well, or Tiki but I think both are hard to find in stores.

Right now im feeding mine Holistic Select. I get it online, and am not sure if you can get it in store or not.

Have you tried Merrick? Before Holistic Select I was feeding mine Merrick Chicken pate, Merrick Beef Pate, and Merrick Turkey pate. All are 5% carbs or less and I know Petco sells them.
 
My cat is also a very picky eater and would not eat any brand/flavor of wet food the I tried. Or if he did, he would eat it once, and not again. As a last ditch attempt, I tried Purina's DM canned food that I got from the vet. He loves it! He has been eating it for weeks now with no problems. Of course, it is more expensive than normal cat food, but worth it if he will eat it.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top