my cat has no teeth and finds eating difficult, any ideas on what I can feed him?

Question

I feed him pate at the moment, but he is getting a bit bored with it, ow it is hot I would like to give him something juicy!

Answer 1

hello i've found that you can feed your cat baby food from the jar and another way you could try is the moist food thats not so chunky. Also you can take dry food and hot water , mix it together until it is mushy and then your cat can eat it. that's a definate way of doing only because when you happen to bottle feed kittens at a very young age you would then have to give then kitten food and for then to try it you would mix it with water to make is moist because they need to get use to it.

Answer 2

why don't u try kitten food it s soft and it looks like a pate . i know whiskers do it here in the UK u get 4 cans for £2.50 or so my kitten loved it and so did his mum.
lots of kitten food is easy to chew for obvious reasons give it a shot! oh you could also buy some lactol its available at most good pet stores its a special cat and dog "milk"

Answer 3

Predatory habit directed in the route of a cat's organic prey like birds and mice follows the classical progression of appetitive and consummatory stages – the search and seize accompanied with suggestions from easily ingestion. A cat searching at birds by a window ought to chatter his teeth and gently swap his tail in anticipation. some may even crouch, waiting to pounce. If danger enables, they're going to flow in the route of the prey with lightning % and attempt to seize the hapless creature between their paws.

Answer 4

Mash up some tuna with water; mashing any food is best for him, but adding water means he is getting fluid, can digest the food better, and is able to cope with lumpy food. My toothless warrior used to have mashed sardines mixed with Whiskas or Felix, all squashed up with a dollop of water, and he lived to be 21!

Answer 5

This happened to my cat when he got older. Just feed him lots of wet food. You could always try wetting down his dry food with milk or water, that way he doesn't lose the nutrients the dry food provides.

Answer 6

canned food but keep in mind that if its an old cat, the canned stuff should be tailored to his age. The make several kinds and brands of cat food for the "old folks" so treat him right and purchase the right canned food!

Answer 7

I'm guessing he is old.......???? When my cat was a kitten, a little too young to be away from its mother, the vet recommended I feed him jar baby food, meat flavors. Since it has a very soft consistency, it would be great !

Answer 8

A bit of cream (single cream) would be a good variety, once a couple of meals (not, I think, every other meal though). If you have a fine mincer, or whatever it's called (blender, thanks!), you can make pate from another taste of food, for a variety.

Answer 9

Canned cat food would be my suggestion. Try to get the pasty stuff, and before you give it to him, pre-mash it with a fork until it's really crumbly and small. Also, call your vet and see if they have some suggestions.

Answer 10

my cat has no teeth (used to be homeless) and eats
ANYTHING/ EVERYTHING,
usually the jellied canned cat food is her favourite
they have a rough raspy tongue so this helps them to lick up food
if cat is having trouble swallowing may be a more serious problem, check with vet