What is in cat food that would make a cat not want to eat it?

Question

I get the most expensive, or next one and pick out the most appetizing sounding flavors, and my cat turns her nose up at almost all of them! No, she doesn't like table scraps. She does eat Purina cat chow, but not much.
She is very healthy looking and heavy, but I am sick of wasting money on stuff I open and then throw out to the strays cause she won't eat it.
I feel like they are putting something in it at the factory that is taking away or adding to the smell..I just can't figure it out.

Answer 1

Hi there, try dry food. My cat likes the Deli Cat from the grocery store. You can get a big thing of it for a few dollars, and it lasts my cat for awhile. I tried the wet food on her (she is only 1 year old) and she didn't like it at all. So I just keep her on the dry food. Maybe because you are changing her food constantly she doesn't know what to eat...just stick with one thing and if she gets hungry she'll eat it. =)

Answer 2

Some cats are that way. Lucy C. Tabby (current cat in residence) will not touch a fish flavored cat food and is very picky about textures too.
If she is eating the Cat Chow that is good enough. Cat chow is "complete and balanced for all stages of a cats life". If she doesn't like wet food don't give it to her, she can live without it.
Predators do not really need a lot of variety in their diets. Watch Animal Planet. Does the lion ever complain because the lioness has killed another Zebra? Nope. And not just because nobody, not even a lion, backtalks a lioness.
Ask at the pet store for samples. Only buy one can at a time. If all she will eat is cat chow, then feed her cat chow. Be glad it's not something hard to get or expensive.

Answer 3

Our pets need quality pet food. Read the ingredients list and learn what the stuff on there is and what it does (or does not do) to/for our pets. A quick pet food 101. If the pet food contains corn/corn products or by products it is a poor quality food. Do not pay attention to advertising, they all say there food is great. Corn is a filler that can trigger skin problems. (allergies, skin problems, itching and excessive shedding) By products is anything from an animal not fit for human consumption, including cancerous tissue. Quality foods have meat as the first ingredient. California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova and Merrick are a few of the best brands available. If you want to learn more check out: http://www.sagekeep.com/petfood.htm www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&more=1 http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByRating?OpenForm

Answer 4

It's not a problem about what's in the cat food, but rather what is it that she's been eating. Have you had the cat since she's a kitten? If not, asked the previous owner what food do they give her. Otherwise, stick to one food that she likes more than others (you mentioned Purina chow) and keep her on that line of product.

My previous cats likes fresh meat and canned pilchards (died of old age last year), but the cats I have now has been fed mostly dried food since they were kittens, so they like dried foods than fresh meat.

Answer 5

Cats are awful about that. All you can do, if your cat is one of Those, is to buy different brands until you find the one she likes. Try some of the generics, too. Also, some cats prefer dry food or wet food. Just keep trying. The cat will eat before it starves to death.

Answer 6

some cats are just picky eaters. When she gets hungry, she'll eat it. But, definately keep buying the more expensive and better catfood. Cheap stuff has things in it that will clog up a cat's kidneys and bladder sometimes.

Answer 7

Are you using dry or wet. If using dry leave it she'll eat it when she gets hungry. If you're using wet don't, only feed dry food. Sounds harsh but your cat has got to learn. She'll eat what she gets.

Answer 8

Cat's just get fed up of certain flaours, i.e - my cat doesn't like Chicken Felix anymore!

Try different flavours :)

Answer 9

Cats are carnivorous by nature and need many essential nutrients, such as taurine, in their food. Commercial cat food contains these supplements, which is why other pet foods are not recommended for cats.

Many popular brands of cat food are made from what would otherwise be waste products of the meat industry. Some cat experts claim that this practice, as well as the overly processed nature of dry cat food, is responsible for many of the age-related ailments of cats. Additionally, many major brand-name cat foods are primarily grain-based, often containing large amounts of corn or rice supplemented with meats and essential vitamins, and often saturated with animal digest, a highly processed flavoring ingredient containing meat from numerous unspecified animals.

Some less well-known pet food manufacturers offer more 'natural' formulas of cat food that contain fewer grains and by-products. A few pet food brands, such as Innova EVO, are even made without any grain products at all. Natural cat food brands are often claimed to have cuts of meat closer to those that humans eat, with some manufacturers offering meat that is claimed to be 'human grade'. Many brands of such cat foods are made from raw ingredients intended to provide nutrition as close as possible to the cat's natural diet. These brands generally include raw meat with organs, ground bone, some raw vegetables, and some dietary supplements.

Many pet owners feed cats homemade diets. These diets generally consist of some form of cooked meat or raw meat, ground bone, pureed vegetables, taurine supplements, and other vitamin supplements. Although cats are naturally resistant to many of the bacteria that raw meats contain, meat can sometimes also contain parasites and other harmful organisms and for this reason raw meat is sometimes frozen for periods of time before being used. Some pet owners use human vitamin supplements, and others use vitamin supplements specifically engineered for cats. Veterinarians sometimes recommend including digestive enzyme supplements in a homemade diet. Some pet food manufacturers offer packaged versions of a raw food diet that closely resembles such homemade diets. These packaged versions are generally kept frozen, with individual portions being thawed in advance.

Vegetarian or vegan cat food has been available for many years, and is targeted primarily at vegan and vegetarian pet owners. Most veterinarians recommend against vegetarian diets for cats, as cats are obligate carnivores and require nutrients (including taurine, arachidonic acid, vitamin A, vitamin B12 and niacin) found in meat sources that cannot be obtained in sufficient amount in plant sources, although many can be synthesized. studies have found that supplemented vegan cat food resulted in nutrients within the reference range

Even when adequately supplemented, some claim vegetarian diets present other risks, such as urine acidity problems, which are less common in meat-based foods. A few vegetarian cat food brands are labelled by their manufacturers as meeting AAFCO's Cat Food Nutrient Profile while other manufacturers recommend their products to be supplemented and not used as a standalone. Many pet owners have caused their cats to become malnourished when they do not follow the recommendation and mistakenly assume that the latter food is nutritionally complete.

I found this information and also included a site for you. I hope this helps. My experience is that price does not matter. The cheapest brand has the same thing.

Answer 10

get natural choice complete care indoor formula dry food.