Should i just change him back to soft? I want him on the hard food thoguh. hes 10 months.
2006-08-07 04:20:32 · 12 answers · asked by Baby Jack born 4/5/09 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Just start mixing it in with the soft, and eventually phase out the soft. He probably wont eat the hard stuff just yet.
Good luck.
2006-08-07 04:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by Justin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start by using mostly soft and add some hard food to it. Then gradually change to having more hard and less soft until you have all hard. Make the time period go for at least a week for the transition. You need to do this any time you change pet food, even if it is just a matter of changing to a new brand of hard or soft. This is because the animal's body gets used to the food you are giving it, and something new could make it sick.
2006-08-07 11:28:21 · answer #2 · answered by Icy U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is your kitten?
Anytime you change a cat from one food to another, you should do it gradually by mixing the two together and decreasing the amount of the old food.
Try mixing a little bit of water or milk with the hard food and graducally decrease the liquid as the kitten gets used to the hard food.
2006-08-07 11:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by redfernkitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't mix anything. Keep a bowl of hard food a couple feet away from the soft food. Your cat will start to 'snack' on the hard food in between soft food feedings. Slowly reduce the amount of soft food and the number of soft food feedings and Kitty will switch over on her own.
2006-08-07 12:15:37 · answer #4 · answered by Bob B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had the same problem. Try mixing in some soft food with the hard. Then over a week or so slowly decrese the amount of wet food that you mix in. Hard food is better for a cats teeth and digestion.
2006-08-07 11:26:53 · answer #5 · answered by IMP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix the dry food with a little warm water and it won't get soft right away,,but it will...and that has always worked for my kittens that i have had.
2006-08-07 11:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by windflower_177 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try mixing it at first then gradually get rid of the soft food. If hes hungry enough he will eat.
2006-08-07 11:25:39 · answer #7 · answered by crystal lee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try putting a little warm milk over the hard food to soften it a bit. Then start to add less and less milk.
2006-08-07 11:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by That one guy. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes its hard to switch,but soon he will eat it up ,just do not break down and go back to canned c food
2006-08-07 11:26:27 · answer #9 · answered by smitmeister_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he should be able to eat hard food deffinatly by now. just keep it out and when he's hungry he'll eat it, you might want to phone the vet and ask them if they have any ideas.
2006-08-07 11:27:34 · answer #10 · answered by macleod709 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋