Originally Posted by hobbs2004

What would happen if you just stuck to the complete food and used treats (such as crushed up thrive treats) or other appetisers (such as brewer's yeast or forti flora) to get them to eat?

Originally Posted by hobbs2004

Okay, another stab in the dark - you could just stick to one brand of food for the foreseeable future so that they learn that hope (for some different, better, tastier food) doesn't spring eternal.

Really hard to say whether they have had too much variation of good quality food or not enough. Those cat sticks; can they be smashed to pieces and the dust/bits be used to sprinkle on the food?



PS: I really wish some breeders would learn a little more about responsible feeding of kittens and cats. Dry food and homecooked food, eh? Lovely.

Originally Posted by martap

i just mixed some cooked chicken with their cat food and they have been eating for about 10 min.. obviously they are trying to get the chicken out but in the meantime they are nibbling on their proper food

Originally Posted by Chewie39

This (crushed up Thrive) works on Oscar who can be a bit fussy at times. Have you actually tried Thrive? All the cats I know (more than 10 different ones!) absolutely go nuts for them!

That, along with brand and flavour rotation to prevent boredom, works for our three.

Originally Posted by martap

tbh.. ive never bought this.. i might invest in some.. i assume this should be treated as a treat yes?

Originally Posted by Chewie39

Well it's just chicken (or shrimp, liver, beef, tuna etc depending on which variety you buy) which has been freeze dried so it's got nothing horrible in it that your cat's shouldn't be having but it doesn't contain all the balanced nutrients cats require in their diet. So, yes, it's good as a treat.

There's also a cheaper P@H version which also crumbles well onto complete wet food to tempt fussy eaters

Originally Posted by Chewie39

Well it's just chicken (or shrimp, liver, beef, tuna etc depending on which variety you buy) which has been freeze dried so it's got nothing horrible in it that your cat's shouldn't be having but it doesn't contain all the balanced nutrients cats require in their diet. So, yes, it's good as a treat.

There's also a cheaper P@H version which also crumbles well onto complete wet food to tempt fussy eaters