Couldn’t you have multiple flavors out to eat in order and see which one they eat first?
I don’t have a pet but I think I’d do that. Food is mostly fuel for pets so they’ll eat what’s available unless there’s a problem. These things are manufactured to be appealing to your kitties. If they won’t eat it you won’t buy it.
What Whisker likes today might not be appealing to him tomorrow, and he will ask for it in 2 months when you thought he didn’t like it. Don’t get me started on which brands he favors depending on which direction the wind blows. That being said, I got mine to eat his wet food by mixing pumpkin purée for human babies with it. It worked for almost an entire week.
I could present him with multiple options at once, but since he only gets wet food, this would involve a lot of waste.
There’s also the added problem of changing taste. Depending on my mood, I prefer different food on different days. Until proven otherwise, I just assume the same for him, which is why I would ideally have everything in stock and he could choose every day.
Maybe I should get more cats, give them multiple options and see who goes for what. Ideally, everything gets eaten and I learn more about their preferences.
Mine goes off fish every now and then. Sometimes during these times she will still eat salmon, but not tuna, cod or her freeze dried minor treats.
Other times I have to be careful not to get my hand attacked for not putting the fish dish down fast enough.
The other night she had chicken “stew” for first dinner, reluctantly. When I tried to serve the same flavor for 3am dinner, she sniffed it and then reached out and scratched my leg and yelled at me.
I haven’t gotten rid of that flavor, she may change her mind later.
She’s currently only excited about beef and rabbit flavor. I’m extremely disturbed about canned rabbit, so I hope she starts accepting poultry again soon.
Couldn’t you have multiple flavors out to eat in order and see which one they eat first?
I don’t have a pet but I think I’d do that. Food is mostly fuel for pets so they’ll eat what’s available unless there’s a problem. These things are manufactured to be appealing to your kitties. If they won’t eat it you won’t buy it.
a cats favorite flavor is whatever they feel like it is at any particular moment
And/or whatever you’ve just given up on and thrown away
What Whisker likes today might not be appealing to him tomorrow, and he will ask for it in 2 months when you thought he didn’t like it. Don’t get me started on which brands he favors depending on which direction the wind blows. That being said, I got mine to eat his wet food by mixing pumpkin purée for human babies with it. It worked for almost an entire week.
Fun fact, pumpkin purée is the #1 vet recommended cat laxative.
That is a fun fact!
I could present him with multiple options at once, but since he only gets wet food, this would involve a lot of waste.
There’s also the added problem of changing taste. Depending on my mood, I prefer different food on different days. Until proven otherwise, I just assume the same for him, which is why I would ideally have everything in stock and he could choose every day.
Maybe I should get more cats, give them multiple options and see who goes for what. Ideally, everything gets eaten and I learn more about their preferences.
Mine goes off fish every now and then. Sometimes during these times she will still eat salmon, but not tuna, cod or her freeze dried minor treats.
Other times I have to be careful not to get my hand attacked for not putting the fish dish down fast enough.
The other night she had chicken “stew” for first dinner, reluctantly. When I tried to serve the same flavor for 3am dinner, she sniffed it and then reached out and scratched my leg and yelled at me.
I haven’t gotten rid of that flavor, she may change her mind later.
She’s currently only excited about beef and rabbit flavor. I’m extremely disturbed about canned rabbit, so I hope she starts accepting poultry again soon.
Wait… Now I’m remembering about that dog that got trained to talk with a sound board.
If you had that for a cat with water, chicken, fish and beef I wonder if it would work…
Edit: It can be done…
Holy crap that’s nuts