Thread: Kitten food to Grown Cat food?

Can I throw something else into the mix?

We lost our last cat (moggie) to kidney disease in March as he completely refused to eat anything but IAMS. This was not a problem for the first 16 years, but when he very quickly became seriously ill he would not touch the specialist kidney food that the vet prescribed. He was on medication too, but it wasn't fixing the problem enough and he needed to eat the prescription food. Syringe feeding was an utter nightmare (and I've lots of experience with doing this with other types of animals).

So, our new kitten has been subjected to just about every dry food on the market and gets a different brand each day. He doesn't seem to care at all. just so long as it keeps on coming, and his digestive system is in fine shape, judging by what arrives in the litter tray. I know every cat is different and we were spectacularly unlucky, but it is a problem we are going to try to avoid with this cat.

Out of interest, James Wellbeloved seems to be a favourite, especially the duck and rice flavour, and the Hills VetEssentials is a close second, based on the excitement levels when he sees the bag! In due course we will narrow it down to a few brands, instead of the 12 we currently have on the go!