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My kitten won't eat dry food. Should I only feed him wet food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 3 days old | 1lb

Hi, my kitten loves to eat wet food but he's eating less of dry food. I put some water on his dry food and he likes it and eat a lot. But just in few days he won't eat again. I've tried to stop putting water on it but he still eating less of dry food. I'm giving the right amount of dry food so he cannot might get over feed. Is this mean I should offer him only wet food?

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on December 29th, 2017

Some cats prefer one type of food over another. I would just leave dry food out for him to nibble on and then feed him small amounts of canned food twice a day. He has plenty of teeth that he should be able to chew small kibble. He will begin to eat more dry as he continues to get older and gets hungrier. I hope this helps!

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