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My 10-month-old kitten is a picky eater. How can I get him to eat?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 6 days old | 8.3 lbs

I think my 10 month old kitten is bored of his food. He doesn’t eat it anymore but will eat his treats and deli meats. I feed him Whiskas kitten food which only has chicken and beef flavours, should i change him to adult food which has more flavours? Or is there anything else i can do to make him eat his food? I’d like to avoid changing the brand as i’ve tried in the past and it didn’t go well.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on January 7th, 2018

Whiskas is not a good quality food, if you plan to change the food, which i think is a good idea, try to switch to a different brand such as Orijen, Acana or Taste of the wild. if this doesn't work try Royal Canin, most cats love it and it is still much better than Whiskas.

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