What quality food can I feed my finicky senior cat who tires of food?

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Hi! I know I’ve asked this advice before but I’m checking back.. any ideas on a quality food to feed my very senior, very finicky cat?? He seems to tire of a food after only a few days. He’s been to the vet , had blood work, nothing wrong that the vet can find. He’s had High blood pressure and hyperthyroidism for more than a year now and takes meds for both , but the finicky eating has been more recent. Thank u!! Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 18 years old | 9.5 lbs

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

Senior cats can certainly be a challenge. You didn't mention if Tony eats canned or dry food. Since you are having to change every few days, I would suspect that it is canned. One thing that will entice my older cat to eat is if a grind up dry food and sprinkle it over the canned food. Dry foods have a number of flavor additives in them and grinding them up (in a coffee grinder) seems to make them smell better to an older cat. (You can also do this if Tony has a favorite dry treat.) Adding small amounts of the water that canned tuna, salmon or chicken are packed in can also be a good way to get them to eat if he likes those flavors. There are a number of companies that make food "toppers" that are ment to be extra flavorful. Some cats really love liver, so dehydrated liver treats or toppers are a great idea for senior cats. Finally, sometimes we rotate foods on a regular basis instead of just feeding him a food for as long as he will eat it. Good luck! I hope that was helpful and gives you some ideas. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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