My cats are picky. Why do they only eat dry food and refuse wet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 2 years and 10 months old | 15 lbs
my three cats only want to eat dry food. I have tried every kind of moist food. they snub their nose at the food. they use to like purina medley but like barley finish . I am trying royal canin small cuts they are eating a little. Thank You ,Constance
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Published on March 10th, 2018
Your cats are adorable! It's actually fine to feed cats only dry food, that's all I feed my own cats. The important thing is to make sure they get enough water, so I recommend a pet water fountain. It provides a constant source of fresh, aerated water which encourages them to drink. I have one for my cats and they love it. You can get a pet water fountain online or at a pet store. Keep feeding them the dry food if that's what they want to eat. I hope this helps Constance!
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Published on June 16th, 2018
Your cats are so cute! Given that one of your cats vomits on wet food but not dry, it's a good idea to put them on dry food only. If you want them only on dry food, slowly decrease the amount of wet food you give them until they have the dry food only. To switch brands of dry food, start mixing the new and old food together starting with a 75/25 mix of old food and new food. After about a week, increase the amount of new food and decrease the amount of old food. Continue doing this until they are eating the dry food only. Brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. Purina is a good supermarket brand. Best of luck, I hope this helps!
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