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How to get my 1-year-old cat to eat dry food for the first time?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female

My cat is 1 year old.She was feral that I rescued her when she was 2or 3 weeks.Then I gave milk for her couple of weeks then started feeding with fish prones etc.I didn't not give her any kind of readymade cat food.Now I am planing to provide her readymafmde dry cat food such as Whiskas.Will she start eating it,beacuse I didn't provide yet and she turned 1 years old ?

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Answered By Ana M, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 13th, 2018

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Nymeria. It is more nutritionally balanced to have her on a commercial cat food. I would transition her slowly to the new food. Mix the old and new foods together and gradually decrease the old food until she is consistently eating the new food. You can add warm water to the dry kibble to encourage her to eat it. I hope this information helps!

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