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My cat won't eat dry food after wet food. How can I get him to eat it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 4 months and 24 days old | 4.85 lbs

Leo used to eat dry food quite a lot. But since when I gave him gravy plus dry food in the evening, he doesn't eat just dry food anymore. I cannot afford to give him wet food twice a day. What do I do to get him eat just the dry food ?

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Answered By Ana M, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on October 25th, 2018

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Leo. You can try adding warm water to his dry kibble to either soften it slightly or make it into a slurry. If this does not work then, mix a teaspoon or so of the wet food in with his dry food. You can slowly decrease the amount each day to try to wean him off the wet food. I hope this information helps!

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