My 11-year-old cat refuses dry food. Is it dental pain or attitude?

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11 year old cat recently started complaining about eating his dry food, and has began demanding and crying for more of his soft food, which has always been a once a day treat, not his main diet. He's already round, robust, and ridiculously spoiled so I refuse to accommodate every demand regardless of his loud and pathetic insistence. He is far from starving and has always been in good health so I'm worried what this means. Is it mouth pain or plain elderly feline attitude and stubbornness? Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Male | neutered | 11 years old | 15 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

It is pretty likely that he has a tooth ache, has severe gingivitis or other problems in his mouth that make eating hard dry food difficult, so he will not eat enough to satisfy his hunger. Keep giving him more wet food and schedule an appointment with your vet for a dental exam. Older kitties often have dental problems and eating with a tooth ache is horrible.

My 11-year-old cat refuses dry food. Is it dental pain or attitude?

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