Addictive Wet Cat Food??

[upsydaisy]

My 3 cats eat whiskas oh so fishy - as well as a dry special diet food from the vet - the problem is that they are all getting old (15) so the dry food is difficult to eat with fewer teeth (one cat only has about 4 left - he was hit by a car a few years ago) they are eating the wet whiskas n leaving the dry food. The problem is they seem to be addicted to the oh so fishy - getting throu as many as 12 packs a day!! (They aren't fat) It means buying bloomin tonnes of the stuff - so can anyone recommend a semi soft complete food so they aren't eating such a large volume? Sorry for the essay - hope it makes sense. Cheers

[ruthann58]

i always soak my cats dry food cover it with water in the morning and feed it in the evening

[jenniprice]

Oh yeh I bet they are!
Imagine if you had the option to eat your favourite food all day long, instead of something not as keen on tthen wouldn't you?

My cats love the stuff aswel-but I feed them biscuits and toher wet food aswel.
Sometimes they turn their noses up at it, but will eat it if they're hungry.

Also cats have very strong gums and can still eat biscuits without any teeth, so shouldn't be a problem for them..

[susan1958]

If your cats are finding it difficult to eat the dried food, it could be because they have a bad tooth or sore gum. A visit to the vet should put them right.
Also 12 sachets of cat food a day is very excesive!! try cutting it down to 4 at least.

[angelap]

is that 12 overall or per cat??

[upsydaisy]

He He - 12 overall!! (ie 4each per day) Their gums definately not sore its just that Ted is (to put it kindly) dentally challenged. Thanks for your answers. I haven't tried soaking their dry food - brilliant suggestion ruthann58! xx