![]() Getting your cat on a species-appropriate diet is the best healthcare decision you can make. Don’t let that stop you – dry food is always bad for cats! Dry food is actually addictive for many cats. If you are moving to a carnivore-appropriate diet, the benefits will be WAY worth it.Ĭats coming off kibble may have a harder time. It DOES mean you’ll need a plan (and possibly moral support.) It generally takes around 3 weeks to get past neophobia, as long as you never give in to the begging. Neophobia is NOT being “finicky.” It’s being a cat.Ī neophobic response doesn’t mean your cat will never accept a new food. ![]() He may eat it right off the bat, if you’re lucky… chances are better that he won’t. The love and trust your cat feels for you does not extend to any new food you offer him. Most of all, it helps to understand why your cat acts as he does.Ĭats are wild animals. As a cat parent feeding a new diet, you need a saintly level of patience and perseverance. Neophobia keeps cats alive in the wild, but it can make your parenting job tough. Now, theres a scientific theory explaining, at least in part, why cats have such snobby eating habits: genetics. This is normal cat behavior, a positive survival trait, called “neophobia.” Cats are notoriously finicky eaters, as millions of pet owners can attest. Aroma is vital, so canned food is often preferred as it gives off its smells more readily than dry. Weruva Cats’s wet food offering is designed to give felines cat food that tastes like home cooking. So you avoid it until you have no other choice, then eat as little of it as possible. There are many food-related factors that are important to cats. In the wild, an unfamiliar food might kill you. ![]() Your cat might lose her appetite if she feels that the natural order of her life is disrupted. Because of this behavior (and Morris!), cats are now commonly viewed as being “finicky.”Ĭats are not “finicky.” They ARE naturally leery of unfamiliar foods. At times of stress, however, most cats will prefer the familiar. They cover it up or refuse to eat it, and beg for the old stuff with pitiful mews and huge eyes. Cats offered an unfamiliar food often react with apparent disgust. Morris the Cat, “The World’s Most Finicky Cat.” That ad campaign created one of the most harmful cat myths around - the Myth of the "Finicky" Cat. The Truth: Cats Are NEOPHOBIC (and may be addicts!)
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