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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grab a handful of different cans from the store and just see what she likes. My 3 cats won’t eat the same food day in & day out, so I mix it up. Some they flat out refuse so I pass it on to a neighbor. I read somewhere about cats needing diversity in their protein sources and that they are naturally programmed to seek it out, so maybe there is some science to their pickiness?

[b]Mine would rather starve than eat food they don’t want or like.[/b] It’s beyond maddening.[/quote]I've heard cat owners say this before, but I've always thought the cat will any cat food if it's hungry enough.[/quote]

My cats will begrudgingly eat food they don't like as much but it takes them longer to finish it.  I just leave it out until they do and don't give them anything else.    I feed a variety of foods and observe which ones they like best so I can order more of that kind.  But I do try to feed less favored foods when I know they are hungrier since they will eat it. (Foods can change from more favored to less favored arbitrarily...).

I strongly disagree with the pp about leaving out kibble all the time.  All the cats I know with free access to kibble are obese including the one I adopted from a coworker.  To maintain a healthy weight I feed on schedule and for the obese cat I measured out food/calories accordingly.  Of the three cats I've had,  only one is great at self regulating.   One is a little chubby because she steals food from the other cat and the obese one needed strict portion control.

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