My go-to for picky kittens is actually human baby food! Plain chicken or turkey baby food is safe for kittens. Just check the ingredients to make sure there's no seasonings, etc, added.
Original Message:
Sent: 05-20-2025 01:53 PM
From: Erin Robinson
Subject: Picky kittens
We have tried Hills Science Diet wet and dry, Purina Kitten Chow, Fancy Feast kitten pate, Sheba kitten pate, Royal Canin Mom & Baby wet and dry. They are eating small amounts but not enough to gain. Normally kittens go crazy for the Royal Canin. We usually pull that out as a last resort since it's so expensive. But the kittens this year just aren't as interested. Just curious if anyone else has a different go-to food that they try when kittens are picky.
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Erin Robinson
Foster Coordinator
Licking County Humane Society
OH
Original Message:
Sent: 05-20-2025 11:54 AM
From: Amanda Gray (she/her)
Subject: Picky kittens
What food are you feeding?
Have you tried different brands?
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Amanda Gray
Vice President
Operation Liberation
Original Message:
Sent: 05-19-2025 02:23 PM
From: Erin Robinson
Subject: Picky kittens
We seem to have an influx of picky kittens this kitten season. Anyone else having issues getting foster kittens to eat and eat well? We have multiple sets of kittens now going on 9 weeks old and refuse to eat dry food and are even still just picking at wet food. Not gaining much weight. They have all had full vet exams, had fecal floats done, and had fecals sent out to IDEXX for testing. Everything has come back good. They act normal and have no issues other than they are being extremely picky. They aren't losing weight, more so just maintaining at barely 2lbs.
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Erin Robinson
Foster Coordinator
Licking County Humane Society
OH
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