When kittens are just born, they all drink their mother's milk, so there is no picky eating or refusal to eat. However, as the kittens gradually grow, they start to be weaned, and at this point, they need to begin eating cat food. Some kittens transition from weaning to eating cat food very naturally, so their owners don’t find them difficult to raise. But some kittens refuse to eat cat food after weaning. So how should the problem of kittens not eating cat food be solved? Owners puzzled by this issue might try the following methods.

When we find that kittens refuse to eat cat food, the first thing to consider is the quality of the cat food because when cat food deteriorates, its taste becomes very bad, and it also emits an unusual odor. For kittens, they would rather go hungry than eat this kind of cat food, so we must strictly control the quality of the cat food and not feed kittens poor-quality cat food.

If the quality of the cat food is not the problem and the kittens still refuse to eat, we can try buying several different brands of cat food to let the kittens sample. Because the flavor, hardness, and other characteristics differ among brands, we can try multiple times, and after several attempts, we will know exactly what kind of cat food the kittens like.

In addition, when solving the problem of kittens not eating cat food, we can also take some clever approaches, such as mixing snacks or meat that the kittens like into the cat food, or mixing the cat food with goat milk powder. If these methods do not work, we can let the kittens go hungry for a few days to make them understand that cat food is the only food they can eat, and then they will naturally eat it.

Every effect has a cause, so when solving the problem of kittens not eating cat food, we must find the reason. Only by knowing why the kittens don’t eat cat food can we solve the problem faster. Of course, no matter what measures we take to address kittens not eating cat food, the prerequisite is to ensure the kittens’ physical condition is normal.