I would try the Blue Buffalo. It seems to have good ingredients and yet is palatable to cats. My cats would not eat some of the premium dry foods even though the food was supposed to be so good for them. Examples: Instinct, Core by Wellness.

I had a great conversation with 2 of the folks at Petsmart. Both had cats of their own. After explaining my situation, both suggested I try Blue Buffalo "Indoor Health". I had printed out all kinds of info from BB's web site and from the Purina site regarding ingredients. What a difference!

Here is what happened when I got home.
Kitty came running to meet me as I put the food out for her. One sniff, she sat down and started to cry. I guess the smell of this stuff did not appeal to her. I added 5 kibbles from the old Purina stuff thinking I could disguise the new BB. No luck, she walked away. Her new food will stay there now. I will not go back to the Purina but sure hope she gets hungry enough to try the new snacks.

I hope this works because these specialty foods are expensive. Worth it but not if she will not eat it. I will not put out fresh canned food for her tonight in the hope that she is hungry enough to try the new BB.
I'd like to keep up with the Fancy Feast that I mentioned in my prior post, using BB as a supplement. Love my kitty but this is an expensive pain in the neck. I can't keep trying all these foods and tossing the stuff she ignores. ( I give it to the local, shelter).

It is a good distance to any pet food store just to keep buying something new and too pricey for my very thin wallet.
If I drop the dry altogether, she will need 2 cans of the F.F., with the tax, it comes to $60.00 (plus) a month. That is a lot of $$ for cat food, especially if you live on a very limited income. Love my kitty but can't figure our why she is so fussy.

Give her a least a couple of days to get used to the new food. If she still won't eat it, try returning it to Petsmart. My recollection is that Petsmart will allow you to return the food and get something else, if your cat doesn't like it.

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Our vet suggested it when the cats had bladder issues. Our incredibly picky cats loved it and it fixed them up in a couple of days. Start with just a teaspoonful. You might rub a little on her paw so she will lick it off. If she likes it, give her a tablespoon a day until the problem clears up. Then you can offer it as a treat now and then, or give her some daily.

I feed my cats Core grain-free cat food by Wellness. Any cat food that contains corn, wheat, rice or other grains is NOT good for them. Also avoid soy.

in the urine? I had to have my one cat's urine tested, and she does develop crystals. Because of the development of crystals, she would get infections from the irritation. She has to be on a special diet to inhibit crystal formation. You might want to talk to your vet about what other dry food would be acceptable. There are so many ingredients in cat food that can cause problems, and depending on the problem, it might be a different ingredient.

The other option was for the Vet to extract urine from her bladder with some kind of needle procedure. Since I knew she would never use the empty box plus I'd have to pay a half day boarding fee, I chose the needle procedure. It was quick and poor kitty never seemed upset about it after. The results showed no infection. Because of her litter box behavior during the time, it was a long shot about the crystals. She had no fever, the antibiotic was a precaution. The steroid was to help with the pain she was having as she tried to use her box. That did the job. A few days after the vet visit, she was fine. Back to normal.

I had stopped the dry food the day of the visit and for at least 4 weeks she has had none. She has been crying for her 'crunchies' so I about a week ago, I gave her about 10 kibbles 2X daily. About 3 days later she started the frantic ear scratching again. The only things I did was give her the dry again in a smaller quantity. Food was always expected as a source of her itches but the allergy tests for cats was too expensive for me to pay. As it is, I have spent hundreds of dollars on this problem.. I now believe the dry food has caused the itchy ears. She has been checked for everything ear related and she is fine. No mites, no fleas, no wax build-up.
We'll see what happens with new food. Wish it was possible to buy Blue Buffalo or other good ones in small bags. The stuff is expensive if the kitty will not eat it.
I'll try, hope it works.

with trying to find a food that would work for a kitty, I ended up donating a lot of bags of food that the cat would not eat to local shelters. Then I finally asked the shelters and friends with cats if I could just get a little bit of different foods from them to test. I saved a lot of money by not buying more foods that the cat wouldn't eat. Shelters often get a lot of foods donated, and would be willing to give you samples of several (if they have them), especially if you donate the food that didn't work...a fair trade.

If you think that Blue Buffalo is expensive, I have a kitty with constant crystal problems and she is on a prescription food! Yikes! But that is only part of her problem. She costs me a fortune. She is lucky that she is with me. I saved her from being put down by her owner because of all her issues.

They make specialty prescription kibble and wet food for cats with urinary crystals.

If she will eat it, it will be good for her urinary tract.

Now, all 7 cats love Blue Indoor Cat food.

I have started using this for 1 cat with reflux and 1 cat with what we think must be IBD or something like that. The cat that had been coughing and throwing up now seems to be cured. The other cat is quite elderly and still has wet stools, but she does seem to be able to hold it better and is not having as many accidents.

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Mojo, Majik and Squirty all ate this for years (Squirty because it was her house, and she would eat what ever she wanted). Get several samples first though, it's pricey, but did the job very well. Stools were also well formed, none of those 3 had diarrhea/loose stools while on that food.