last november i noticed anise (who usually eats kibble) was losing weight, and i correctly diagnosed that he had tooth pain. we took him to the vet, they agreed, and i fed him very bland wet food until he could get surgery. after some amount of fussing around he finally had some bad teeth removed around like... end of january? and then for the next three or four weeks i gave him softened kibble while he recovered.
and then i tried to give him dry kibble again and he didn't want it.
so i thought his gums were maybe still sore and i kept giving him softened kibble
and i just sort of did this for like two and a half more months
but this has gotten sort of out of hand so i'm really trying to wean him onto dry kibble again
and he makes kind of a fuss about it but will eat kibble, especially if i set it right in front of him and also pet him while he eats it. and he doesn't seem to be losing weight again.
so i THINK he is being fussy about having gotten ✨Prince Food✨ for months and now being given pauper kibble, and maybe also about his mouth feeling weird with less teeth in it
but it's so hard to tell oh my god!!
on the other hand, when he was losing weight he wasn't being fussy at all. he simply ate a lot less and didn't otherwise comment on it. so i think the fact that he does bug me is a sign that he is actually fine and being picky
FAQ
Q: Why don't you simply feed him wet food?
because besides being a nightmare trying to keep the other (suddenly extremely powerful and determined) cats away while he's eating it, it also gives him constant unending diarrhea, which he steps in and then tracks onto me
