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Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone might have an idea of how to deal with a problem that I've been having with Shade.
A bit of background, Shade is 3-1/2 years old and has been eating a mostly prey model diet for the last 3 years (3 meals a day, usually canned in a.m., and 2 raw meals in the p.m.). When I first started him on raw he had no problem plowing through any bone he was given, including chicken thighs and drumsticks. Unfortunately, as time has gone by, he is becoming very picky about bones and sometimes won't even attempt the rmb's that I give him which include rabbit, game hens, chicken necks, and chicken wings. Sometimes he will eat part of one if I sit on the floor and hold it and sometimes he suddenly decides that he wants to eat an entire rmb all on his own. Also, I've been finding that I have to cut up his muscle meat into smaller sized peices or he doesn't want to be bothered eating them either. Could he just be getting lazy; does that happen?
This problem has developed gradually over time, so I don't think that he scared himself with a bone getting stuck in his mouth or anything like that. In fact, I almost always watch them eat to be safe and to make sure that they (I have 4 cats) aren't stealing eachother's food, so I think that I would have noticed if something had happened.
I would really appreciate any ideas that anyone might have!
Thanks a lot!:smile:
A bit of background, Shade is 3-1/2 years old and has been eating a mostly prey model diet for the last 3 years (3 meals a day, usually canned in a.m., and 2 raw meals in the p.m.). When I first started him on raw he had no problem plowing through any bone he was given, including chicken thighs and drumsticks. Unfortunately, as time has gone by, he is becoming very picky about bones and sometimes won't even attempt the rmb's that I give him which include rabbit, game hens, chicken necks, and chicken wings. Sometimes he will eat part of one if I sit on the floor and hold it and sometimes he suddenly decides that he wants to eat an entire rmb all on his own. Also, I've been finding that I have to cut up his muscle meat into smaller sized peices or he doesn't want to be bothered eating them either. Could he just be getting lazy; does that happen?
This problem has developed gradually over time, so I don't think that he scared himself with a bone getting stuck in his mouth or anything like that. In fact, I almost always watch them eat to be safe and to make sure that they (I have 4 cats) aren't stealing eachother's food, so I think that I would have noticed if something had happened.
I would really appreciate any ideas that anyone might have!
Thanks a lot!:smile: