Can a food allergy cause my cat to be a picky eater?
I’m not aware that that’s been looked at. But if the cat has an adverse reaction from eating a food and it can make that link that it was the food that made it sick, then it will certainly avoid the food. The problem with food allergies is that it can take days or weeks for the problems to manifest. So the cat probably won’t make the connection that it’s the food that’s making it sick. Q: If my cat rejects a food, should I keep offering it to her or try something else? A: It depends on how it was offered. If the old food was taken away and only the new food was offered, then try it again side by side with her old food. I’ve seen cases where a cat rejected a new food when it was offered alone, but when it was offered next to her regular food, then she tried it. Usually cats will start eating a new food within a day or two if it’s a food they will like. If it’s a food you want to switch them to, once they’ve started eating the new food, just put more of the new food out and less of the o
