I have had two house sits recently where the animals completely refused to eat a specific wet food by a major US brand. Interestingly, one sit was with a cat and the other was with a dog, so the only common denominator was the brand itself.
They both had dry food available, so no one went hungry, but I found it strange that on two separate occasions this summer, the exact same brand was rejected by two different species. As soon as the brand was changed, both animals started chugging it down.
They also both experienced some mild stomach issues, which I suspect is why they refused the food in the first place. It makes me wonder if a particular batch was manufactured or stored poorly.
Has anyone else had a similar experience recently? Just wondering…
We have cats and we give them a bit of wet food at night as a treat. We buy 24 tins at a time from our vet. A package is made from a same batch of food. Every 3 or 4 times we have to exchange a case for a new one because they don’t want to eat it. Both of them have the same reaction with the new batch. They react to the slightest change in the recipe which is what can happen between a batch and another. They do the same thing with their treats to prevent fur balls. Other cats will eat the tins we return as they are put back on the shelves as individual tins. So the food is good. It’s just that our cats are finicky.
