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Just a thought....maybe try the Hills Science Diet Senior again? The reason
I say this is that cats are wired such that same = good, new = bad. Part of
their survival is based on a natural instinct to reject poison. (I learned
this from someone else on this newsgroup but can't remember who). So, the
first time you offer a new food, the cat may smell it and walk away or try a
little taste and then walk away. They want to ensure that the food isn't
going to poison them. But by the time you offer it three or four times, the
response becomes more enthusiastic (or least less rejecting). I have found
this to be the case with my own cats. I have tried re-offering new foods
that have previously been rejected, and sometimes they are accepted. This
was the case with the Natural Life, the Hills Science Diet Senior, and the
Wysong liver flavor. They still prefer Fancy Feast, of course, but my cats
are more willing to eat the other foods in the morning when they are
hungrier and more inclined to reject them in the evening. I still find
myself doling out the Fancy Feast periodically (higher in phosphorus), but
they are willing to eat the Natural Life and Hills Science Diet Senior too.
I don't know if this will work with your cat, but it's worth a try. Another
good quality food is Wellness, which (depending on the flavor) is still
lower phosphorus than Fancy Feast but higher phosphorus than the other
brands mentioned above. If I give Alex Fancy Feast or Wellness, I try to
make sure he gets his aluminum hydroxide capsules (phosphorus-binder) right
before or after he eats.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.