My active cat is picky. What food brands will he actually eat?

Often providing a wide variety of foods and flavors actually promotes picky eating. If they are otherwise well I recommend you pick a one flavor formulation of high quality brand sch as hills science plan or royal canin and put down one sachet at a time, adding more if this is eaten. Cats are grazing feeders and are likely to prefer little and often, as long a s a complete balanced dry food and fresh water is available at all times they should self regulate their own food intake. Be sure to have more feed and particularly water stations than you have cats to ensure there is no territorial bullying preventing any of them from eating when they would like to

Purina certainly isn't the worst of foods available for cats, but unless it was Purina ProPlan, it isn't the best brand of food out there for cats. It's cheaper because it's made with ingredients that are not as high quality as those you would find in more high brands such as Royal Canin, Hill's Science diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. Now it could be that Jabba (love his name!) simply does prefer the taste of the Purina to the Taste of the Wild, especially since Purina will have grains. Cats due utilize grains for energy, and I never recommend giving a cat a grain free diet unless they have a diagnosed grain allergy. Given that only 10% of allergies in pets is food related and the majority of these allergies are due to protein, so a grain allergy is rare. Jabba may be missing having grains in his diet, and that could be why he doesn't like the new food. You can keep trying him on it for another few weeks, but he has to eat daily so do not keep offering it to him if he won't it. Cats will develop a fatty liver which is fatal without treatment if they don't eat, so it's important to avoid that. Should he not eat it, then I would switch to another brand of it such as one of the above I recommended. Good luck, I hope this helps!

Whiskas is not a good quality food, if you plan to change the food, which i think is a good idea, try to switch to a different brand such as Orijen, Acana or Taste of the wild. if this doesn't work try Royal Canin, most cats love it and it is still much better than Whiskas.

Wellness, Weruva and Royal Canin are all good choices. When it comes to a canned food, look for one with a named protein source of animal (not plant) origin. Choose a food that comes from the can looking like a hockey puck. Avoid foods with gravies or sauces. These are typically higher in carbs which can predispose a cat to obesity. Avoid meat meals, by-products as well as store or discount brands. These latter two contain low quality ingredients and more fillers.

I always recommend choosing foods that follow the WSAVA guidelines which would include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina, Iams, and Eukanuba. https://www.wsava.org/WSAVA/media/Arpita-and-Emma-editorial/Selecting-the-Best-Food-for-your-Pet.pdf

I would recommend choosing a brand of food and sticking with it. Changing food frequently can lead to digestive upset and a picky eater. Royal Canin is a great brand and I would stick with that if possible. Feeding her canned and dry food is ok too. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.

There can be many reasons for finicky eating: https://www.petcoach.co/article/my-pet-is-a-finicky-eater/ My advice is to pick a high quality food and stick with it. The two brands that seem to be most palatable are Royal Canin and Purina ProPlan. Also, as long as your pet is healthy, its ok if he skips a couple meals. Dogs are smart and they often train humans to give them something else. Have him examined if illness or a medical cause is suspected. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.