Queenie, the female cat out of our three, has always been a picky eater. She will eat the special “prescription” food from the vet, but we’ve never been able to find a cat “treat” that she likes (except for a little shred of “real” chicken, every once in a while, when I’m cooking or after we’re done eating). The boys like everything that we’ve ever given them, treat-wise, but this one (Greenies) has been their favorite up until now.
The last time that I was at the vet (buying overpriced food), the assistant gave us some samples of this kind.
Queenie LOVED them. Loved them so much that she will follow us around after we give her one, waiting for another. She is normally pretty aloof and indifferent, so this is a marked difference. She also tracked down (by scent) the open bag (the small sample pack didn’t have a closure, so I had just Scotch-taped it) on my desk and was trying to bite it open. The samples were of the “free range chicken” flavor, so I can’t vouch for the other flavors, but all three cats LOVE the chicken. It doesn’t actually contain free range chicken, mind you, but is free range chicken flavored. I find that hilarious. I know who they’re pandering to, and I realize that I probably am their target audience, but I still think it’s funny.
Anyway, if you have a picky eater cat, give these a try. They are on sale on Petco’s website right now for two bucks (not sure if they are also on sale in the store).