So, our cat, Binka has never been a big eater. If I fill her food dish it's another 3 days (at least) before I have to fill it again. I always thought just doesn't have much of an appetite. We've tried different brands, always with the same result.

About a month ago I bought a case of canned food. Just to supplement the dry food and make sure she's getting enough nutrients. I've been giving her a can a week and she usually has eaten it by the end of the day.

Today, I gave her a little piece of ham- it's processed so pretty soft. I sat there and watched her trying to eat it for 10-15 minutes. She chewed and chewed and only got a little piece off in the end before giving up. This got me thinking...

I've mentioned before that we very strongly suspect that she was taken from her mother a couple weeks too early. Could that cause her to not be very skilled at eating? Maybe she isn't eating much dry food because it's hard for her?

What do you guys think? Should I switch to straight canned food? Mix it with the dry? Wet the dry so it's softer? Keep doing what I'm doing? Am I just over thinking things, as usual?