Why Does My Cat Only Want To Eat Treats. They are obligate carnivores by nature so they will choose the wet food option over dry almost every time. The cat has early signs of kidney disease elevated thyroid and high blood pressure.

Stress or anxiety can have a cat eating less or not eating at all. When Ive had cats not wanting to eat I gave them whatever I could persuade them to take - baby food canned tuna yogurt and yes treats. The vets were closed today and I will take him in tomorrow.
Now he has stopped eating food all together.
To decrease pickiness having food available for only 30. He will most likely have a tendency to put on more weight than he should and any number of other problems may develop. Human foods and excessive treats only cause weight gain and dont provide balanced nutrition. Generally cats prefer to eat wet food because it approximates fresh meat.

