No front teeth - what to feed other than canned cat food?

[MandyK22]

My 7 year old hedgehog no longer has any front teeth. I took her to the vet, she doesn't need pain meds, but I need to keep an eye on how much she eats.

I have been feeding her wet cat food for a while because of sore teeth. I've started to mush it up with water to make it easier for her to eat, but she doesn't seem to like that much. Does anyone have any ideas on what else to feed her? I can't think of anything that would be easier to eat than canned cat food mixed with water - maybe baby food? I don't know if hedgies can eat that.

I appreciate any help! She is eating okay for now, but I'd like to find something easier for her.

[CThogs]

Baby food is fine for a hedgie with missing teeth. You can also moisten up some dry cat food. If that is what she was eating before she may like the taste of it better because it is what she is used to.

[MandyK22]

Is any brand/flavour safe to feed her? Or should I stick to meats only?

[CThogs]

I would try to pick what you think she will like the best to eat since you are trying to make sure she eats enough and keeps her weight up. For dry foods, any foods she was eating before the tooth problems but softened. For baby foods, probably one of the meat ones like chicken or turkey.

[Iyris]

Supposedly they like hard boiled egg whites... Mine only ate them though when she was nursing her hoglets.

[HamorHollow]

I just take the regular kibble and throw it in the blender to turn it into crumbs. They seem to like that.

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[Cardianharle]

I just take the regular kibble and throw it in the blender to turn it into crumbs. They seem to like that.

It's like eating the crumbs out of a cereal box! It's the best.