Our old tomcat is at the stage where he's "fine," but eating is erratic, energy is low, and he's pretty vulnerable. When we've had trouble getting him to eat in the past, we've found that he will ALWAYS eat fancy feast with gravy. He licks up all the gravy first. The little shreds are easy for him to grasp with his teeth/mouth, and he finishes those second. This seems to provide the best of all worlds for him--flavor, textures, and an easy feed. He's much better off since we've been giving him FSee full review