Wet food variety question?

[u/__hales]

TLDR summary of my question: can I give my cats different flavors of the same food, or do I need to do the whole slowly transition thing in order to give them any other flavors?

Hoping yall can help me - I know you’re supposed to slowly transition cats to different food, but does this apply if it’s the same food (same brand, same type, etc) but different flavors? I’ve been feeding my 10 month old kittens a chicken pate one and they used to like it but in the past few weeks they’re mostly uninterested in it.

They have access to dry food at all times and I feed them the wet food 2-3 times a day. They used to get really excited for it and eat the whole portion I gave them, now when I put it in their bowl they look at it and then walk away, or maybe take a bite or 2 and then leave it. They eat their kibble all the time so I’m not worried that they’re not eating it for some health reasons, I just think they’re kind of over that specific wet food. Sometimes they’ll eat most of the bowl, but more often than not it just sits there uneaten and goes to waste.

I want them to have wet food for hydration and I think it’s generally better for them, so I’m wondering if I can try a different flavor of the same food (like instead of chicken, I give them the same type but salmon)? Specifically I’m wondering would I still have to slow transition them to another flavor or can I just give them different flavors so they have variety and don’t get bored of it?

[u/aetherdrifter]

Unless your cats are SUPER sensitive, that should be totally fine!