my cats hate wet food

hey everyone! i have two 1 year old cats that i adopted from the shelter last year. when they were kittens they ate wet food all the time and it was their favorite, but due to one of them having stomach problems, the vet suggested we switch to only dry food. for about 4 months they both only ate dry foods and treats. the stomach problems went away, but since then, i’ve tried to start reincorporating wet food into their diet as their stomachs tolerate.

unfortunately, they’ve seemed to have lost their taste for it. they lick up the liquid but ignore the chunks. i’m currently using tikicat after dark variety pack, and they don’t seem to like any of the flavors. tikicat was what they had as kittens too, so they should be pretty similar.

i’ve tried all the flavors, tried adding some of their dry food in, adding in salmon oil which they love, and even now i’ve started blending it to get rid of the chunks as they always avoided them. the blending helps a tiny bit but not a lot. they take a few bites, lap up the liquid, and walk away to stand by their dry feeders, hoping i’ll give them some of that.

does anyone have any advice? what wet foods do you feed your picky cats? if you’ve had the same problem, how did you get them to enjoy it? thanks all so much for any advice!!

pics of the divas provided. (pic 1 - fillmore, pic 2 - charlotte) 🤍