2006-08-23 03:42:56 · 19 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Pets ➔ Cats
OK. I don't actually eat kitten food myself...... unless I'm very very very hungry!
2006-08-23 10:58:09 · update #1
When the kitten refuses to sit at the "Children's" table for Thanksgiving Dinner.
2006-08-23 03:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kitten food, senior food. These are mostly marketing ploys from the manufacturers of the cheapest, least nutritious, and possibly deleterious cat foods. Did you know that there is 14 cents worth of corn in your $4 box of corn flakes? You have to keep your eye on corporate Amerca.
The "kitten" food IS slightly higher in protein and fat and a really high quality food provides the same nutrition.
Learn to read the contents label on a bag before purchasing. There should be NO corn. Corn is a frequent allergen for cats and dogs. It provides calories only, not necessary meat protein essential for the cat. Quality foods use rice, brown rice, oats, pea etc. Quality foods also have more meat protein than the cheapies. The AAFCO standard is 30%. That's a minimum. The quality foods have up to 34% and the protein comes from a quality source.
2006-08-23 11:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 year
2006-08-23 10:54:36 · answer #3 · answered by Dwight D J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 year
2006-08-23 10:43:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should wait until the kitten is 1 year old before switching it to adult food and, when you do, do it gradually. Start by mixing in the adult food with the kitten food more and more until it is only eating adult food. If you just start out feeding the adult food with out doing this the cat may develope diareah
2006-08-23 10:45:42 · answer #5 · answered by cin_ann_43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About a year
2006-08-23 10:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kittens grow very quickly. If I remember correctly the vet told us
about 6 months. That was several years ago so time may have
changed that. Our kitty was Eleanor. My daughter couldn't say that so she quickly became "L" !!
You could call any vet in the phone book and I am sure they would give you the correct information
2006-08-23 10:51:26 · answer #7 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
generally a year - BUT if the cat is getting fat (a saggy belly is genetic its not fat) then you can switch at 8 months or after.. especially if its an indoor only cat (and probably less active)
make sure you select a good quality food - beaware that the foods sold at grocery stores and wal marts are NOT good food - they have a lot of filler in them so your cat will need to eat alot more eg. by-products are beaks feet and feathers
2006-08-23 10:47:20 · answer #8 · answered by CF_ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When your cat is a kitten, give it kitten food. When your cat is an adult, give it adult cat food! When your cat is a senior, give it senior food.
All these different foods are the market for your cat to eat!
It's fine to switch foods... keep with the same brand though, because your cat is used to a particular brand...
Have fun with your cat!
2006-08-23 10:50:55 · answer #9 · answered by A.P. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about a year, when the cat starts growing more because there no longer kittens at 1 year
2006-08-23 10:44:55 · answer #10 · answered by Mo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋