2006-10-28 03:00:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes it is but make sure it's for kittens and not for grown cats!!
2006-10-28 04:38:58 · answer #1 · answered by Big Ben 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES.. dry food helps clean their teeth...
I worked in an animal shelter and somebody brought in their Siamese saying she was 2 years.. the vet tech looked at the cats teeth and figured the guy lied and the cat was 6-10 becuase her teeth were so bad.. she called the guy back - turns out he was right - he had registration papers and owned her since she was 8 weeks BUT he only fed her canned food.....
canned food is good in limited amounts (NOT what the can tells you to feed) 1 tablespoon canned mixed with water actually helps their urinary tract.. a kitten should get 1-2 servings of canned a day (a serving = 1 tablespoon)
but needs dry food avaliable ALL THE TIME.. select a good quality kitten food.. the ones in grocery and wal mart are CRAP with too much filler (corn, by-products) and not enough nutrition - so the kitten needs to eat more and will poop more.. if you feed a better food your kitten will eat less and poop less the food costs more but lasts longer - YOU need to read the lables - get your food from a pet supply store
SCIENCE DIET - is NOT good food- it is over priced for its quality - they actually PAID for vet endorsement and some ingredients like by-products are bad for pets (by-products are beaks feet feathers and are preserved with a chemical pesticed Ethoxyquin.. which is linked to many problems)
2006-10-28 10:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by CF_ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vets are more and more coming to the opinion that a cat diet should not be totally dry food. Especially if the kitten is male. Use 50-50 wet and dry.
2006-10-28 10:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over the years I have fed feral communities and also had a cattery.
I have seen feral cat communites that were very sick get well as a group with the other difference being with a little meat in their diet. Do not feed fried foods to cats.
The main part of the diet should be dry food but a little meat is VERY important to the carnivour.
PS I am vegetarian.
2006-10-28 11:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by dayakaur 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should be feeding dry food. Make sure to have fresh water out. Canned food as an occasional treat.
2006-10-28 10:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi i have worked at a pet store for a few years. You want to slowly chage you kitten over from milk to a soft canned food like wiskas, then try a hard food with a soft center again i think wiskas has one and if your kitten does ok with that then switch to a hard food. All cats under 1 year old have a very sensitive stomache so you don't want to switch from one to the other and back very quickly try the soft food for a month or so then the hard food with a soft center. as long as the kitten keeps eating and has no signs of an upset stomache, constipation or diareah then she /he is accepting it just fine!
2006-10-28 10:06:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Though some people say no I have done it and my cats are alive and well. The kitten I got know is the only kitten I have ever fed kitten chow too.
2006-10-28 13:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Sandy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is fine, but feed them a dry food that is specially formulated for kittens, Scientific Diet is good, has lots of calories to help kittens grow!
2006-10-28 10:03:53 · answer #8 · answered by dannydolphin 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Usually they eat dry food before 5 months, I think when they get weaned from the mama.
2006-10-28 10:03:39 · answer #9 · answered by Jules 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it is good,even BEST! It helps to clean the cat's teeth.BUT-take time to read the ingredients list-if ash is in the first 3 words-don't use it.My vet recommends a hairball formula. In the first 3 ingredients SHOULD be some kind of meat-not bone meal-meat! have fun with your kitty and you will have a buddy for life! My oldest cat was 16 when she passed away.
2006-10-28 10:10:40 · answer #10 · answered by Maw 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋