Is it ok for kittens to eat adult cat food?

Answer 1

It is OK and it wont hurt them at all but kitten food helps them to grow up and gives them a lot more nutrients for them i highly recommend kitten food i have about 10 kittens at home right now and they are doing great on kitten food!

Answer 2

Do you think the mother cat brings her kittens special "kitten" mice when she weans them? Of course not. It is a ridiculous concept. A quality high protein meat diet is what both a kitten and a cat need. People say "kitten" food has more vitamins and stuff than adult food and they can't tell you what these vitamins are or how much more is in the kitten food than the cat food. The only vitamin important to the cat is Vitamin A which cats can't synthesize in their bodies. They get that from the livers of their natural prey. Quality foods will include liver from the meat source in the food.

High quality protein foods are Natural Balance, Felidae, Solid Gold, Eagle Pack, Nature's Variety, Nature's Logic, CA Natural, Blue and Artemis. Some are more expensive than others and it's a good idea to switch around foods so that your kitten does not have a one protein source all its life. These foods use turkey, duck, salmon, lamb etc. So if the kitten has a bag of the expensive stuff then you can use a bag of something lower in price.

Answer 3

Not at that age. Needs canned kitten food (high quality) for at least the first 6 months - then the kitten can eat adult foods. Kitten food has more of what a growing kitten needs. Also plan on neutering him by 3-4 months old too.

Answer 4

Sure it is ok to use adult cat food. But the first couple months you give him kittens cat food, but when your kitten is nearly a year old you can start giving him adult cat food .

Answer 5

Our Kitty has digestive problems for the first 3 months we had her we had to feed her Gastro hypoallergenic dry food and give her some kind of past to help digest properly everything she ate would come out in liquid form and wasent very pleasent. Im not sure if this was because she was sneaking adult food and her little digestive system couldent handle it but i ended up feeding my adult cat kitten food because they eat off each others plate. I dont think it would be a big problem but think of it as would you feed a new baby a steak or something thats hard on there tummies ? Usually would be babyfood :)

Answer 6

It can be a questions to how old are the kittens? Anything under 6 mos. should really be eating kitten food. It settles better on their sensitive tummies. Over 6 mos. there probably won't be any problem. If they begin to have loose stool, then you should probably change to kitten food. Don't give to much wet food. A kitten or cat only really needs about a spoonful of wet food a day.

Answer 7

yes and no. adult cat food has more fiber than kitten food therefore their stools are hard to pass. you can give the kitten wet food for a little while until your kitten is old enough to handle adult cat food.

Answer 8

The adult cat food does not have the correct nutrients required for a kitten to develop and mature correctly.

Answer 9

if the kitten is under 6 months old it should not eat adult cat food, it dosn't have the right nutritional values for a growing kitten.

Answer 10

No. That provides them with a 83 chance of worms. I would say to feed your kitten Purina kitten food. Adult cat food might even kill the kitten," I'm not sure, so don't panic". Feed it kitten food untill it's vet recomends not to.
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