2006-11-10 10:26:46 · 16 answers · asked by spanky 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
The cat can eat any good quality Adult food. There is not that much difference between the two formulas if you are using a high quality food.
Adult cat food DOES NOT cause heart problems. That is retarded.
Look at premium foods and compare the nutritional analysis of the adult and the kitten....they are pretty much the same. More fat is one thing that kitten food has more of. The reason many cats are overweight before a year. And gosh, ALL kitten food COST more...why would they want you to switch????????
With Large breed puppies, we switch them to a large breed adult food at 10 weeks. Sometimes there is WAY too much protein and fat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-10 10:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only difference between kitten and adult food is that kitten food is for high energy levels and contains more bone building nutrients. An adult on kitten food might get fat if it isn't very active. Up until 20 years ago kitten food didn't even exist and cats have been around for thousands of years.
Just try different types of kitten food or mix it in with a tasty adult food. If your kitten eats canned food, mix the kitten dry food in with it.
The expensive brands are not necessarily the best food so don't be fooled by labels. I have 4 young adult cats who will only eat Friskies, Cat Chow, and 9 Lives. They do not like any other kinds and I've tried them all, nor do they like canned food. They are healthy, happy and beautiful. The only kitten food they ever liked was Kitten Chow by Purina.
2006-11-10 10:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can try feeding him adult food - and he may eat it. Normally, kitten food has more fat content than adult food (so it tastes better than the adult food). You may find that he won't eat the adult food either. You may want to try changing foods, and continue with another brand of kitten food (perhaps one with more fat in it). I recommend you do this gradually (mixing the foods so that it won't cause irritation). Having said this, some animals (if they don't like the food they are eating) will pick out the new stuff and leave the old stuff. If so, you may find a change in their stool or even some vomitting. Be careful though - if a cat doesn't like it's food, it is possible that it will starve itself. They are fussy! You can also try adding some canned food (just a bit for taste). A kitten canned food may do the trick!
Good Luck
2006-11-11 01:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never feed kittens the kitten food after 4-5 months old - they go to adult foods then. So yes, take him off the kitten food (too many calories). I would suggest you only feed him twice a day - dry in the morning, canned at night. IMO that is too much food he's getting each day. He will become a fat cat quick. And I'm assuming he is neutered by now, so that's another big reason to take him off kitten food and only feed him twice a day.
2016-03-28 01:45:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spank, let her eat the "big kitty" food. She will undoubtedly scarf it down. It has a stronger smell and flavor VS kitten kibbles.
You should also give her soft pounce treats. I give my baby 4 a day. It is like a "mini" vitamin.
I also feed my 5-6 month old kitten Foxxy about 1/2 a can of good wet food 1-2x a week. It helps keep her "regular" and has good protein in it. Plus it tastes darned good to kitty's after eating dry food for so long.
Go ahead splurge!
A good splurge is a dinner by "Fancy Feast" in the little cans. It is a salmon dinner in a white gravy with baby greens. They slurp it up so fast because they don't want the other kitty's stealing it!
"Fancy Feast" has lots of these gourmet meals. Especially the lobster tail meat in sauce with baby greens. The 1 can will feed 2 kitty's a nice snack.
I SPOIL my kitty's and it shows. They are all girls who have a serious princess complex.
Good Luck feeding baby :)
2006-11-10 11:32:22 · answer #5 · answered by Spay-n-Neuter-Your-Pets 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely b/c my cat has been eating adult food for a looooong time and he turned 6 months 2 days ago.
2006-11-10 11:08:24 · answer #6 · answered by x55xm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at it practically and logically. Does a mother cat bring her kittens special "kitten" mice when she weans them? Of course not. All any cat or kitten needs is a food high in quality meat protein. Cats do not need corn (inexpensive dry foods are 2/3 corn). They are obligate carnivores - canned meat is really the best choice.
2006-11-10 11:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take your kitten to the vet and she what they say. In the meantime, try feeding the TINY amounts of soft adult food unless your vet says it is highly dangerous. Give him some tuna of kitten treats mixed in with his food or simply change the food! Give him a different brand or flavor of kitten food. Maybe he's just tired of the flavor or shape!
Hope this helps
2006-11-10 10:32:35 · answer #8 · answered by rivers! 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
cats are supposed to begin eating adult cat food at 12 months old according to specialists....but if he won't eat kitten food anymore you probably dont have much of a choice! when i had two cats we gave them adult food quite quickly and it didnt do them any harm!!
2006-11-10 10:30:23 · answer #9 · answered by yahwooo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try mixing some kitten food with adult food
2006-11-10 10:41:55 · answer #10 · answered by Snuz 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋