Best kind of food to feed 6 week old kittens just done nurseing?

Question

well a lot of people told me that 6 week old kittens are old enough to leave there mother and I have found home for 2 of them.

Answer 1

iams kitten wet food

Answer 2

Ignore John_galto, he obviously knows nothings about felines! First, feed your babies canned kitten food. Once they have a command of that, you can start mixing dry kitten food into the wet. Add a little warm water or KMR into it if you need to, to get the dry food moistened. You can also use low-sodium chicken broth. You can gradually switch over to all dry food, if you want to. Just make sure it is a high quality food made for kittens. Iams, Eukanuba, and Hill's Science Diet are 3 top brands. Purina will work if that's the best you can do. Just avoid the really cheap brands, they may not have everything in them they need. Just because a food says 100% nutritionally complete doesn't mean it's chock full of good stuff. It merely means it will keep the animal alive. Feed the best you can for the best results. Good luck!

Answer 3

My 6 week old kittens eat a combination, between wet food, kitten chow, and they really seem to like friskies. 6 weeks is not too old to feed them, my kittens have been eating and continue to nurse since 3 1/2 weeks.

Answer 4

They are a little young. They might not be able to learn to socialise properly, if they don't grow up with their brothers and sisters an mum. Anyway, the food I use is either Royal Canin baby, or even better, Waltham Weaning (veterinary diet series by Royal Canine). This helps their immune system. Or some boiled chicken sometimes.

Answer 5

Royal Canin Baby Cat. It's got tiny kibble that is easy for kittens to eat and has great nutritional value. It's a bit expensive, but more than worth it in the health benefits.

Answer 6

In my opinion and after doing some research. . . Kittens do not many carbs in their diets like dogs do. Kittens/cats need MEAT in their diets and a diet high in protein and fat. I recommend FELIDAE which the top ingredients are Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Ocean Fish, Lamb.....and have a bowl of dry kitten food available for free feeding. I suggest INNOVA EVO dry as the top ingredients are Turkey, Chicken, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Potatoes, Herring Meal, Chicken Fat. . . Kittens NEED HIGH PROTEIN & fat. One review: "EVO handily scored five stars in my review of this product. Although I usually prefer foods made specifically for kittens, the 42% protein (not converted to dry matter) sold me on EVO for growing kittens as well as for adult cats. EVO contains no grains at all." I suggest doing a search on the internet to find the BEST high protein foods with little to no corn, white rice, wheat gluten. . .

Answer 7

6 weeks is still a bit early...they normally still nurse at this age but start eating kitten food as well.

Answer 8

Any wet kitten food, along with a bit of high grade kitten pellets - can't go wrong.

Answer 9

i gave my kitty SCIENCEDIET kitten food when i got her, she was 6 weeks and she LOVED it.
i would to begin with give them a decent (unfortunately expensive) dry food (with a few wet food treats here and there) until their stomach has developed fully and they get used to the dry food.
keep in mind that kitten specific foods have different vitamins and minerals than the adult range of food.
i would highly recommend using that.
once they get past 4 or 5 months of age its not quite AS important to buy them the expensive vet approved foods, as long as your still feeding them decent food.

if you bought her from a breeder, ask them, if you bought her from a pet shop, a lot of them have warranty's to say that if you use a different food from the one they were feeding her the warranty is void if she develops any nasty diseases.

if all else fails, just ring your local friendly vet and ask them for advice.

Answer 10

Six weeks? That seems kind of young. Why have they stopped nursing? Kittens can nurse for a long time until the mother knocks them away. I try to get them to sip at half and half when they are about eight weeks old. I may beat an egg yolk in it for protein. I put out Whiskas canned cat food and extract the broth for them. Usually there is cat food available and they try it when they want to try it. I think you are forcing the issue and hurting the kittens. Eight weeks is about normal.