Kiiten Eating?

Question

What do i feed my kitten (I dont have it yet) and when?

Answer 1

A kitten can easily eat a 5.5 oz of canned food plus dry food at will during the day. Wellness is a great food. They don't label their meat (chicken and turkey) as kitten food and they do have a dry food for kittens.

Kittens are growing fast, have small tummies and you don't have to worry about them eating too much.

Give half a can of food in the morning, put the remainder in a pyrex dish and put in the cupboard to serve in the evening. It does not have to refrigerated if eaten within twelve hours and cold food can upset a cat's stomach.

Answer 2

At first, feed it whatever it has been eating. Then slowly transition the kitten to a high-quality food, preferably canned. You want food with no by-product, and preferably grain-free.

Some good brands are Wellness, Merrick, Innova.

A high-quality food is good for all life stages, and will not be labeled "kitten" and "adult". Wellness does make a dry for kittens, but their original formula is good for kittens and adults, and is labeled as such.

I have 2 cats. One I adopted as an adult, and one that I adopted as a kitten. The kitten has been on a mainly canned diet since he came home with me, and he is almost 3 years old now. According to the vet he has great teeth. The dry food does not clean the teeth well enough to sacrifice the benefits of a wet diet.

Since being on a mainly canned diet, my older cat is not so water crazy, has more energy, and has a better coat.

The pitfall of a wet diet is that you have to serve meals and pick up the food after 30 minutes (one hour at most) or the food will go bad.

Answer 3

Do not get a kitten under 8 weeks old. Feed your kitten a healthy canned food,( no fish) not gravy, shedded or chunky types. Feed the kitten 4 small meals a day at first. Introduce kitten chow slowly to see if he can chew it. He will munch on that throughout the day. Always have fresh water available. Watch his weight as he grows.

Answer 4

There are any number of brands of "Kitten" food and most should be suitable. One tip: If you have the option wait AT LEAST 8 weeks before taking the kitten from its mother and if possible wait 10-12 weeks. It's better for the kitten, better for the mom and better for you too in the long run. You'll have your new friend for years. Give him/her a few extra days with mom.

Answer 5

When you get your kitten, ask the person you get it from if they'll give you a "baggie" of the food the kitten is used to. AND ask what that is! I always preferred to give newly weaned kittens Iam's KITTEN food, and a few months later, when they were eating really well, I sometimes switched to Hill's Science Diet KITTEN food. The Iam's is smaller (sort of triangular and easier for the little ones to chew), and the SD is bigger around and oilier, but smells like it might taste better. So, either of those worked for me. The best thing is...ask what the kitten is used to, and do that for awhile, til it has a chance to get used to you and her new invironment. Good luck w/your new "baby".

Answer 6

1) Make sure it is kitten-made food as kitten require specific nutrients and added calcium that adult food or one-for-all would not (too much calcium causes kidney stones in adult cats so adult cat foods are reduced in calcium, but kitten will need extra calcium to grow strong bones...)
2) Wet food is best. Canned is mainly made from water and meats whereas dry is made from grain products which are not digested by cats and may later cause diabetes in your cat. However as mentionned by other users, wet food needs to be given and discarded after an hour or so, so you will need to feed frenquent small meals to your cat (which is actually ideal and what we humans should do too as it maintains a more balanced blood sugar) But it may be unpractical. You may want to give it wet in the evening and weekend when you are home and dry in the morning before you leave to school/work/other.
3) Make sure kitty ALWAYS has FRESH water available. Replace the water bowl often, even more so if it is hot in your house/summer. Some cats love to drink from the tap, mine drank from the tub tap, I let a small amount dripping and he loved it.
4) Ask the vet for quantities. I know an adult cat needs half a cup of food a day, better if divided in two doses of quarter cup. I think that a kitten will just eat to their hunger, but verify with specialist.
5) Make sure food is away from litter to avoid confusion (doing business in food, eating litter)
6) Keep litter clean
7) Play a lot with kitten, the cheapest toys are the best, a piece of rope (please retreive it after play to avoid accidental swallowing/entangling) balls with bell inside, toilet paper roll, a pen or pencil (be careful not to trip on it), a small fur mouse from petstore. Try the fishing cane kind of toy to be interactive. Also there are toys to hang on doorknob so kitty will continue to play while you're out. Cats love boxes to hide in and grocery paper bags. Beware of what is around in the house, think like a kitten, try to see what can be dangerous for a human child, it is probably dangerous for a cat too.

Most important, give it lots of LOVE. May you two be happy and long healthy life to your new kitty!

Answer 7

Pro Plan Kitten Food is really good. I have also used Purina kitten chow but it not as good as Pro Plan. I have 5 foster kittens on Pro Plan and it helped turn them from goopy- eyed, weak immune system bony kittens to healthy thriving and playful kittens. It has good vitamins and things that are important for a kittens growth. I personally have used Science Diet for my onw cats though and that is the ONLY food I feed my animals. Good Luck!! :)

Answer 8

I recommend anything that has 'chicken' as the first ingredient. Stay away from brands from the regular grocery store as they just have a lot of filler. Try not to feed the kitten 'wet' food as they dont digest that too well and its bad for their little kitten teeth. Good luck with your new kitty.

Answer 9

best is kitten food for the kitten age group also make sure you get kitten toys for him to play with . Many say can food but truth is can food is not good for kittens teeth plus once started they get fussy over what they eat make sure they have clean water to drink don't feed it cows milk not good for kittens if you want they do have kitten milk at pet stores thats safer for them. to have and safe for ther tummys .

Answer 10

depending on the age either wet or dry kitten food. leave dry kitten food out for it at all times, water too. my cats eat a brand called "natural balance" that i get at a pet food specialty store.