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A.B. Normal 65 - 13 Jul 2004 17:34 GMT

hey, y'all, i've heard we should feed our 4 mo. old kitten 3-4 times
a day. i am assuming the feedings should be spaced evenly. 3
feedings 8 hours apart or 4 feedings 6 hours apart. is this correct?

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PawsForThought - 14 Jul 2004 01:58 GMT

>From: a.b.normal65@juno.com (A.B. Normal 65)

>hey, y'all, i've heard we should feed our 4 mo. old kitten 3-4 times
>a day. i am assuming the feedings should be spaced evenly. 3
>feedings 8 hours apart or 4 feedings 6 hours apart. is this correct?

That sounds about right. You don't have to be completely accurate on the
spacing of the meals. Just feed kitty when he's hungry should work. I
recommend feed a canned food diet mainly. A few foods you might want to try
are Wellness kitten, Nature's Variety or Petguard.

Congrats on your new kitten,

Lauren
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Mary - 14 Jul 2004 04:08 GMT

At four months they can eat twice a day. I gave my kittens wet food twice a day
and always left dry food out. When they were eight -12 weeks old I fed them wet
food three times a day and left dry food out. I would fit the feeding into the
normal day scheduel, not 24 hr schedule. They can nibble on dry food if they
get hungry in the middle of the night.

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Dennis Carr - 14 Jul 2004 06:12 GMT

> hey, y'all, i've heard we should feed our 4 mo. old kitten 3-4 times
> a day. i am assuming the feedings should be spaced evenly. 3
> feedings 8 hours apart or 4 feedings 6 hours apart. is this correct?

Wy not just keep the food bowl full? Your kitten, after all, is a growing
kitty. =^^=

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Paige - 14 Jul 2004 22:05 GMT

We just kept her bowl full with dry food for kittens. She was able to eat
when she was hungry.

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-L. : - 15 Jul 2004 08:58 GMT

> hey, y'all, i've heard we should feed our 4 mo. old kitten 3-4 times
> a day. i am assuming the feedings should be spaced evenly. 3
> feedings 8 hours apart or 4 feedings 6 hours apart. is this correct?

I have always free-fed kittens unless I am weaning them.

-L.

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A.B. Normal 65 - 16 Jul 2004 03:31 GMT

> > hey, y'all, i've heard we should feed our 4 mo. old kitten 3-4 times
> > a day. i am assuming the feedings should be spaced evenly. 3
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> -L.

thanks, everyone, for your input. sounds like i'm probably "sweating
the details" a little too much, huh? :)

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