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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2006Kitten getting the right nutrition?
I have a 3 month old kitten and for the past 6 weeks I have been giving her dry food during the day and wet food for dinner. But now it seems that she doesn't eat the dry food during the day, or she just eats a little bit and waits for the wet food to be served. Could this be a problem? It's not that I want her to eat too much, but I also want her to have the proper nutrition and I'm not sure if that's possible on a wet food only diet. I don't want to just take the wet food away because she likes it so much... so I'm not sure what to do. Thanks!  SignatureC IMO a wet diet is more nutritious and keeps problems from happening in the future such as stones, UTI etc PHIL has some info http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm#Dry_Food_vs_Canned_Food.__Which_is _reall >I have a 3 month old kitten and for the past 6 weeks I have been giving her > dry food during the day and wet food for dinner. But now it seems that she [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > sure > what to do. Thanks! http://catinfo.org/ this site is run by a vet. The more studies 'they' do, the more they are finding out just how bad dry food is for cats. I am at the point where I call it junk food, and equate it to McDonalds type food for kitties. Just as you wouldn't feed your kids that stuff for every meal, you shouldn't rely on dry food for a cat either. They are starting to link it to obesity, diabetes, and kidney disease. And if anyone tries to tell you that dry food is good for a cat's teeth, they are just buying into an old wives tail. "they" are starting to come around to the thinking that a low carb high moisture content (aka wet food) is the best. To find foods that are lowest in carbs, you can check out this site. It was made for diabetic cats, but since this really is the diet that all cats seem to need, it is very useful. http://www.felinediabetes.com/diabetic-cat-diets.htm So why are carbs in food if they are so bad? Cause they are CHEAP! the more corn and or rice the companies can shove into their food, the cheaper it is, so the higher their profit margin.. One major additive that is very cheap but is hard on cats is wheat gluten. Try finding a cat food with out it. It is very hard. >I have a 3 month old kitten and for the past 6 weeks I have been giving her > dry food during the day and wet food for dinner. But now it seems that she [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > sure > what to do. Thanks! >I have a 3 month old kitten and for the past 6 weeks I have been giving her > dry food during the day and wet food for dinner. But now it seems that she [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > sure > what to do. Thanks! You are actually fortunate that your kitten prefer wet food because it is actually much healthier than dry food. I can't help you with specific kitten nutrients, but I feed my two adult cats on a 12-hour schedule. They get premium canned food. MaryL >>I have a 3 month old kitten and for the past 6 weeks I have been giving her >> dry food during the day and wet food for dinner. But now it seems that she [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >MaryL when you say a 12 hour schedule, do you mean like feed them in the morning and then at night? because i'm not home during the day... i could start feeding her at 6 AM and then at 6 PM if that's what a 12 hour scehdule is... thanks! SignatureC >>>I have a 3 month old kitten and for the past 6 weeks I have been giving >>>her [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > is... > thanks! Yes, that's what I mean. Whatever your morning schedule is would probably set the optimum time for evening feeding. It doesn't need to be precise, but I stick as closely to it as possible, and it works very well for my twosome. The one thing I am not certain of for you is the age of your kitten. I have no experience with kittens, so please verify whether twice a day is adequate. I think it should be workable at that age, but I don't want to mislead you. I feed premium cat food, mostly Wellness canned and Innova Evo canned. Each cat gets 1/3 of a 5.5 oz. can twice a day. They have precisely maintained their weight on that amount and are in excellent health. Holly weighs a little more than 9 pounds, and Duffy weighs just over 8 pounds. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e >>>I have a 3 month old kitten and for the past 6 weeks I have been giving >>>her [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > is... > thanks! Your kitten is still growing so the 12 hour schedule isn't one I would agree with. When it's come to my cats when they were kittens, they got one 3.5oz tin first thing in the morning, had kibble to munch on during the day, and then got two more 3.5oz tins over the course of the evening. Personally I don't believe in 12 hour fasts. My cat is 5 and as well as having a small amount of kibble for her to snack on during the day and overnight - her 5oz can of food, is divided into four meals so that she never goes hungry. >Your kitten is still growing so the 12 hour schedule isn't one I would agree >with. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >overnight - her 5oz can of food, is divided into four meals so that she >never goes hungry. since i'm at school during the day I think that i will do the 12 hour diet and also keep out the dry food during the day. thanks! SignatureC |
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