basically they're getting paid to promote it.

I do not know the brands you are talking about, but chances are the vet is
selling them.  If the food you are feeding is high quality, and the first
ingredient in the list is a meat product instead of a grain product then
there really is no need to switch - UNLESS it is for a specific medical
reason, recurring UTI, liver problems, digestive problems etc.

He might have suggested the three feedings for the kitten because you have
older cats, and if one cat has access to food, then there is often little
hope that the others do not.  My restricted cat can't get to the food I left
for my others, because I placed it up high, and she has a hard enough time
jumping on the bed.  If he's worried about the older cats getting to the
food, put the kitten's food inside a box with a hole cut in only big enough
for her to get in.  and I do recommend free feeding kittens, cause they have
a small stomach and a high metabolism.  for my fosters, I leave dry for them
all the time, and do feedings of wet food twice a day.  This gets them on a
feeding schedule, and makes it a little easier for them to adjust to being
on one .. which is silly, cause they leave me at 10 weeks and then go to
homes that don't do that.. but sometimes people will ask me how I have been
feeding them, and I tell them, and they appreciate the reason

I would say do what you've alway's done onthis, if your Tiger
and Twinkles are quite healthy, when your on a good thing stick to it,
I think your vet is on a power ride,or if she sells the stuff, she
may be out to boost her sales, some vets are like some Dr's,
they think they know all the answers. Jean P.