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Is it okay to feed my 8 week old kitten adult catfood, is he old enough yet?
My kitten, Saphire, is 8 weeks and i always thought it was fine fer him to eat adult catfood…but i think its too risky..maybe he’s too young?
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Kitten, senior, adult… it matters not, it’s just a marketing label that allows manufacturers to charge more for that particular food.
For example… you pick up a can of Wellness kitten (chicken) and a can of Wellness Chicken) adult. Compare the percentages. The kitten food has 1% more protein and 1% more fat, which is what all kitten food manufacturers tout that growing kittens need more of. Well then where is it, because 1% is certainly not worth noting any comparable difference? And it’s like that across the board. Dry cat food has even LESS of a difference.
The main objective when feeding kittens is to feed more of a high quality food, more times per day because they burn it so fast even when they are doing nothing because they are growing. Kittens pretty much need to eat as much as they want… whenever they want it.
Kittens don’t need “kitten” food. Mother Nature did not make “kitten” mice and “adult” mice and “senior” mice. It’s the same mouse. The only difference is how much each cat needs to eat daily to thrive.
Cats were never meant to eat dry food, also known as cereals or kibble. We, humans, make them eat it for convenience to us. It has nothing to do with them or their nutritional needs. It’s completely species inappropriate.
All small domestic cats descended from desert cats. In the wild, desert cats derive their entire liquid intake from their prey. They do not have a thirst mechanism because they don’t need it when eating a species appropriate diet. They get all they need from what they eat. Additionally water was usually not available to them in their desert climate. So they do not often drink water. Regular ol’ house cats have descended from those same wild desert cats.
So in a home environment, your kitty does not get the moisture it needs from dry food and it’s almost always in a constant state of dehydration. Water fountains are encouraged to TRY to get your cat to drink more and your kitty may even enjoy it, but it will never meet its water intake needs drinking from a bowl.
Deadly feline illnesses such as diabetes, kidney failure, obesity, allergies, Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), bladder stones, kidney stones, urinary tract blockages and Urinary Tract Infections (FLUTD), with and without deadly crystals run rampant these days. Cats are not taking in enough water to stave them off. Proper water intake through a species appropriate diet alone can prevent most of these conditions.
Overall, wet is all around better for any cats diet, be it canned or Raw and they should never be fed dry cereal kibble if we wish to most closely match their wild nutritional and dietary needs. Kibble meets our needs… not our cats.
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The answer is typically yes. There is nothing unique about a kitten’s nutritional requirements. The only difference between a kitten and an adult is that the kitten needs to take in more calories than an adult. So long as the kitten’s caloric requirements for the day are being met, everything else tends to fall into place.
From: http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm.
Energy Requirements for Kittens and Adult Cats
Age kcal/lb body wt
Kittens: 10 weeks 113
20 weeks 59
30 weeks 45
40 weeks 36
Adult Cats: Inactive 18
Active 20-30
Pregnant 45
Lactating* 56–145
This site has another table showing the minimum protein allowances for cats v. kittens. It boils down to kittens needing 4% more protein than adults. There were other items in there, but it didn’t vary widely at all.
“Kitten” food is not much more than clever marketing and smaller bits of kibble.
I do recommend feeding a very good quality food, though, rather than the stuff from the grocery store.
If you’d like to learn more, see the following links.
Source Link: My blog on kitten food
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You can feed it adult food, but it’s healthier for the kitten to stay on kitten food untill it is about a year old.
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Kitten food is for KITTENS…………………………….And adult cat food is for ADULTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Many kittens take time to learn that they have to chew their food. Usually kittens swallow the small pieces whole. I’d keep her on kitten food for some time longer. My kitten is 7 weeks and nowhere near ready for adult food. Watch for chewing of food, then consider switching.
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since your cat is young dont use adult cat food. kitten food is made special for kittens. you should bring your cat to the vet if anythings out of the ordinary with your kitten.
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you better not feed it too him im sure he would like it but its not good for there growing body
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I am not a cat food expert but I don’t think you should be feeding your kitten cat food because there is a reason there is kitten food. I think kitten food has all the nutrients a kitten needs to grow. By the time kittens are 3 to 4 weeks old they can be started on kitten food. Go to,
http://www.catchannel.com/kittens/feeding/article_22380.aspx
for more info.
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no do not feed ur kitten adult cat food it can get sick plz just feed it kittenfood!
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I tink you you should wait until he is about 1 year old before you change to adult food
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if you kitty is 8 months old, dont feed him ADULT CAT food. he is no old enoguht
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give it a little more time to have kitty food and belive me you want them to have plenty of that because the adult one fattens them up ,a little and belive ME i have a fat cat because i didnt lison to some ones advide and did it my way please give your cat kitty food until it is compleatly 1 year old and take my advise please do
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Ah NOOOOOO! Kittens do have different nutricial needs! you want it to grow up ilnurished?!
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