What kind of food should you give to kittens?

Answer 1

Kittens and cats are strict carnivores. They get all their nutritional needs from meat. Kittens in particular, need a lot of Protein and Fat in order to grow and develop in a healthy manner. Kittens need much more Protein as an adult cat does, so don't be surprised if you are feeding your kitten much more than you would an adult cat. Also, kittens have small stomachs, so the best method of feeding is "little and often", as often as four to six times a day for very young kittens.

The best cat foods are the ones with a very high meat content (labelled as Chicken, Turkey, Tuna, etc.) as the FIRST ingredient with no grains, wheat, or corn. Foods that are free of grains, corns, and wheat gluten are highly recommended as these are cheap "filler" that bulk up foods - but have no nutritional value for your kitten. Wet food with these specifications are much easier to find than in dry food.

The amount of moisture in cat food is also very important. Dry food contains no moisture, so is quite dehydrating. Cats are notoriously bad drinkers, even when they are thirsty. This is because they have evolved to get all their needed moisture from their prey (their ancestors were cats that lived in very dry and arid environments where water was hard to come by), so therefore have a low "thirst drive" and will not often seek out water on their own. This is a trait that has been passed down over the thousands of years.

Canned or pouched food has anywhere between 60 to 80% water. Seeing as in the wild a cat's prey is around 65%-75% water, wet food provides a cat with more than enough water each day.

For high-quality Cat food there is: Blue Buffalo, Felidae, Weruva, California Natural, Instinct, Prairie, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack, Wellness, EVO, Bozita (the canned stuff is 90+% meat and can be bought from zooplus.co.uk), HiLife (60% meat), Feline Fayre, to name a few.

Answer 2

Kittens and cats are strict carnivores. They get all their nutritional needs from meat. Kittens in particular, need a lot of Protein and Fat in order to grow and develop in a healthy manner. Kittens should be fed small meals at regular times, and should be allowed to eat as much as they wish.

The best kitten foods are ones that are labeled specifically for kittens. Younger kittens that are just starting to transition from nursing to eating typically do better with wet or canned food for the first month or so, then can transition from wet to dry food as their teeth come in.

Answer 3

baby mice

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If you mean a kitten then they eat the same as adult cats just in smaller amounts. And really young kittens drink milk from there mother cat. However don't give a cat cows milk, its not good for them

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babymice also like to eat kitten nip.

its less potent than catnip

Answer 4

For a kitten, it is best to feed it wet food. Mush it up in to small pieces and then, if you like, you can crumble a tiny amount of hard food and put in in the bowl with the wet food.

Answer 5

it can eat or drink milk or eat smached food like baby food mabe but i did that and my cat is fine!

Answer 6

Kittens drink their mothers milk for a while. Untill they're weaned their mom will feed them. After a bit they will b weaned and can eat different food.

Answer 7

Milk