When Can I Stop Feeding My Kitten Kitten Food

We must feed them with food appropriate for their age.

When can i stop feeding my kitten kitten food. I have heard 2 different things from different vets. Days 1 and 2 add of the new diet to of the old diet. When they went for a vet check up all the kittens were the correct weight and size for their ages and fighting fit. How should i transition my kitten to adult cat food.

Once your kitten is eating the canned and or dry food readily and gaining weight you can stop feeding formula. It is advisable to moisten it a little with water to make it easier to adapt to the process of chewing or add a bit of wet food pâté or pieces in sauce. The big cats ate the kitten food so i just fed them all adult food. Although some cat foods are labeled as appropriate for kittens and cats of all life.

From eight weeks the number of meals your kitten has should be gradually reduced over the coming months until they are about six months old when they will be down to two meals per day. Many kittens go right to the dry food. 2 i can or should switch to adult food after he s neutered. Spread out the cat food transition process over a 7 to 10 day period gradually increasing the amount of her new food each day.

My kitty was born in april. Many kittens will wean themselves once they are eating solid food. Day 7 transition fully to the new diet. Sometimes it s hard to know when to stop feeding kitten food but generally you should begin slowly transitioning your kitten to adult food when she is one year old or when your veterinarian recommends doing so.

Kitten s tummies are still small but by about eight weeks your kittens should be fine having five small meals per day. Days 3 and 4 add of the new diet to of the old diet. Can i stop feeding my kitten kitten food 9 posts add message report. The only potential danger would be obesity from over consumption of calories and fat.

Days 5 and 6 add of the new diet to of the old diet. Breastfeeding a kitten lasts about 9 weeks and when their teeth begin to come in after about four weeks they can begin to eat food. While kitten food tends to be higher in calories protein and fat there is no actual danger in feeding this food to adult cats.