Feeding Your Cat
Find out what your cat has been eating and when you first
get home feed the same foods. A sudden change of diet
combined with the stress of adapting to a new home can cause
stomach upsets and diarrhea.
If you want to change the diet, do so over a few days by
mixing
the new food with the cat’s usual diet.
Kittens have small stomachs and have to be fed little
amounts and often. The easiest way to provide a growing
kitten with a balanced diet is to feed a
premium complete growth diet. These are usually dry, but
some companies produce canned
varieties too. These foods have been specially formulated
for kittens, which have different
nutritional needs to a fully grown cat. Read and follow all
feeding instructions carefully or check with your
veterinarian.
Canned foods are consumed quickly in the bowl, so needs
to
be given as separate meals throughout the day. Kittens aged
eight to 12 weeks need four
meals per day, if between three and six months old they need
three meals, and kittens over
six months old need two meals per day.
If you are feeding a dry food, cats and kittens can have
unlimited access to it (unless you have other animals that
will eat the cat’s food)
Do not give your cat milk as it can cause diarrhea. As
with all animals, cats need
fresh drinking water available at all times. |
