Each breeder should know that, acquiring a pet, he must provide him with everything necessary, including quality nutrition. So, buying food in the store or food intended for a person can significantly harm the furry pet. In this case, good quality special food can serve. Therefore, many owners ask themselves: is it possible for kittens to have adult food and will they not harm him with such a transition?
We will deal with this issue in more detail.
Can kittens have adult food: dry or wet?
First you need to determine what kind of feed.
1. Wet feed are divided into 2 types: bags containing enough moisture in the form of a broth or sauce with pieces of food and canned food, packaged in metal cans of different sizes, can be stored much longer than bags.
2. Dry feed - This is a perfectly balanced diet, it has a minimum of water (no more than 12%) and it is great for both small and adult cats. Dry feeds are quite economical, have a long shelf life and do not lose their palatability. Animals can eat it all their lives, because they contain almost all the components necessary for them. As a rule, the packaging always indicates at what age the kitten can be given.
Please note, if you feed the cat with dry food, you should always put a bowl next to it, in which there will be fresh clean drinking water. It is needed so that the belly can always drink “crackers” with quality water.
Is it possible to kittens adult food: what are the more benefits?
Most breeders are interested in how to choose the right food for their pet. Most veterinarians recommend feeding your pets both natural food and special nutrition. Giving food “off the table” is not recommended, since human food has a much lower protein content than cat food. For this reason, to make your pet's diet as suitable as possible, you need to know how many nutrients a kitten should consume.
According to the recommendations, small kittens are not recommended to give adult food until they are 6 months old. As for dry food, it is allowed to include in the diet from 2-3 months. Also note that you need to start with premium feeds, they are much better suited for animals, because they are more balanced for their health.
Is it possible to kittens adult food: useful properties
A small kitten needs an increased amount of protein, vitamins and other useful components in comparison with a mature cat. Calcium and phosphorus are necessary for the formation of bones and teeth, vitamins - for the development of vision.
Since a cat-mother is engaged in feeding her children, as a rule, up to 2 months, after that the responsibility for their food rests with the owners, so they need to be aware of all the peculiarities of the pet’s nutrition. With the onset of kittens of 2 months of age, they begin to more and more actively curiosity about what their mother cat eats. So, let's figure out how to properly feed small kittens for their full development?
Can kittens have adult food: how to feed?
When asked about the proper nutrition of cats, this does not mean that we will only talk about special store feed. Every veterinarian knows that the best food from a young age is natural.
Of course, at first the kitten eats exclusively mother's milk. When the baby turns one month old, you can include in his diet a baby formula or milk powder, which must first be diluted with boiled water. As for the milk itself, it is recommended to start with the goat, gradually adding a cow to it. If it’s quite difficult to find a goat, you can replace it with cow’s milk diluted with water.
So, getting used to milk, the baby will begin to eat various cereals, vegetables, boiled fish, meat. It is useful to include the yolk in milk and cereal every day. Do not forget, this period of time is very important for the health of your pet, because if you disrupt the work in his digestion at this age, problems with this will worry the cat for the rest of his life.
It can be said that a pet’s nutrition is very similar to that of a baby. The whole diet is soft, grated, crushed, served in small portions 5-6 times throughout the day. After 2 months, the product list is "coarsened", because raw vegetables, meat and fish pieces, cottage cheese and so on are added to it.
Advice! You should not keep a bowl of food always full, little kittens are not yet able to control their satiety state, and it costs them nothing to bring themselves to overeating.
If you don’t have enough time to cook a cat food manually each time, you can use ready-made food. However, in this case, one should look very closely at its brand and quality. The fact is that feeds of poor quality very often contain synthetic components, which obviously will not benefit the pet.
However, giving your baby extremely dry food, even if it is premium, is not entirely true. The fact is that this approach can be a consequence of the development of gastrointestinal diseases in adult cats. So for a kitten in 2-3 months, food from an adult bowl can be called absolutely normal and even recommended. But do not forget that special feeds are still more nutritious and balanced in composition.
Therefore, the best option for small cats is a combined diet, which will include natural products, and canned food, and dry food. With regards to crackers, it is best to use them once a day.
Now you know that giving small kittens adult food is possible, but only from a certain age. Love your pets, and they will always reciprocate with you!
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