kitten food vs. adult cat food?

Oliver keeps eating Abigail's food. Is this bad for him? The bag of kitten food that I had bought for him is almost gone. Should I keep him on kitten food or, since he seems to be liking what I give Abigail, can I switch him over to adult food?

I would stay with kitten till oliver is at least 6 months ..but you can mix the two since he likes the adult... silly ??? are they two different brands or flavors??

If the kitten is about 5-6 months old and of average size, then you can switch over to adult food (mix both together). Kitten food is higher calories and if neutered/spayed, they may gain weight and become fat if left to eat the kitten food.

Are you feeding scheduled meals or free feed?

Thanks for the respones! Sorry it took me a couple days to get back over here.

Originally Posted by sharky

I would stay with kitten till oliver is at least 6 months ..but you can mix the two since he likes the adult... silly ??? are they two different brands or flavors??

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Both are Purina, both are chicken flavor, but Abigail's has some salmon flavor and a mystery food (my neighbor's cat didn't like something my neighbor bought, so I mixed it with Abigail's to stretch her bag out a bit) mixed in. I don't think Oliver prefers one over the other, really, I just think he likes eating EVERYTHING. Silly little boy.

Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

If the kitten is about 5-6 months old and of average size, then you can switch over to adult food (mix both together). Kitten food is higher calories and if neutered/spayed, they may gain weight and become fat if left to eat the kitten food.

Are you feeding scheduled meals or free feed?

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I'm doing scheduled meals.


It took about 6 weeks to get through this bag of kitten food. It sounds like I should get one more bag, and by the time that's gone I can ease him on to adult food.

Thanks so much!

Get him another bag of the kitten food, but mix it with the adult now.