Hello, I've got a question.
We'll be getting a kitten soon and I plan on feeding this kitten a diet of all raw whole prey. Now, I know that when I get the kitten it's probably going to be best if I keep him on the food he's eating currently, but for how long? Would it be a bad idea to keep feeding whatever dry they had him on and upgrade the canned to a different brand?
Now, my plan is to start him off on some Nature's variety once he's settled in and I'm ready to switch him onto raw (how long should I wait for that? And can I give a little to him sooner to start the switchover process?). While he's on NV my plan was to introduce different whole prey each day. A mouse one day, rat another, chick and so on. Not whole meals mind you, just so that he becomes fermilair with them and sees them as food.
Does that sound doable? Is there too young of age to start a kitten on whole prey if they haven't been on it their whole life? Is there anything else I should be doing?
Around how many calories will this kitten need a day (and yes, I understand they should pretty much get as much as they want multiple times a day)? When I get him transitioned over to raw about how many ounces would you say in a day he would need, just so I can get an idea how many f/t feeders I will need per day?
And is there anything I should supplement if I'm feeding a large variety of whole prey?
Thanks for any help anyone can give!
We'll be getting a kitten soon and I plan on feeding this kitten a diet of all raw whole prey. Now, I know that when I get the kitten it's probably going to be best if I keep him on the food he's eating currently, but for how long? Would it be a bad idea to keep feeding whatever dry they had him on and upgrade the canned to a different brand?
Now, my plan is to start him off on some Nature's variety once he's settled in and I'm ready to switch him onto raw (how long should I wait for that? And can I give a little to him sooner to start the switchover process?). While he's on NV my plan was to introduce different whole prey each day. A mouse one day, rat another, chick and so on. Not whole meals mind you, just so that he becomes fermilair with them and sees them as food.
Does that sound doable? Is there too young of age to start a kitten on whole prey if they haven't been on it their whole life? Is there anything else I should be doing?
Around how many calories will this kitten need a day (and yes, I understand they should pretty much get as much as they want multiple times a day)? When I get him transitioned over to raw about how many ounces would you say in a day he would need, just so I can get an idea how many f/t feeders I will need per day?
And is there anything I should supplement if I'm feeding a large variety of whole prey?
Thanks for any help anyone can give!