I have been wanting to change my kittens food after reading about cat nutrition on this site. Jade is 5 months old and about 5lbs. She is very "dainty" and I think will always be a small cat. Currently, she eats Nutro MAX kitten dry and natural choice/nutro max kitten wet. I feed her a diet of all wet, but leave about 1/4c of dry out for her to nibble on if she chooses [which she rarely does]. She eats a total of about 9oz a day in 4 to 5 meals [3 - 3oz cans] because she eats small portions at a time, and will only eat a full 3oz can in the morning at about 6am.
After some information from Sharky and other food gurus
I decided to add a few different brands to her diet, for better nutrition. Im still using Natural Choice and Nutro Max kitten [non-fish only], but also purchased Merrick and Innova EVO today. I wanted to buy a few different brands but wanted to start slow so I dont waste a ton of money on things she wont eat. I fed her some Merrick Turducken today and it seemed to be a hit, as gross as it may sound...I even tried a tiny piece
tastes like human food! Any other suggestions for brands? Also, being that I could only find the EVO and Merrick 5.5oz cans, is it okay for her nighttime meal to be a 3oz can of nutro to = her normal 9oz, or will this bother her tummy? Sorry if thats a silly question
I also purchased Wellness CORE cat/kitten [dry] formula to start transitioning her off of the Nutro. It is grain free, high protein [50%]...is this a decent food or should I return it and try another? She doesn't eat much of it, but I want what she DOES eat to be quality. I know it has some fish, but its the only one I could find, and I dont feed her any fish in her wet food diet.
Here are the ingrediant:
Deboned Turkey, Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whitefish Meal, Potatoes, Salmon Meal, Natural Chicken Flavor. Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Tomato Pomace, Cranberries, Chicory Root Extract, Salmon Oil, Flaxseed, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Taurine, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Rosemary Extract.
Any and all insight would be great, this food picking is HARD!!! I constantly worry im not doing the right thing, I can't even imagine having children, wow
After some information from Sharky and other food gurus
I also purchased Wellness CORE cat/kitten [dry] formula to start transitioning her off of the Nutro. It is grain free, high protein [50%]...is this a decent food or should I return it and try another? She doesn't eat much of it, but I want what she DOES eat to be quality. I know it has some fish, but its the only one I could find, and I dont feed her any fish in her wet food diet.
Here are the ingrediant:
Deboned Turkey, Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whitefish Meal, Potatoes, Salmon Meal, Natural Chicken Flavor. Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Tomato Pomace, Cranberries, Chicory Root Extract, Salmon Oil, Flaxseed, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement), Choline Chloride, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Taurine, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Enterococcus Faecium, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Rosemary Extract.
Any and all insight would be great, this food picking is HARD!!! I constantly worry im not doing the right thing, I can't even imagine having children, wow