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Does a 6/7 month kitten really need kitten food?

post #1 of 5
10/3/11 at 11:09am
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I am out of kitten food for Picasso, and been out for about a month. She's around 6-7 months old now. Is it really necessary to feed her specified kitten food at this point on? She's eating all of her wet food (1 can a day) and eats all the dry food for the day.

I have a LOT of adult food (dry-buffalo Blue Wilderness mixed with Kirkland hairball brand, wet- Soulistic chicken and Trader Joe's chicken and turkey) and money is a tad tight to buy extra food at this point.
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post #2 of 5
10/3/11 at 4:36pm
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Originally Posted by Draco View Post
I am out of kitten food for Picasso, and been out for about a month. She's around 6-7 months old now. Is it really necessary to feed her specified kitten food at this point on? She's eating all of her wet food (1 can a day) and eats all the dry food for the day.

I have a LOT of adult food (dry-buffalo Blue Wilderness mixed with Kirkland hairball brand, wet- Soulistic chicken and Trader Joe's chicken and turkey) and money is a tad tight to buy extra food at this point.
Since you have such a good and healthy diet (in my humble opinion) available to your adolescent cat, I do not feel kitten food is necessary. But most cats are considered "adult" by one year of age.

As always if you are very concerned speak to a licensed veterinarian you trust. Since the "information" provided is just my personal opinion based on my experiences.
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post #3 of 5
10/3/11 at 6:28pm
If you are feeding Blue, Soulistic and Trader Joe's food, you are already feeding her better than if you gave her Iams, Hills or Eukanuba kitten food, so I wouldn't worry about it.
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post #4 of 5
10/3/11 at 6:47pm
Aside from some micronutrients, Wilderness is probably richer in protein and fat than many kitten foods, so I wouldn't worry too much. For wet food, a rich inexpensive one is the 13.2 oz Innova Cat + Kitten which is only $1.75 a can. Win!
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post #5 of 5
10/4/11 at 2:25pm
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Originally Posted by Ducman69 View Post
Aside from some micronutrients, Wilderness is probably richer in protein and fat than many kitten foods, so I wouldn't worry too much. For wet food, a rich inexpensive one is the 13.2 oz Innova Cat + Kitten which is only $1.75 a can. Win!


If memory serves wilderness is a all life stage aka works for kittens and adults... Reg kirkland is also all stage not sure about the hairball///
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