How often does 14 week old kitten need to eat?

I asked this in another thread but just thought I would ask this here as well.

I just adopted a 14 week old kitten.. I'm doing canned and raw so no free freeding dry.

How often does a kitten this age need to eat. Asking because there will be a few unexpected days that I won't be home for 6 hours ..I might be able to stop at home in the middle about 3 hours.

Thanks

Smaller portions, as often as you can, was my experience. Although the occasional 6 hour delay may be okay, I'd shoot for every 3-4 hours just like a baby toddler.

One trick I learned on catinfo website, when you can't feed as frequently as needed:

1. freeze a few servings of wet or raw food (I use ziplock, but you can also use an ice tray)
2. Put out a dish of fresh wet or raw food as usual in the morning
3. Next to it, place a frozen serving in a separate dish, which will thaw in a few hours, giving a second fresh helping later in the day.

Also, always serve *grain free* canned or raw, with no additive vegetables or starches. Avoid carrageenan, as it is a cheap gelatin filler with no nutritional value, and some believe it causes IBS and other major problems.

No free feeding of dry kibble is ever necessary. Dry food (aka kibble), no matter what brand or ingredients, will shorten the life and eventually compromise the health of a cat.

Serving a cat or dog dry food is like giving a child McDonalds or fast food every day; convenient yes, but unthinkable for all enlightened care takers.

Bottom line: Raw is best. Canned is next best. Grain free always. Kibble never.

That should do as you plan it. In the wild they dont always have free access to food, and must sometimes go hungry several hours, even smaller kittens.