When to switch to an adult food?

chloe16

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My one kitten is 6 months old. She was just spayed, weighs 6.5lbs and I believe is almost done growing. She eats like a slob and am worried about the weight gain. She gets half canned food as well. Is it safe to just put her on adult food now?
 

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You can switch to adult food now if you like. In fact, I have never fed kitten food to an actual kitten. Just an all-stages food, in larger amounts. If you haven't yet,  you might also want to consider switching to timed meals (especially if you are concerned about weight gain.)
 
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She already is on timed meals, but she eats like a slob and still needs more in order to top off her growing. So if I switch to adult food I can feed the same amount but shes getting fewer calories :)
 

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Sugar and Spice didn't stop growing until they were a year old. I let them eat kitten food until they mostly stopped eating it. I think they were about 9 months old when they showed a preference for the adult food.

You may think she has stopped growing, but don't be surprised if she has a growth spurt. She is still a teenager in human years.
 
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The kitten food is high protein and fat, im afraid with the amount she is eating if I keep her on it shes going to gain a ton of weight. Shes a kitten still and needs a lot but with adult food I can feed her the same amount as the kitten food and not need to worry about the weight gain as its lower in calories, protein and fat content
 
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