How much wet food for kitten?

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I have been putting out a 3oz can of Fancy Feast original wet food (various flavors) in the morning for L3370, but she rarely even eats half of it by evening. She is 14 weeks old.

I give her some dry food every now and then (which she eats happily), but I really want her to be on the wet food.

I don't know if she is eating enough (until I give her some dry). How much wet should she be eating? Should I try different brands? Sprinkle crushed dry on her wet?
 

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At her age she should be eating as much as she will eat, I would say at least 8 or 9 oz of canned food for a kitten.  You can try mixing some dry with the canned, thats how I got my kibble addicts to eat canned food only.  You can add things like bonito flakes, parmasan cheese, tuna fish tuna juice etc to the food.
 

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I know Fancy Feast is called "kitty crack", but maybe she just doesn't like it. I have one that doesn't touch it. Try different brands/flavors/textures. I agree that at 14 weeks old she should be eating as much as she wants, and that is A LOT. An adult cat eats about 5.5 oz,  a kitten eats maybe twice as much (depending on the kitten, of course).

Also, could you maybe try giving her food more often? There is enough time to put her on a schedule, but right now her tiny stomach maybe can not hold too much food at once.

L3370? How do you call her?
 
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I'll try to mix up the food and find a kind she likes. I've been making sure to have dry out for snacking (which is what she typically eats), so hopefully she is still getting enough food.

L3370 is hacker/internet language. It translates to Leeto. :D
 
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