Taking Care of My Kitten

K, I have a kitten, about to be 8 weeks old (8 weeks on 18th nov. He was born on 18th sept)

And I don't freaking know how much to feed him?

I shall provide pics of the kitten, the bowl, and the spoon and the food.

now pls tell me exactly how much i need ta feed him. 

I usually feed him 3 times a day.

Breed: Shirazi (Longhair Persian)

Weight: idk im too poor to buy a weighing machine lel, and dad wont take me to the vet.





P.S Food bowl is dirty cuz she just ate. i mean he.

Name: Casper ^_^

A kitten should be able to eat as much as it wants. Feed him the wet food, as much as he'll eat in a sitting, maybe a spoonful and a half at a time? I would do that four or five times a day. He should have dry food for kittens and clean water out all the time in addition. He can also drink kitten milk replacer or goat milk once a day from a bowl. He's young to be without his mother...

What does the back of the can say in terms of a serving size? It should have some direction.

Nope, doesn't say anything

I guess I'll do as much as he can eat four times a day?

I clean the water 2 times everyday and I give him a little bit of unflavoured plain yogurt, here are some pics:

Indeed he's young, but the breeder is an idiot :/ 

Anything else?

talkingpeanut said:

A kitten should be able to eat as much as it wants. Feed him the wet food, as much as he'll eat in a sitting, maybe a spoonful and a half at a time? I would do that four or five times a day. He should have dry food for kittens and clean water out all the time in addition. He can also drink kitten milk replacer or goat milk once a day from a bowl. He's young to be without his mother...

What does the back of the can say in terms of a serving size? It should have some direction.

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P.S I give him yogurt cuz there's no kitten milk replacer available.

P.S P.S I'm still very hesitant to give him dry food because of it being highly processed, high in fat, carb etc. as a bonus we don't have high quality kitten dry food here, we have like meowmix etc..

I feed a small amount of grain-free dry food when I'm going to be out for a long time.  If you're only feeding wet, I would feed five times a day and make sure he doesn't want any more food at each feeding.  

SukaBlyat said:

 
P.S P.S I'm still very hesitant to give him dry food because of it being highly processed, high in fat, carb etc. as a bonus we don't have high quality kitten dry food here, we have like meowmix etc..

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Kitten food shall be high in fat, but low in carbo, very true.  So dry food isnt necessary, and low quality dry food isnt good, but still, it gives them someting to do.  

 the wet food you are giving seems Ok.  Plain youghurt is also good.   If you can get goat milk its good - not necessary in his age, but good nourisment.  Or if he, God forbide would get sick...   Sheeps milk is probably OK.  But many cats dont manage cow milk!  But youghurt or cheese from cow milk are OK.

You dont need to micowave his food any longer - kittens his age can usually regulate their temp themselves, unless really sick in something.

Some meat, minced meat, or bits of  chicken.  Chicken heart is good.  Never raw pigs meat (although if you live in an islamic country, there arent much pig meat).

Boiled eggs are good.  Raw egg yolk is good too, but there is often salomonella in raw eggs in many countries.

Some coldpressed rapeseed or olive oil is good if you need more fat.

A little beauty you have got here.  Congrats!

And be sure you are very mommy to him.  He need it.

Some cheese is ok - and this is also a good source of calcium...

talkingpeanut said:

 
I feed a small amount of grain-free dry food when I'm going to be out for a long time.  If you're only feeding wet, I would feed five times a day and make sure he doesn't want any more food at each feeding.  

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Yeah, one point is, wet food may easily get unfresh very quickly.  Whom want to risk anything?

Even if cats manage bacterias better than humans, but itns not pleasant.  It also draws flyies to your house.  That is why its good not to leave anything.  But its not so touchy with dry food.

I'd like to give him minced meat, how do I prepare it? @StefanZ? I'll give him boiled eggs too I guess.

Don't think we need more fat, A good way I read somewhere is to feel his ribs

Well I don't SEE his ribs, which means he''s not too slim

and I can feel his ribs, which means he's not too fat, perfect!

Indeed he's a beauty!

But a bit shy.

I'm going to make a tent for him using cardboard and t-shirt and hanger (the lifehack one lol ;3)

I am indeed a mommy to him.

I teach him stuff, how to play, etc.

And I teach him not to go to certain places by picking him up by the neck (how his mom would) and putting him away from that place

I do have a bit of a biting problem

when he plays with me, he's very nice, bites gently my finger, but today he bit me very hard, there was blood

Any tips? I've tried the "ignore your kitty when he bites you" but to no avail.  

How much times a day and how much do I need to give him the minced meat, boiled eggs? and Boiled eggs only the egg-white or the yolk too?

He's with me 24/7 lol, playing, sleeping, and purring like crazy on my neck! Except for when I'm at school I'm gonna try to leave some DIY Wet food puzzle feeders (basically take a coffee cup, wet food at the bottom, and they have to use their paws ^_^

Anything else I might need to do to help him get over me being gone for 7-8 Hours?

How far does he need to be so I don't get asthma xD? Like thing is he's all curled up and purring like right in my face/neck ALL the time...

StefanZ said:

 
Yeah, one point is, wet food may easily get unfresh very quickly.  Whom want to risk anything?

Even if cats manage bacterias better than humans, but itns not pleasant.  It also draws flyies to your house.  That is why its good not to leave anything.  But its not so touchy with dry food.

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I'm not sure if you're agreeing with me or not, but yes, this was my original point.  I leave dry food out if I'm leaving for the day and I feed my cat wet food when I'm home and can clean up any she doesn't want within an hour or so.

*Clean up* as in? You eat it xD?

SukaBlyat said:

 
I'd like to give him minced meat, how do I prepare it? @StefanZ? I'll give him boiled eggs too I guess.

Don't think we need more fat, A good way I read somewhere is to feel his ribs

Well I don't SEE his ribs, which means he''s not too slim

and I can feel his ribs, which means he's not too fat, perfect!

Indeed he's a beauty!

But a bit shy.

I'm going to make a tent for him using cardboard and t-shirt and hanger (the lifehack one lol ;3)

I am indeed a mommy to him.

I teach him stuff, how to play, etc.

And I teach him not to go to certain places by picking him up by the neck (how his mom would) and putting him away from that place

I do have a bit of a biting problem

when he plays with me, he's very nice, bites gently my finger, but today he bit me very hard, there was blood

Any tips? I've tried the "ignore your kitty when he bites you" but to no avail.  

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Kittens need a lot of fat in order to grow, and adult cats need it too.  Fat isn't bad.  You want to make sure that the food is balanced, as you say.  Your way of checking ribs is to see if they're overweight, which is nearly impossible for a kitten to be.  Save that trick for when he's done growing.

Also, he'll soon be too big to be picked up by his neck.  Try pinching the skin there without holding all of his body weight up with his neck.

When he bites, stop playing and walk away.  You can even hiss at him.

SukaBlyat said:

 
P.S How much times a day and how much do I need to give him the minced meat, boiled eggs? and Boiled eggs only the egg-white or the yolk too?

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You probably want to feed him small amounts of food 5-6 times a day.  The minced meat or an egg can be a part of one of those meals, or replace one.

You can feed a whole boiled egg, but not raw white.

SukaBlyat said:

 
P.S How much times a day and how much do I need to give him the minced meat, boiled eggs? and Boiled eggs only the egg-white or the yolk too?

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Kittens eats more often than adults...   boiled both white and yolk.  Unless you can and want to give the yolk raw - but the white should be boiled or fried.

The yolk is very nourishing, contains also lotsa of good fats - both for humans and cats.  

Minced meat; the most common is such a machine which  minces meat, parts it into long ropes, so to speak..   But you can surely take scissors and make small pieces.  Raw or boiled.

The only touchy is as said, pig meat - it shall not be raw, must be  boiled or fried thoroughly.

Some fish - tuna perhaps.  But not too much fish.  Perhaps safest cooked.  Tuna is ok as its it, from the can.

Re the fat; kittens need more fat than adult cats.  Roughly twice as much.   So, in a typical dry food, the fat contensts shall be at least 20-22 procent.  But for adults perhaps 15, or even lower, down to 10.    Look at wet food; the fat content there is even higher.

They do burn it out as they both play and grow.

As you notice, cats need much food from animal sources, - they are as the biologist says - obligate carnivores - they MUST eat from animals, carbs may even be harmful if more than just some a little.

SukaBlyat said:

 
P.S P.S He's with me 24/7 lol, playing, sleeping, and purring like crazy on my neck! Except for when I'm at school I'm gonna try to leave some DIY Wet food puzzle feeders (basically take a coffee cup, wet food at the bottom, and they have to use their paws ^_^

Anything else I might need to do to help him get over me being gone for 7-8 Hours?

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This is why you should consider dry food.  Wet food should be eaten within an hour or it can dry out and get bacteria growing.  7-8 is a very long time for a little kitten to be without food.  You should consider leaving dry food out during those times.

SukaBlyat said:

 
P.S P.S P.S How far does he need to be so I don't get asthma xD? Like thing is he's all curled up and purring like right in my face/neck ALL the time...

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It depends on if you ARE allergic, or are from an family where many are allergics in asthma

Normally it isnt dangerously to lie near your cat, and most finds it very pleasant - even healthy for body and soul.

IF you are allergic, of the asthma type, avoid to have him in your bedroom.   Let your bedroom be your catfree zone.

Yes, that is a great sacrifice by the allergics, but its the price for an allergic to have a cat.

talkingpeanut said:

 
This is why you should consider dry food.  Wet food should be eaten within an hour or it can dry out and get bacteria growing.  7-8 is a very long time for a little kitten to be without food.  You should consider leaving dry food out during those times.

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Yes.   You told the dry food in shops in your town, isnt very good.  But if you do give him really good food as you seems to do / plan to do, its not the whole world if this dry food here, isnt that good...  Main thing, he has something to do, and fill in his empty stomach...

Or try to leave cheese pieces.   

talkingpeanut said:

 
I'm not sure if you're agreeing with me or not, but yes, this was my original point.  I leave dry food out if I'm leaving for the day and I feed my cat wet food when I'm home and can clean up any she doesn't want within an hour or so.

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Hi TalkingPeanut, yes, I do agree with you and Im giving you "fire support" - my talk directed really to the  TS, alike is the common usage in our Forums.  Unless directed otherwise, alike in this post where Im telling whom I do talk in THIS post.

Ok, so here's what I've thought about his feeding routine

Morning: Chicken boiled up and cut into fine pieces (boneless chicken)

I'll leave some dry food I guess :/ It's low quality, I'm worried :/ for the 7 Hours, is there any alternative?

Afternoon: The food I posted the pic of.

Evening: Olive oil (how do I feed him this?) and one whole boiled egg

Night:You decide? Chicken or the food I posted the pic of? Le Chat or whatever? Or?