Feeding Kitten Different Wet Foods?

nachoandsoma

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I've had my kitten Soma for about 2 weeks now. She is almost 10 weeks old but is very tiny! I don't think she particularly likes eating dry food as she has a difficult time biting through the pieces. I started putting some water on the dry food and that has helped! Anyways, since she doesn't eat enough dry food I've started giving her wet food as well. I never change the brand of dry food that I give to her or my other cat but I do switch up the wet food that they eat. I've always been under the impression that abruptly switching a cat/kitten's dry food isn't good for them but I was wondering if the same applies to wet food? Im only giving her kitten formula wet food but I've been switching between 3 different brands, I just want to make sure this won't have any adverse effects on her health?
 

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You are correct.  Switching dry food too quickly can cause stomach upset and bowel problems.  Changing wet food doesn't seem to have the same effect and can be rotated easily.  I would feed her mainly wet food with dry supplemented.  Canned food is better all the way around for kittens and cats, in my opinion for now and in the long run.  Royal Canin makes a babycat formula of dry kitten food that has much smaller morsels that are easier for kittens to crunch. 
 

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I usually switch up the wet food I feed my fosters. There are a few brands that I like and most of my fosters seem to enjoy them. I've never had any problem with rotating them. I do make sure that the quality is very similar in all the brands. I've heard that switching from low quality to high quality can cause some issues.
 

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It is correct that rotating wet foods has no ill effects. I feed my cats a very wide variety of different wet foods. I prefer rotating brands a lot, actually, that way if there's some problem with a brand, it won't be making up 100% of my cat's diet.

Rotating foods is good, too, so that you don't get a finicky, food addicted cat. 

I agree with the suggestion to feed mainly wet foods. Canned foods are super healthy for kitties due to high moisture content and low carbohydrate content.
 
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