I'm currently having an issue with my four month old kitten. Currently, I feed him half a 5.5oz can twice a day, once in the morning and once at night, and he seemed to be doing pretty well with that and an occasional snack of kibble for awhile (I got him when he was two months old), but now he's driving me insane. He'll scream bloody murder for kibble just hours after getting his second meal for the day, and after eating a serving he was fine (He's medically sound, no worms or the like). I've considered switching to a healthy dry food with cranberries like Goodlife, as I can give him more for the same price, but I know that wet food is much better for cats. I'm having issues affording feeding him both, but I want to make sure that I can get him the best nutrition with the money I have. Both a 7 pound bag of Goodlife and 30 cans of wet food I buy are 10 USD, but the ingredients in the Goodlife seem so much healthier. But with all the health benefits I constantly see people go on about with wet vs dry, I'm not sure if a healthier dry food is better for him than a junkier wet food. Can anyone offer some advice? I want the best I can get for my baby! The wet food I currently get is a store brand so I can't type out an exact ingredient list, but real meat isn't even the first ingredient... various meat by-products are. Not to mention that every flavor- including the chicken- has fish, as well as one of the flavors having soy... It just seems like kitty junk food to me compared to the Goodlife, it sounds like if my diet was entirely fast food!
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Please help, I don't know which is healthier!
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Hello KitterKat, welcome to TCS
Your kitty is only 4 months old and is very much a kitten. Kittens needs lots of proteins to grow strong and healthy. Feeding him wet food twice a day is not enough. He needs to eat at least 4 times a day with the right amount. Skip the dry food.
The reason why he is screaming for food is that he is hungry as he is being fed twice a day with the little amount you are feeding him. Increase the wet food intake and also increase the number of feed. Since you can't afford to feed him both, just feed him wet will do.
But If you want the best for kitty, it has to be within your means. My suggestion will be cut the dry and use that money to top up for a better wet food.
Maybe others may have a better suggestion than mine and you work it out from there.
Your kitty is only 4 months old and is very much a kitten. Kittens needs lots of proteins to grow strong and healthy. Feeding him wet food twice a day is not enough. He needs to eat at least 4 times a day with the right amount. Skip the dry food.
The reason why he is screaming for food is that he is hungry as he is being fed twice a day with the little amount you are feeding him. Increase the wet food intake and also increase the number of feed. Since you can't afford to feed him both, just feed him wet will do.
But If you want the best for kitty, it has to be within your means. My suggestion will be cut the dry and use that money to top up for a better wet food.
Maybe others may have a better suggestion than mine and you work it out from there.
Your kitten is crying for food because he is hungry. Think about feeding a teenage human, especially males. When my son was that age he could have thirds for dinner and get up from the table still feeling that he'd like a little more. Your kitten needs more food. Skip the dry, feed more wet, and enjoy your rapidly growing fur baby.
The best food for your cat is what he eats. Doesn't sound like your kitten is at all fussy, KitterKat! Cats cannot digest carbohydrates. Fruits and vegetables - cranberries, green peas, sweet potatoes, etc - appeal to the cat food purchaser and not the end consumer. I feed my (adult) cats Fancy Feast Classics pate style, the Tender Beef Feast and Turkey and Giblets. No carbohydrates and meat is the first ingredient. They cost 57 cents / 3 ounce can and I feed 2 cans / day. I also feed Sheba pates, 50 cents / 3 ounce can. Ditto no carbs, meat first ingredient.
The best food for your cat is what he eats. Doesn't sound like your kitten is at all fussy, KitterKat! Cats cannot digest carbohydrates. Fruits and vegetables - cranberries, green peas, sweet potatoes, etc - appeal to the cat food purchaser and not the end consumer. I feed my (adult) cats Fancy Feast Classics pate style, the Tender Beef Feast and Turkey and Giblets. No carbohydrates and meat is the first ingredient. They cost 57 cents / 3 ounce can and I feed 2 cans / day. I also feed Sheba pates, 50 cents / 3 ounce can. Ditto no carbs, meat first ingredient.
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He's still growing and needs more food. Even my adult cats eat 4-5 times a day, and I feed raw so I'm constantly setting up their plates and cleaning up immediately afterward. You can leave wet canned food out for hours for him to graze on throughout the day. It's been cooked under high pressure so it won't go bad like raw food. You can gradually go to timed meals when he's about 6-7 months old. Right now, he needs more food.
