Sophie wont east her kitten kibbles anymore?

Sophie will be 9 months old this week, and for the past 2 weeks she's hardly touched her kitten kibbles and would rather eat Rosies adult kibbles instead!.

They both get the Purine One kibbles, but will she be ok just eating the adult ones now?!.

I've even put fresh kitten kibbles out but she still seems to prefer the adult ones?!.

oh great question Susan - we have been having exactly the same problem!! we have actually been feeding them in seperate rooms.

I will look forward to hearing some comments on this one

My vet told me that we could switch to the adult food anytime after 9 months. Bijou has been on adult food for about one month now and he's about 10 months old. He was gaining a lot of weight on the kitten food. He's 14 lbs., 7 oz. at 10 months old and he's Siamese. That I think is pretty heavy.

Wow.. I am going through the same thing. I do feed Ani and Skylar seperately because Ani is on a diet and Skylar must eat his kitten food. Perhaps he doesn't like his food, but Ani gets the same brand, but for weight management. I am concerned because I want Skylar to get the correct nutrition he specifically needs. I am actually quite surprised that Ani isn't trying to get to Skylar's food...
Ani is overweight, so it is crucial that she eats her food. So far, she is doing well with that.

I'd be frustrated too! I'd just go with the flow, try to mix the kitten in with the adult. If she's picking around the kitten kibble so that there is no point in mixing the two dry foods, I'd not bother with the kitten kibble. Just boost things a bit by still feeding her a "formulated for kittens" canned that she likes. twice a day, and let her have the adult crunchies

Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

I'd be frustrated too! I'd just go with the flow, try to mix the kitten in with the adult. If she's picking around the kitten kibble so that there is no point in mixing the two dry foods, I'd not bother with the kitten kibble. Just boost things a bit by still feeding her a "formulated for kittens" canned that she likes. twice a day, and let her have the adult crunchies

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That sounds like a great idea. I was just wondering, however, Skylar is only 4 months. Is 2 cans of kitten food enough, even with him eating Ani's adult food?

Originally Posted by AniSkyofTrent

That sounds like a great idea. I was just wondering, however, Skylar is only 4 months. Is 2 cans of kitten food enough, even with him eating Ani's adult food?

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At 4 months, I'd still try to get Skylar eating kitten food *or* one that is formulated for all lifestages...it's just too young for adult, at this age the higher protein and fat content of kitten foods is needed. That said (gee, I really do need to get away from the 'puter and get my first cup of coffee of the day!!), I don't disapprove of a more canned food diet anyway, and would then say, give the dry as an accent, and follow the feeding guidlelines for the particular canned kitten you are using, it will advise based on wt. or age, as to how much to give daily (and does truly vary between brands/formulations).

If that doesn't make sense, it's because I need my coffee
off to make some and roust dh out of bed, he's late!

Thank you Pat&Alix..

Skylar eats nutro kitten food. Ani eats Wellness adult dry. I give Skylar soft food, along with leaviung hard food throughout the day. Eventually I am hoping to get him on hard food. Do you have any advice on weaning (is that the right word ) him.. When? How?

I give Skylar his soft every few hours and he eats a little at a time. But, as soon as he sees Ani's food, he's in heaven

I'd try a brand of kitten dry that you like, and when you are home so you can pick it up after a bit since being moist it will spoil, mix some of the kitten dry with his kitten canned food, softening it as well as coating it with a food he does like, should help.

At 4 months, I'd expect him to be eating some dry food, it's a good time to work on getting him to do so.

Now...it's been a while since I've had kittens in the house, so you might want to check kumbulu's kitten rescue site

Thank you so much. You are so helpful. I do hope you enjoyed your coffee I know I always do

Oh I need it to clear away the cobwebs and bits of leftover dreams

Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

I'd be frustrated too! I'd just go with the flow, try to mix the kitten in with the adult. If she's picking around the kitten kibble so that there is no point in mixing the two dry foods, I'd not bother with the kitten kibble. Just boost things a bit by still feeding her a "formulated for kittens" canned that she likes. twice a day, and let her have the adult crunchies

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Susan, yes, I clearly remember all Sasha's years and when I had both him and SiSi, he did exactly the same thing, but at 5 months. He had just completed a huge growth spurt and wanted nothing to do with kitten-anything. The sooner he got on adult formula worked just fine in his case. He was already over 5 lbs at 5 months. Is your baby girl a big one? Can't really put her in context in the photo, but she's adorable!
-E.

Actually Elizabeth, Sophie has filled out a lot in the last couple of months so it would probably be for the best that she did go on the adult kibbles, not only that it means Rosie wont be taking a sly nibble at the kitten ones like she does when i'm not looking

Theres not much kitten kibbles left in the bag so i'll just mix whats left with some adult ones.

Thanks everyone!

sorry but I am a little confused... are you saying its good to move a 9 month kitten on to adult dry food if their weight is okay?
Cedar is almost 10 months and he surely has put on the weight - we have to feed them in seperate rooms as Cedar will eat anything in sight yet Tipsy wont eat that much so I have been paranoid that Cedar will eat the adult food.

Thats the way i'm reading it Danielle. I'm just going to mix whats left of Sophies kitten kibbles in with some adult kibbles to try and use them up because she really has started to fill out.

They certainly do sound the same as mine!

Originally Posted by rosiemac

They certainly do sound the same as mine!

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they do dont they!!!

Cedar is getting quite fat (but dont tell him I said that )
but Tipsy is looking great - for a while there I was concerned he was getting to thin (but I have a vet appointment tomorrow so I will check that out)

but anyway - I didnt know what to do - its so hard when one would eat until they burst and one eats a few mouthfuls....

can I ask another question is this post Susan? I hope you dont mind - its kind of related.

what about cats only eating dry food? i think I read somewhere that this isnt that good for them? Tipsy really does not like his wet food and the only way he will eat it is if I mix it with dry food - although I think he would be happy to eat only dry food....

is this bad for them to just eat the dry food?

I asked my vet this question when i took Sophie to be registered and she said as long as i give them a good balanced dry kibble like the one i'm giving them now which is "Purina One", along with plenty of water they should be ok with dry alone.

I've always wondered about the consequences of feeding dry only... right now I've run out of wet food and haven't had the time to get any more (bad mother I know), and I've heard dry food alone is okay, but then I've heard that wet food alone is better, and then I've heard that if they eat only dry they need more water or else they're at a risk for UTI's... ack!!!

A lot of the good quality kibbles these days like the ones i buy are what they called "balanced" so to help stop getting UTI's.

I pay nearly £5 per bag where as a bag of Whiskas complete kibbles are only about £2

Originally Posted by rosiemac

A lot of the good quality kibbles these days like the ones i buy are what they called "balanced" so to help stop getting UTI's.

I pay nearly £5 per bag where as a bag of Whiskas complete kibbles are only about £2

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Thanks Susan - I asked the vet about this today as well and got the basically the same answer as you. He did mention the fact that cats phrone to UTI's should not be on a dry diet only - nor should senior cats. so good to see we are getting the same advise