The posts i read yesterday got me thinking. I cant seem to get my 2 kittens to eat dry food! they will nibble it, but mostly only like the wet food. Is there any tricks to getting them to like the dry? I was thinkin of trying Nutro, but it seems a tad expensive ( $10 for 3.5 lb bag). Is Pro Plan a good Choice?
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Feed your kittens wet food, it is better for them and they need the moisture. They will accept dry as they grow. The only kitten food dry that I have luck with is Babycat 34 Royal Canin the kibble is small enough and has moisture inside to make it easy for them to eat. But they will evolve into eating dry when it is time.
There is absolutley nothing wrong with your kitties eating only wet food
I wouldn't stress about it. You might want to read these:
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.ph...needcannedfood
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm (this page has a LOT of information on it. The most relevant to your issue is closest to the bottom!)
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.ph...needcannedfood
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm (this page has a LOT of information on it. The most relevant to your issue is closest to the bottom!)
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I too say wet is best vs just dry... read labels ... in canned you want as little grain as you can get ... also be careful of meat by products...
To answer your question, Nutro is better than Pro Plan, but I don't really like either (I like Nutro Ultra, but that doesn't exist in cat food, yet). You can try Royal Canin if that's the best you can find, but if you have feed stores or lower-chain pet stores (not Petsmart or Petco), you'll find better foods like Wellness, California Natural, Innova, etc. For a kitten, I know California Natural is good as a both cat and kitten food, and I'm pretty sure Wellness has a kitten line. Innova EVO has enough fat and protein for a kitten, but I'm a little leary about EVO for cats, due to what I've heard about high ash contents. Right now I'm feeding California Natural dry and Felidae wet (which they aren't touching
) and I'm going out next month to try the Felidae dry and California Natural wet.
Someone here said that in wet foods, kitten foods should have 5-10% fat and 10-15% protein (levels can be higher, but that's usually where the numbers are at). Dry foods should have 35% and higher for protein and 20% and higher for fat.
Someone here said that in wet foods, kitten foods should have 5-10% fat and 10-15% protein (levels can be higher, but that's usually where the numbers are at). Dry foods should have 35% and higher for protein and 20% and higher for fat.
innova evo dry has a very strong smell and is apparently very tasty as my cats love it. The smell may entice your kitties. It's also appropriate for both kittens and cats.
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i saw that stuff, and i saw it was goof for both cats and kittens, and was eager to buy TILL i saw the price,lol. $15 for 3.5lb bag. i WAS NOT about to pay that much till i know the lil girls will eat it,, know what i mean? Is there a way to get a smaller bag so they can try it, like a sample bag?
Whenever we try a new food that our kitties decide they don't care for, we just take the rest of the bag straight to the shelter as a donation. So we've spent the money, but it's not gone to waste...
Yes, innova evo is pretty expensive, but my brats love it. I get it from a feed store in my area and they provide samples. I didn't know this initially so I just bought a 2.2 lb bag for $8 and they were all over it. I don't know if you have a lot of feed stores in NY..maybe your local petstore can special order some samples?
I think it's just as well that they mostly like canned. You can certainly leave dry food out for them to nibble on but it's definitely better for them to have canned food as their primary diet.
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What kind of food do the cats get now? Nutro is certainly a good choice as far as price and being a good quality. Its not that high when looking at EVO and other super premium brands, yet its cost is well worth it. Any of the premium brands, which all cats should be on, will cost a little extra but they make up for it in nutritional content.
