Hello,
I recently adopted a cute kitty. Not sure how old he is, because he was lost in the street and was put for adoption and I took him. Be he was clean and friendly, so must have been in a home before.
But the general estimate would be between 8-12 months old.
He weighs only 3 Kilograms.
He is wither domestic longhair or Persian.
This is my first time as a parent to a cat. So excuse my long post.
1) I started feeding him meowmix wet food, plus keeping some meowmix dry food in a bowel just in case he gets hungry while I'm out.
But then someone said it is cat's junk food. Not sure is that is true or not?? It does smell horrible. But please tell me, is it really low quality food? Because I bought a big supply of it.
So I switched to Fancy feast. I gave him one portion. He ate it, but then started doing something he did for the first time, he tried to bury the remainder of the food! (not realy burring, just pointing his paws as if he was trying to cover it with sand).
I associated that with the fancy feast thing, so I switched back to meowmix. Still, he tries to bury the food occasionally.
Tonight I tried Natural balance which he LOOOVED (but my budget did not ). But still tried to bury the remainder!
Why is he doing that? Is he not feeling safe or what?
2) He eats around 4-5 times a day, but small portions. Around half a can of meow mix each time (one can is 2.75 oz = 78 g)
Is that normal? The vet said that I should feed him 3 times a day.
But my kitty eats a little each meal, and meows later imploring for another meal. And I don't want to starve him, so I simply obey, and give him food.
Is that normal? or should I be cruel and force him to go for a 3 time meals regimen? That would be easier for me, but I want the best for my kitty also.
Thank you.
I recently adopted a cute kitty. Not sure how old he is, because he was lost in the street and was put for adoption and I took him. Be he was clean and friendly, so must have been in a home before.
But the general estimate would be between 8-12 months old.
He weighs only 3 Kilograms.
He is wither domestic longhair or Persian.
This is my first time as a parent to a cat. So excuse my long post.
1) I started feeding him meowmix wet food, plus keeping some meowmix dry food in a bowel just in case he gets hungry while I'm out.
But then someone said it is cat's junk food. Not sure is that is true or not?? It does smell horrible. But please tell me, is it really low quality food? Because I bought a big supply of it.
So I switched to Fancy feast. I gave him one portion. He ate it, but then started doing something he did for the first time, he tried to bury the remainder of the food! (not realy burring, just pointing his paws as if he was trying to cover it with sand).
I associated that with the fancy feast thing, so I switched back to meowmix. Still, he tries to bury the food occasionally.
Tonight I tried Natural balance which he LOOOVED (but my budget did not ). But still tried to bury the remainder!
Why is he doing that? Is he not feeling safe or what?
2) He eats around 4-5 times a day, but small portions. Around half a can of meow mix each time (one can is 2.75 oz = 78 g)
Is that normal? The vet said that I should feed him 3 times a day.
But my kitty eats a little each meal, and meows later imploring for another meal. And I don't want to starve him, so I simply obey, and give him food.
Is that normal? or should I be cruel and force him to go for a 3 time meals regimen? That would be easier for me, but I want the best for my kitty also.
Thank you.