Natures Variety Instinct for Kittens

[cypher]

I recently adopted a kitten and have been feeding him Natures Variety Instinct (Venison) since that is what I feed my other cats and I wanted to stick to the same brand. They do not make a kitten food and state that "Every Nature's Variety diet is complete and balanced for all life stages". Now I am wondering if my kitten is getting the most optimal nutrition not being on a "kitten food". Can anyone here with better knowledge of kitten nutritional guidelines take a look at the label I provided below and inform me if it is indeed a good food to stay on or if there is something missing that is cause to switch to a kitten food.

The food I am feeding him now.

http://www.instinctpetfood.com/product/instinct-grain-free-canned-cat-food-venison

The Kitten Food I might switch him to. Is it any better/worse?

http://bluebuffalo.com/natural-cat-...ten-chicken-recipe-canned-cat-food/#Manganese Amino Acid Chelate

 

[mwallace056]

You can stick with instinct but you have to feed him more as he is a kitten

How old is he? How much does he weigh?

 

[cypher]

You can stick with instinct but you have to feed him more as he is a kitten

How old is he? How much does he weigh?

He is almost 6 months now and he weighs 7 lbs. 

 

[mwallace056]

How many cans are you feeding him per day? Is it the 3oz or the 5.5oz

 

[cypher]

How many cans are you feeding him per day? Is it the 3oz or the 5.5oz

Two 3oz cans a day with some dry food from Natures Variety throughout the day. 

 

[mwallace056]

Does he act hungry after you feed him? Does he beg for more?

 

[catpack]

Feeding him Instinct is perfectly fine. I've raised many kittens on this food (our rescue feeds NV dry and canned with a few other brands of canned) and they are doing very well.

My only suggestion would be to rotate in a few other proteins (chicken, turkey, rabbit) unless this kitten has food allergies that prevents a rotational diet.

Congrats on the new addition!