I have recently acquired a young kitten (she's about 8 weeks old currently- can't know for sure as I found her) and I am looking to get her a good start in life with a quality cat food. I've had her for a couple of weeks now, and since I was attempting to find her a new home I bought the smallest bag of food that I could, some sort of Purina kitten food. Long story short, no one wanted her so I ended up deciding to keep her. Thus, due to the fact that kittens like to eat, she needs more food My elderly cat is on a kidney management diet, and my other cat lives with my parents, so I have little control over what their options are. This is the first time I'm really "making the decisions" with respect to all aspect of a kitten's life, so I need help!
I went to Petco yesterday to pick up supplies for her and after scratching my head between a few dry food brands (wellness, blue buffalo, innova, and perhaps a couple of others) I bought a bag of Wellness kitten food (not Wellness Core) and several cans of Wellness Core canned kitten food. I generally feed dry food, but I like to give them some canned as well. What do you think about the Wellness kitten food? Is it a food that you would recommend? Why or why not? What about regular wellness vs Wellness Core? What about the canned food? I picked the core because that was the only wellness canned that they had in a kitten variety. Is adult canned food suitable for supplementary feeding in a kitten, or should I stick with the variety that I have? What other brands would you recommend that can be relatively easy to get a hold of?
Having a kitty with kidney problems, I know that reducing the amount of protein is something that is done to manage the issue. Is this something that should only be done once an issue has come up, or does a reduced amount of protein earlier in life help to prevent the issue? The reason that I ask is because I have seen several foods around that advertise themselves as having high protein levels, but I am not sure if that is a good thing or if it could have consequences later. My older kitty is doing fine now, but she's had a few rough spots and I'd like to prevent any problems for as long as possible in my new kitten. Granted, at my cat's age of 16 problems are not necessarily avoidable, but I'd like to try!
What about feeding canned food? How much should they be fed? I can't feed entirely canned, but I can try to increase the amount that they get if needed!
Also, sorry I haven't been around for a few years, but hi everyone! Alafair and Jason are doing well, and new kitty Stella says hi!
I went to Petco yesterday to pick up supplies for her and after scratching my head between a few dry food brands (wellness, blue buffalo, innova, and perhaps a couple of others) I bought a bag of Wellness kitten food (not Wellness Core) and several cans of Wellness Core canned kitten food. I generally feed dry food, but I like to give them some canned as well. What do you think about the Wellness kitten food? Is it a food that you would recommend? Why or why not? What about regular wellness vs Wellness Core? What about the canned food? I picked the core because that was the only wellness canned that they had in a kitten variety. Is adult canned food suitable for supplementary feeding in a kitten, or should I stick with the variety that I have? What other brands would you recommend that can be relatively easy to get a hold of?
Having a kitty with kidney problems, I know that reducing the amount of protein is something that is done to manage the issue. Is this something that should only be done once an issue has come up, or does a reduced amount of protein earlier in life help to prevent the issue? The reason that I ask is because I have seen several foods around that advertise themselves as having high protein levels, but I am not sure if that is a good thing or if it could have consequences later. My older kitty is doing fine now, but she's had a few rough spots and I'd like to prevent any problems for as long as possible in my new kitten. Granted, at my cat's age of 16 problems are not necessarily avoidable, but I'd like to try!
What about feeding canned food? How much should they be fed? I can't feed entirely canned, but I can try to increase the amount that they get if needed!
Also, sorry I haven't been around for a few years, but hi everyone! Alafair and Jason are doing well, and new kitty Stella says hi!