Just after Christmas my husband and I agreed to bring my daughter's 6-month-old male, tiger-striped kitten to our home. She had taken him in, even though he put her 1 over the allowed 2 cats in her apt.
Fig, is an active, happy, healthy, intelligent little creature. After a week or so of hissing and spitting on the part of our 5 cats he has adjusted well to the move. He detests kitten chow however and was smart enough to lick off the canned food our daughter was mixing with it to get him to eat it. As a result he is underweight for his age and bone structure. Our vetenarian is delaying neutering him for at least 4 weeks, hoping he will gain weight.(he is in perfect health except for being underweight). He suggested I continue my present feeding schedule which is to mix Friskies canned food thoroughly with Purina Kitten chow and feed him the mixture 3 times per day. After inhaling food for the first couple of weeks, he has now settled down and is satisfied with the 3 feedings.
He gained some weight but still needs to gain more. My question is: Is there a brand/brands of kitten chow in the more expensive brands that has a higher protein and fat content than Purina does? Is there a canned, catfood either made especially for kittens and/or with a higher fat and protein content than the Friskies? I would appreciate any help anyone could give me. Thanks. In peace, Hannah
Fig, is an active, happy, healthy, intelligent little creature. After a week or so of hissing and spitting on the part of our 5 cats he has adjusted well to the move. He detests kitten chow however and was smart enough to lick off the canned food our daughter was mixing with it to get him to eat it. As a result he is underweight for his age and bone structure. Our vetenarian is delaying neutering him for at least 4 weeks, hoping he will gain weight.(he is in perfect health except for being underweight). He suggested I continue my present feeding schedule which is to mix Friskies canned food thoroughly with Purina Kitten chow and feed him the mixture 3 times per day. After inhaling food for the first couple of weeks, he has now settled down and is satisfied with the 3 feedings.
He gained some weight but still needs to gain more. My question is: Is there a brand/brands of kitten chow in the more expensive brands that has a higher protein and fat content than Purina does? Is there a canned, catfood either made especially for kittens and/or with a higher fat and protein content than the Friskies? I would appreciate any help anyone could give me. Thanks. In peace, Hannah