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KITTEN QUESTION
I have a 6 month old kitten and I was wondering at what age I should chand
to adult cat food. Thanks, Maggie |
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"Maggie Gyumolcs" wrote in message
ink.net... I have a 6 month old kitten and I was wondering at what age I should chand to adult cat food. Thanks, Maggie a year old Raffles |
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You can change now. I started my cat Isis out at 5 months of age and she did
just fine with adult cat food. -- Cat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Maggie Gyumolcs" wrote in message ink.net... I have a 6 month old kitten and I was wondering at what age I should chand to adult cat food. Thanks, Maggie |
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"kaeli" wrote in message
... In article . net, enlightened us with... I have a 6 month old kitten and I was wondering at what age I should chand to adult cat food. Depending on activity level and breed, 6 months to a year. Kitten food has more fat and calories for growing kittens (and pregnant or lactating queens). It's calorie-dense, so that they get more when they don't eat a lot. They'd have to eat more, quantity-wise, adult food to get the same amount of fat and calories and many kittens won't eat enough due to their small tummies. Some eat quite enough, even too much, so when free-fed, they get fat. If your kitten is already above the weight he/she should be, you can switch now. If your cat is one of the larger breeds (over 15 pounds expected normal weight at maturity), such as a Maine Coon or Norweigen (sp?) Forest Cat, wait until a year of age to switch. For my garden-variety DSH's, I switched at about 7-8 months. -- -- ~kaeli~ I changed mine at 1 year to adult cat food, all of mine are free fed dried food, and are given raw, or wet food ever evening, none are over weight, |
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