Need help getting kitten to eat food.
Cheryl Short
8 years ago
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how much do kittens eat and can they over eat?
Comments (2)At 10 weeks, kittens should get about 2/3 cup food a day in 4-5 meals. You could add some warm water to their wet food to ensure they're getting enough water, as sometimes kittens are just not interested in water. It also makes it easier for them to lap up the food. All our cats were rescued from the streets (starving) and no matter how much food they got, they always seemed hungry - the vet said they were making up for lost time. I'd feel sorry for them but then was advised that they could easily overeat and too much food could upset their tiny tummies. Gradually we learnt how much to feed them. We got many toys from the store for them, to this day they prefer to play with bottle caps and paper balls lol. They do love their cat tree and scratching post. Max is called MaxuRocket coz of his habit of zooming all over the house at top speed for no apparent reason - and then he'd go into the burn-out phase, panting like a dog. Kittens that young will play with almost anything, and they're such cute lil bundles of energy. It's really good that you have two so they can expend all that energy on each other. Enjoy your lil ones, they grow out of this stage very fast. Don't forget to take out the camera and post pics here soon!...See Morekitten not eating for three days
Comments (5)I feed her Fancy Feast because the cans are small and none of my cats will eat any soft food after it has been refrigerated. Have no idea why but they refuse to, even if I warm it up. They will also not eat any canned food that has sat on a plate for more than a few hours. Unless some of the food she ate was contaminated, there wasn't really anything else she would have gotten into. One thing I thought of but the vet didn't think much of it- my kitten has this suckling behavior that she does quite often. Especially at night she will go to this teddy bear we gave her or to any soft blanket and she will kneed and suck at the blanket like she is nursing. The vet said she was probably taken away from her mother too young (have no idea as she was a stray I found at my mailbox one day). I was thinking that we had washed all the bedding on the previous Sunday and maybe she ingested some chemicals or detergent from a blanket she was sucking on. She seems to be 100% better now. SHe is running around like crazy, play bites me and purrs while she does it and plays with all the other cats as she used to. She is also eating everything I put in front of her. No more vomiting or diarhea. I plan to take her for a follow up in a few weeks. One interesting thing is my 2nd youngest cat has not eaten canned food in about three years (she is four years old) and if you offer her some, she tries to cover it up and walks away. She looks at you like "WHAT are you trying to feed me!??" like she is disgusted. Well after my kitten (hillary) got sick my other baby girl who won't touch the canned food, tried it one night and now she loves it! So every time I feed the baby my 2nd youngest wants to eat some of her food too. Just thought that was interesting that after all this time she now likes canned food....See MoreHow much can a kitten EAT....
Comments (14)Beautiful kitten. It may be just coincidence, but I have wondered if pets who had to go hungry for a while feel it necessary to overeat, even as adults. I got a kitten about 9 years ago that was in the parking lot of a department store. Sad looking kitten that I really wasn't sure if it would survive. She developed a cataract over one eye I guess from conjunctivitis (sp?) but other than that and a fondness for food, suffered no lasting problems. She has always been a bit overweight. Well, OBESE. Until recently I always thought dry food was better than canned, & started feeding her canned food. That is the only thing that has caused her to lose weight. She doesn't really like canned food, doesn't like people food, just dry. But her health is better than it has been in years. And while she has lost weight, she is by no means a normal weight now, just less obese. I find it so hard to control her weight when my other 2 cats are not fat, and tend to graze off and on through the day. Same thing with one of my dogs too, she had been hungry as a pup & now is a non stop eating machine. Seems like I have read that giving a cat milk can cause kidney problems later in life, especially for male cats. I do give my cats milk occasionally, not a lot & only as a treat, they love it so much....See MoreWeaning kittens... What food?
Comments (8)Actually, it is a myth that dry food is better for kitties teeth. "For cats to derive any supposed abrasive benefit from dry foods to be seen, they would have to actually chew their dry food. Since dry food shatters in their mouths and they then swallow the pieces, there's no abrasive action from chewing something hard. Cats who eat dry food often have very severe dental problems. Many factors contribute to dental health, but it is clear that a high-carbohydrate diet is not beneficial!" Cats need wet food on a regular basis to keep fully hydrated. Here is a link that might be useful: Cats Need Wet Food...See MoreCheryl Short
8 years ago
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