What is the best kitten food to feed a Himalayan kitten that is 6months old?
Hello does any one know what the best food to feed a Himalayan Kitten that is 6 months we have been feeding him this one
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750359
Does any one know any other kinds of kitten food that would be better thanks
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Royal Canin is full of carbs and grains that cats don’t need. I recommend switching to a high protein grain free wet food, as it’s overall the best for your cat’s health. If you’re buying from Petsmart, the only two brands they carry that are worth buying are Blue Buffalo Wilderness and Avoderm Select Cuts. I recommend these specific varieties and not the others from these manufacturers. Here are the ones I’m talking about:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3399908
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2865998
If you have a Petco in your area, you can get Wellness grain free. It’s an overall better alternative to either of the ones above. Innova EVO is another excellent brand, but it’s usually only carried in smaller pet supply stores.
http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/cat_index.html
http://www.evopet.com/
All of these foods are formulated to be appropriate for cats at all life stages, so there’s no need to worry about kitten, adult, etc. The link below has more information on cat nutrition and explains why wet food that is species appropriate is best.
http://catinfo.org
this is a very good kind, if he is eating it I wouldnt change it,
All kibble….even if its the best of the best…..is garbage! Its like eating dried Cheesies!
Try a ‘raw’ diet. Just Google it. Raw meat has all the nutrients…because it is real! Kibble is dried, baked meat!
Think about it!
Well, when I got my cat from the shelter he was about your cat’s age. They told me good food to feed a 6 month old is Science Diet.
That is a very good food for your kitty. I wouldn’t change it.
Dont! feed your cat science diet, its not a good food at all! I would never feed any of my animals science diet.
Himalayans have sensitive digestive tracts. If you change flavors or brands of food, Himalayans are prone to vomiting or diarrhea. More seriously, blood can be seen in the stool after a change in what you feed this kitten. If you must change kitten food, mix the new food with the food the kitten is currently on and gradually adjust the proportions over a THREE WEEK PERIOD. This gradual mixture will help your kitten adjust without severe upset. At the first sign of diarrhea or vomiting, go back to the proportions that the kitten could handle.This is true for adult Himalayans also. The Golden Rule for Himalayans: select one food, one flavor and do not alter it.
PREMIUM CAT FOOD: Your kitten was raised eating top quality premium kitten food. For months 4, 5 and 6, why not continue your kitten on top quality food to give your kitten the best start in life? You can start introducing adult food, which will be less expensive, when your kitten is 6 months to one year old gradually as explained below. You can shop at your local pet store and let me know what is available so together we can select the best food available for your kitten. You can also special order the kitten food of your choice by clicking on the pictures of food to order online from the shopping page. In the long run, premium cat foods are less expensive than grocery store brands because you will have a healthier cat that will live longer and only needs to see a Vet for a yearly check-up. Remember, this is a growing kitten and it is going to eat a lot. Research shows that the bulk of a kitten and cat’s diet should be canned food or meat (no fish). Ideally, kittens should be fed 4 times a day which will taper off to two times a day near adulthood. Keep dry food out at all times until your kitten is 6 to 9 months old.
WET KITTEN FOOD:
The bulk of your kitten’s diet should be canned food. Ideally, they should eat 4 times a day. Kittens finish eating their canned food in about 15 to 25 minutes. You will need a storage container because your kitten cannot eat 5.5 oz per serving. Water in food is NOT bad. Since the domestic cat has descended from the small African species, their physiology requires that they get moisture (water) from their food. Be aware that two of the many risks of a strictly dry food diet are chronic renal failure and feline lower urinary tract disease. FLUTD is something that CAN be prevented.What is in Instinctive Choice. Instinctive Choice contains high-quality proteins from organic chicken, turkey, chicken liver and shrimp. Instinctive Choice contains nutrient rich water, offering the nutritional components found in the chicken broth and other proteins in this formula. This allows your cat to obtain moisture closer to the way a cat in the wild would get it. Instinctive Choice also contains added omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, taurine and a superior blend of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to help contribute to a healthy daily diet. Instinctive Choice has a savory taste that your kitten or cat will love.
Instinctive Choice does NOT contain corn or corn gluten, wheat or wheat gluten, artificial colors or artificial preservatives.
Blue Buffalo is a good brand that you can get at petsmart.
Canned food is better. http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.naturapet.com/- show more cat brand choices like wellness, evo ..
This is a very very good food to be giving your cat. If the cat has no problems digesting the food and is eating it contently, I would not change it because switching could cause digestive problems like diarrhea and may cause vomiting. If perhaps you would like to switch, a more natural food is FROMM. It is completely natural and is a very good food as well. If not, there is also Science Diet who’s ingredients are AAFCO approved. The problem with most pet foods is that there is no law that says that pet food companies are forced to meet AAFCO standards as decent food.
this is what i feed my cat
she’s Persian and i started giving her that kind since she was 8 months and now she 1 year and 5 months
I’d rather have you keep the kitten on that than Science Diet! Seriously. But on the other hand, you want to find a food that doesn’t have corn, wheat or soy. Cats are strictly Carnivors. They dont need the grains. Also look out for meat by-products and Animal Fat. You don’t know what kind of animal it is. It could be anything.
Wellness and the Core, Innova and Evo, California Natural, Serengeti(Timberwolf makes it) are great foods. Have nothing what’s above. The Wellness Core and Innova Evo are high protein.
What not feed your cat:
9 Lives, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Friskies, Whiskas, anything at the grocery store or Walmart. You will have more trips to the vets, more pooping and maybe food allergies.
Good luck!!
i give my cats good life recipe for indoor cats. no soft food cause it will give your cat the runs.
The same food you would feed any kitten or cat
Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s health
Contrary to what you may have heard; dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat.
Please read the label on what you are feeding? What are the ingredients? Do you know what they mean? Is the first ingrediant a muscle meat like chicken or meal or other things?
http://www.catinfo.org/#Learn_How_To_Read_a_Pet_Food_Ingredient_Label
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Perhach/PetFood/InterpretingLabels.htm
Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u.t.i’s and a host of other problems. Food allergies are very common when feeding dry foods. Rashes, scabs behind the tail and on the chin are all symptoms
The problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with grains and carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. Also, Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food but in
Dry, 95% of it is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Another thing, most use horrible ingredients and don’t use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive.
http://www.catinfo.org/#My_Cat_is_Doing_Just_Fine_on_Dry_Food
You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesn’t have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all.
THE BEST CAT FOODS CONTAIN NO GRAINS NO BYPOODUCTS NO MEAL
Cats are meat eaters not cereal or rice eaters
Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods. I would rather feed a middle grade canned food then the top of the line dry food.
Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Does a hard pretzel clean your teeth or do pieces of it get stuck? http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/bpo_ch4a.php
Please read about cat nutrition.
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm
http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm#Dry_Food_vs_Canned_Food.__Which_is_reall
Vetinarian diets The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with money than nutrition. In vet school, the only classes offered on nutrition usually last a few weeks, and are taught by representatives from the pet food companies. Vet students may also receive free food for their own dogs and cats at home. They could get an Iams notebook, a Purina purse and some free pizza. http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Perhach/PetFood/Vets.htm
what is good for one cat is good for all cats.
You want to be feeding a high quality meat based diet.
check out http://www.catinfo.org a website run by a vet who actually studies feline nutrition (unlike most vets who do not)
a raw diet is what cats were designed to eat, but if you are unwilling to go raw, you want a canned food that is in loaf or pate form.. chunked food is too high in carbohydrates. Dry food is too high in carbohydrates and too low in moisture to be of any good to your kitty.
That’s fine – we feed Royal Canin. But your Himi doesn’t need to stay on kitten food any more; you can switch to adult foods now (start mixing the adult and kitten together).
I’d also add canned food (adult) with your dry.
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