Kittens need balanced nutrition during the feeding process. After all, kittens are in the development stage. Once nutrition is lacking, the impact on their health will be relatively large. Therefore, pet owners must be more careful and cautious to allow fragile kittens to grow up healthily. Here are a few principles of feeding kittens, I hope you can master them.

1. The necessity of a balanced diet for kittens

1. Nutritional requirements for growth

After the kitten is weaned, the owner should provide it with a nutritionally balanced diet in a timely manner to meet its nutritional needs. During the growth period, kittens have some special requirements for food.

2. Vitamins and minerals

Kittens need to consume more protein than adult cats, and it must contain a variety of amino acids needed for growth. Appropriate amounts of vitamins and minerals are also needed to ensure healthy growth of teeth and bones.

Kittens require 4 times more energy per kilogram of body weight than adult cats.

2. Principles of feeding pet kittens

1. Eat small meals often

Since kittens have much higher nutritional and energy requirements than adult cats, and their stomach capacity is smaller, kittens should be fed smaller meals more often to prevent them from absorbing the food.

2. Highly nutritious food

The ideal food for kittens should be delicious and highly nutritious food that is easy to digest to ensure that the nutrients can be fully absorbed. Kittens are in a growth stage, so their nutrition must be comprehensive and balanced.

3. How many times a kitten should be fed daily

1. Adapt to original habits

If the kitten is adopted from somewhere else, the owner should have a detailed understanding of the kitten's original eating habits at the original owner's home. If any changes are made, they should be done gradually and not suddenly.

2. Just after weaning, the milk gradually decreases

Newly weaned kittens should be fed 4 to 5 times a day. When the kittens grow to 6 months old and reach 3/4 of the weight of adult cats, the feeding times can be gradually reduced to twice a day.

3. Cats do not eat excessive amounts

Cats generally do not overeat, so feed them as much as they need at each meal. The feeding time should generally be controlled to 20 to 30 minutes, and the remaining food should be thrown away in time. Male cats eat more and grow faster than female cats.

Male cats weigh more than female cats as adults.

4. Gradually feed it into cat food

Kittens can be gradually fed adult cat food when they are 8 to 9 months old. This process is best for a week, so that the kittens can fully adapt to adult cat food when they reach adulthood.

Kitten growth period: feeding principles andNote

4. Things you should pay attention to when feeding kittens

1. Meat and drinking water

Cats are absolute carnivores and must obtain the nutrients contained in meat. Plenty of fresh and clean drinking water must be available at all times, and it must also be taken to the veterinary hospital regularly for regular check-ups to maintain physical and mental health and maintain optimal condition.

2. Avoid developing bad habits

Giving human food to kittens can cause unnecessary distressing behaviors, such as begging for food or stealing food. Therefore, we must prevent this phenomenon from happening when feeding.

3. Choose dry cat food

For your cat’s nutrition and teeth, commercially available dry cat food is the best choice. However, kittens cannot switch from milk to dry cat food immediately, so they need time to gradually adapt.

4. Baby food substitution

During the transition period, high-fat, high-protein, nutritious weaning food must be provided. Foods suitable for weaning include beef, cooked pork, tender chicken breasts, rice, fish, liver, etc. Or choose baby food without added vegetables instead.

5. Chop food into pieces

When feeding kittens, pay attention to the feeding method. Some kittens can learn to eat from a bowl, while some kittens cannot yet learn how to do so. Pet owners should not be impatient and should feed food directly into the palm of their hands. Another thing that pet owners must remember is that kitten food must be minced, so that it is more suitable for kittens to eat.