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there is no quick and easy answer to the
frequency with which a given cat or
kitten should be fed
as age and relative health of your cat
how many cats you have
your own home environment as well as the
type of food you feed
will all play a large part in how you
handle feeding
for example a stay-at-home caregiver
will be able to feed canned food
to kittens or geriatric cats
several times a day on the other hand a
single working owner
or a two income family will rely more on
dry cat food
with early morning and late night
supplements of canned foods
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frequency to feed kittens canned food
kittens need roughly twice the nutrients
of adult cats
for both growth and energy obviously
their tummies cannot handle large
quantities of food
therefore much like human babies they
need frequent feedings at first
tapering off as they grow it is
important
during this time to weigh the kittens
regularly to ensure they're
gaining regularly but not of becoming
overly fat their hunger will usually be
a pretty good guideline for determining
if they're getting enough
nutrition as a rule kittens under six
weeks old should remain with the mother
cat if this is possible a kitten may be
fed by bottle between four and six weeks
old
one alternatively the kitten can at five
weeks old be gradually introduced to a
good canned kitchen food
mixed with equal parts of a kitten
formula such as
kmr kitten milk replacer
i do not advise giving kittens whole
milk
as many cats are allergic to it as the
kitten approaches six weeks old
the amount of kmr can be gradually
reduced
until the kitten is eating canned food
alone
at six weeks three or more small
feedings
spaced regularly throughout the day
be sure to weigh the kitten regularly
and record his or her weight in a dated
chart to keep track of its
developments 12 weeks
increase the amount of each meal and
gradually space them out to 3 meals a
day
around 6 months you may gradually space
out the meals to twice daily
feeding adult cats unless a kitten
is showing excessive weight gain he is
considered
an adult at the age of one year and for
the next nine years or so
maybe fed adult maintenance food twice
daily
with supplements of dry food when needed
as listed below
dry food dry food is more for the
convenience of the care river
than for the nutritional needs of the
cat
cats have lived long and happy lives on
an
exclusive diet of dry foods and
food working caregivers adult cats may
be fed a meal of canned food morning
and night with dry food left out for
grazing
geriatric and special needs cats
older cats and special needs cats with
conditions
requiring specific dietary needs may
need to be
fed more often it is best with these
cats to follow your veterinarian's
directions
for feeding both tissue deal and type of
food
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