Comments on: How do you teach cats to eat out of their own food bowls? http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 04:44:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: RuneAmok http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-938 RuneAmok Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/#comment-938 Well, you don't need to feed them different foods. Kitten food doesn't contain any nutrients that adult food doesn't, and vice versa. "Kitten" food is little more than a marketing ploy by cat food mfrs. It makes you think it's necessary to feed kittens "kitten" food - but it's not. Kittens and adults need the same nutrients. Kittens need slighly more which can typically be accomplished by feeding them more. Which you should do because they require a ton more calories than adults. If you feed them both a good quality canned food, both will thrive. From my blog: This site has provided some info:. Energy Requirements for Kittens and Adult Cats Age kcal/lb body wt Kittens: 10 weeks 113 20 weeks 59 30 weeks 45 40 weeks 36 Adult Cats: Inactive 18 Active 20-30 Pregnant 45 Lactating* 56--145 So it appears that kittens need many more calories than adults. So why not just feed them more? This site has another table showing the minimum protein allowances for cats v. kittens. It boils down to kittens needing 4% more protein than adults. There were other items in there, but it didn't vary widely at all. Kittens need the same amount of fat. They need a little more calcium, phosphorous and magnesium. So in essence, it appears that so long as the food is adequately high in protein, your kitten will get what it needs - regardless of marketing hype. Well, you don’t need to feed them different foods. Kitten food doesn’t contain any nutrients that adult food doesn’t, and vice versa.

“Kitten” food is little more than a marketing ploy by cat food mfrs. It makes you think it’s necessary to feed kittens “kitten” food - but it’s not. Kittens and adults need the same nutrients. Kittens need slighly more which can typically be accomplished by feeding them more. Which you should do because they require a ton more calories than adults.

If you feed them both a good quality canned food, both will thrive.

From my blog:
This site has provided some info:.

Energy Requirements for Kittens and Adult Cats
Age kcal/lb body wt
Kittens: 10 weeks 113
20 weeks 59
30 weeks 45
40 weeks 36
Adult Cats: Inactive 18
Active 20-30
Pregnant 45
Lactating* 56–145

So it appears that kittens need many more calories than adults. So why not just feed them more?

This site has another table showing the minimum protein allowances for cats v. kittens. It boils down to kittens needing 4% more protein than adults. There were other items in there, but it didn’t vary widely at all. Kittens need the same amount of fat. They need a little more calcium, phosphorous and magnesium.

So in essence, it appears that so long as the food is adequately high in protein, your kitten will get what it needs - regardless of marketing hype.

]]> By: jackie http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-937 jackie Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:47:39 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/#comment-937 Hi you can try feeding the cats in different rooms of the house. I know it's hard when my kittnes were small their mother would eat their food and leave hers i would also mix them together but that's how the mother got a little fat lol now that the kittens are over a year old they are all on the same food. So feed the kitten in one rom or your house and the older cat in the other room and try to make it a consistant time of day my cats al know they eat in the morning and at 4 or so in the afternoon. hope this helps! Hi you can try feeding the cats in different rooms of the house. I know it’s hard when my kittnes were small their mother would eat their food and leave hers i would also mix them together but that’s how the mother got a little fat lol now that the kittens are over a year old they are all on the same food. So feed the kitten in one rom or your house and the older cat in the other room and try to make it a consistant time of day my cats al know they eat in the morning and at 4 or so in the afternoon. hope this helps!

]]> By: jamievoetsch http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-936 jamievoetsch Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:51:22 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/#comment-936 I feel you. I have 5 cats and 2 are too aggressive and pushy at dinnertime, so they are all fed in different rooms. Let me know if you figure out a secret :) I feel you. I have 5 cats and 2 are too aggressive and pushy at dinnertime, so they are all fed in different rooms. Let me know if you figure out a secret :)

]]> By: kana121569 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-935 kana121569 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:38:52 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/#comment-935 Put one in a room with his/her food and shut the door. Your older cat is just trying to be the boss and will probably continue to do this even after the kitten has grown up. My dominate cat hates to see the dog eat and will stare at her which makes her nervous . Put one in a room with his/her food and shut the door. Your older cat is just trying to be the boss and will probably continue to do this even after the kitten has grown up. My dominate cat hates to see the dog eat and will stare at her which makes her nervous .

]]> By: Lisa http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Lisa Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:29:50 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-do-you-teach-cats-to-eat-out-of-their-own-food-bowls/#comment-934 You can fed them in separate rooms until your kitten is 5-6 months old. At that age it is perfectly ok for her to eat the same food as the older cat , as 99% of kittens don't need to be on kitten food till 1yr no matter what the bag says. You can fed them in separate rooms until your kitten is 5-6 months old. At that age it is perfectly ok for her to eat the same food as the older cat , as 99% of kittens don’t need to be on kitten food till 1yr no matter what the bag says.

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