Comments on: how old should kittens be before they start eating cat food? http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 05:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Twiggy http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-4172 Twiggy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:05:12 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/#comment-4172 I have always started my kittens on jar baby food first. After about a week I change to kitte food. Adult food is to hard to digest. I never give them milk it gives them loose stools.After about 8 weeks they can eat harder food. I have always started my kittens on jar baby food first. After about a week I change to kitte food. Adult food is to hard to digest. I never give them milk it gives them loose stools.After about 8 weeks they can eat harder food.

]]> By: Bridey http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-4171 Bridey Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:31:58 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/#comment-4171 They can start eating some solids now, but it needs to be kitten chow, and fix it the exact same way. Adult cat food doesn't have the nutrition that kittens need. Make it a loose paste consistency and let them lap it up. Kittens normally start to wean at around 5 weeks old, but some aren't completely weaned until they are 10-12 weeks. I don't usually force them to wean in the earlier weeks because I've found from experience they get a better start in life if they are allowed to nurse until they are ready to make the change. The website below has info on how to wean a kitten. It's a very good resource. They can start eating some solids now, but it needs to be kitten chow, and fix it the exact same way. Adult cat food doesn’t have the nutrition that kittens need. Make it a loose paste consistency and let them lap it up. Kittens normally start to wean at around 5 weeks old, but some aren’t completely weaned until they are 10-12 weeks. I don’t usually force them to wean in the earlier weeks because I’ve found from experience they get a better start in life if they are allowed to nurse until they are ready to make the change.

The website below has info on how to wean a kitten. It’s a very good resource.

]]> By: Orion http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-4170 Orion Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:53:23 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/#comment-4170 You can't give adult food to kittens as it's too rich for them and might upset there tummy's. Put a bit of kitten food out for them it doesn't matter if mum eats it as well as she might need the goodness in it and just see if the kittens fancy it I think they will start to eat when there ready. You can’t give adult food to kittens as it’s too rich for them and might upset there tummy’s.

Put a bit of kitten food out for them it doesn’t matter if mum eats it as well as she might need the goodness in it and just see if the kittens fancy it I think they will start to eat when there ready.

]]> By: Maddie http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-4169 Maddie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:55:05 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/#comment-4169 adult cat food is for adult cat food. get milk for kittens cause they should have milk until they are 2 months old. then when they are 2 months get the soft food that is ok for all cat ages and when their teeth start to grow feed them hard. hope this helps! adult cat food is for adult cat food. get milk for kittens cause they should have milk until they are 2 months old. then when they are 2 months get the soft food that is ok for all cat ages and when their teeth start to grow feed them hard. hope this helps!

]]> By: Due Nov. 21st! =) http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/comment-page-1/#comment-4168 Due Nov. 21st! =) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:18:07 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-old-should-kittens-be-before-they-start-eating-cat-food/#comment-4168 4 weeks is fine...they are old enough, and adult cat food is fine too...I used to water it down to make it soft and they loved it. 4 weeks is fine…they are old enough, and adult cat food is fine too…I used to water it down to make it soft and they loved it.

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