Kitten food question.
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Hi, we have a 9 week old kitten, which has been checked by the vet had his jags last week, all fine.
He doesn't really touch his kitten food, just licks the gravy/jelly (have tried various brands).
Yet the moment we have our dinner he is jumping up our leg and trying to eat whatever is on our plate, this happens every time we sit down for a bite to eat, he's more like a dog than a cat
So I was wondering if there is any alternative food that can be safely be fed to a 9 week old kitten, cooked or raw chicken, mince etc, he seems to love gravy, is this going to cause him harm.
Thanks for reading, any advice appreciated.
Here's the offender!
He doesn't really touch his kitten food, just licks the gravy/jelly (have tried various brands).
Yet the moment we have our dinner he is jumping up our leg and trying to eat whatever is on our plate, this happens every time we sit down for a bite to eat, he's more like a dog than a cat
So I was wondering if there is any alternative food that can be safely be fed to a 9 week old kitten, cooked or raw chicken, mince etc, he seems to love gravy, is this going to cause him harm.
Thanks for reading, any advice appreciated.
Here's the offender!
Providing its free of sauces and high salt content, boiled or baked chicken will be fine.
Our cat has an overactive thyroid so needed to eat chicken for a while until a special Iodine free supplement could be sourced, and we were informed by the vet that chicken is actually very healthy and nutritious for cats of all ages.
Our cat has an overactive thyroid so needed to eat chicken for a while until a special Iodine free supplement could be sourced, and we were informed by the vet that chicken is actually very healthy and nutritious for cats of all ages.
Pebbles167 said:
Providing its free of sauces and high salt content, boiled or baked chicken will be fine.
Our cat has an overactive thyroid so needed to eat chicken for a while until a special Iodine free supplement could be sourced, and we were informed by the vet that chicken is actually very healthy and nutritious for cats of all ages.
Thanks, I'll try him on some chicken, see how he goes.Our cat has an overactive thyroid so needed to eat chicken for a while until a special Iodine free supplement could be sourced, and we were informed by the vet that chicken is actually very healthy and nutritious for cats of all ages.
Have you tried Applaws (available in pets at home) check you buy complete cat food not complimentary or Lily's Kitchen kitten.
I'm reluctant to advise raw as I've seen kittens do poorly on raw due to incorrect balance of foods and poor foods offered. Could do it once older. There are websites for raw feeding but there tends go be quite a variation as to what people advise, though jasandjules on here will have good info
He will need more than just chicken, he needs calcium in his diet, I would advise at least trying Applaws (which has chicken strips in it). Applaws do a dry carb free diet which you could try a little bit of if you haven't yet.
Avoid the gravy, too much salt
I'm reluctant to advise raw as I've seen kittens do poorly on raw due to incorrect balance of foods and poor foods offered. Could do it once older. There are websites for raw feeding but there tends go be quite a variation as to what people advise, though jasandjules on here will have good info
He will need more than just chicken, he needs calcium in his diet, I would advise at least trying Applaws (which has chicken strips in it). Applaws do a dry carb free diet which you could try a little bit of if you haven't yet.
Avoid the gravy, too much salt
Edited by bexVN on Monday 13th October 22:20
bexVN said:
Have you tried Applaws (available in pets at home) check you buy complete cat food not complimentary or Lily's Kitchen kitten.
I'm reluctant to advise raw as I've seen kittens do poorly on raw due to incorrect balance of foods and poor foods offered. Could do it once older. There are websites for raw feeding but there tends go be quite a variation as to what people advise, though jasandjules on here will have good info
No I haven't tried Applaws, I'll pick some up at the weekend and see if he likes it.I'm reluctant to advise raw as I've seen kittens do poorly on raw due to incorrect balance of foods and poor foods offered. Could do it once older. There are websites for raw feeding but there tends go be quite a variation as to what people advise, though jasandjules on here will have good info
I know what you mean about raw as there seems to be a lot contradicting advice, so will avoid that for now.
Thanks.
bexVN said:
Should add, cute kitty 
. The weekend is quite a way off, if he's being that picky may be better to get some a bit sooner. Or order on amazon (if you have prime you could get it next day )
Thanks, yes I'll get some after work on Wednesday, I'm sure Pets at home is open till 8pm.. The weekend is quite a way off, if he's being that picky may be better to get some a bit sooner. Or order on amazon (if you have prime you could get it next day )He picks at any food put down to him and eats the odd bit of dry kitten food so he's not totally not eating, all be it not ideal.
Cheers.
You can also try 'Purrform' - www.purrform.co.uk.
It was recommended to us by a cat breeder, and ours have certainly enjoyed it! Not cheap, but does seem very good.
It was recommended to us by a cat breeder, and ours have certainly enjoyed it! Not cheap, but does seem very good.
at 9 weeks he might just still be a bit young, does he lap milk and/or water from his dish ok ?
the advice Bex gives is good as is the advice saying plain cooked chicken
avoid giving him too much from your plates for two main reasons -
1. behavioural stuff -what is cute for a fuzzy ickle kitten isn't so cute when it's 5 kg of fully grown cat
2. food cooked to human taaste is generally high in salt
the advice Bex gives is good as is the advice saying plain cooked chicken
avoid giving him too much from your plates for two main reasons -
1. behavioural stuff -what is cute for a fuzzy ickle kitten isn't so cute when it's 5 kg of fully grown cat
2. food cooked to human taaste is generally high in salt
DavidJG said:
You can also try 'Purrform' - www.purrform.co.uk.
It was recommended to us by a cat breeder, and ours have certainly enjoyed it! Not cheap, but does seem very good.
Thanks I'll have a look.It was recommended to us by a cat breeder, and ours have certainly enjoyed it! Not cheap, but does seem very good.
mph1977 said:
at 9 weeks he might just still be a bit young, does he lap milk and/or water from his dish ok ?
the advice Bex gives is good as is the advice saying plain cooked chicken
avoid giving him too much from your plates for two main reasons -
1. behavioural stuff -what is cute for a fuzzy ickle kitten isn't so cute when it's 5 kg of fully grown cat
2. food cooked to human taaste is generally high in salt
Yes he laps up milk and water no problem, we're not allowing him to take food from our plates, he will just have to learn it's not going to happen.the advice Bex gives is good as is the advice saying plain cooked chicken
avoid giving him too much from your plates for two main reasons -
1. behavioural stuff -what is cute for a fuzzy ickle kitten isn't so cute when it's 5 kg of fully grown cat
2. food cooked to human taaste is generally high in salt
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