New Earth
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Thu Dec-11-08 09:39 PM
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I know there are lots of cat lovers here - can someone please suggest some (not too expensive) good food for kittens? It has been many years since I had any cats so I don't know if there are new brands out there that are considered good for the young ones. I remember something like Kitten Chow, and know my old cat liked it when she was little. I am most likely getting a kitten on Saturday and just want to make sure I get her some good food. I'll post pics when I have her :D
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bettyellen
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Thu Dec-11-08 09:50 PM
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1. i like Royal Canin dry food..... they have a kitten formula |
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one of the few drys with no recalls in the past couple of years.
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New Earth
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:14 PM
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it's interesting no one else is replying, DU is the biggest cat place ever....
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:32 PM
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8. no prob! good to see you, faye! you would get more opinions if you posted in pets... |
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very opinionated ones too!
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:17 PM
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3. I use Natural Balance. |
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Edited on Thu Dec-11-08 10:18 PM by LeftyMom
It's got good quality ingredients, but it's not so expensive that I have to beggar myself feeding four cats.
edit: Avoderm is another brand that's good quality, but not a super-premium price, as is Nature's Recipe. I've had good results with all three.
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New Earth
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:18 PM
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4. so you think this is good for kittens too, not just adults? |
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:21 PM
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Her vet wanted her on a kitten specific formula for higher protein, but she won't eat it. I just make sure to put some canned food down for her every day or two, in addition to her kibble, and she's crazy healthy.
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:19 PM
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5. When my kitties were babies I didn't start them on dry food for quite some time. And when I |
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did start them on it, I wet it down for them. (One of them choked on a piece of kibble when she was tiny. Made me very nervous, hence the extremely cautious feeding tactics. :P )
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:21 PM
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6. what kind of wet food did you give them? |
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:49 PM
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10. Oh, man. That was almost 15 years ago... But I bet it was whatever was cheap. We were |
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just married and barely scraping by. :D
Now I give them only wet and dry food from purina, ever since that contamination scare.
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Thu Dec-11-08 10:32 PM
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9. Canned food (if good quality -- no grains) is actually better for them. |
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There's less filler and more protein, so they are less likely to get fat or diabetic. Also there's a little less poo to deal with. I feed my guys Wellness canned food and Solid Gold Indigo Moon dry food. Cats weren't designed to digest corn.
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