However you need not fret provided you know how to determine the recommended daily intake of calories in cat food for both kittens and adults.
Cat food for both kittens and adults.
If you serve up both kitten and adult food chances are the adult will eat most of the kitten food along with the adult food which could result in a cat with a weight problem and a.
The adult version blue buffalo indoor health is made to suit the nutritional needs of adult cats.
Dry adult cat food.
Well that depends on what you want your cat to look like.
Kitten foods had more calories per kg than adult cat food formulas for both dry 3 881kcal vs.
Blue buffalo for example makes both a kitten and an adult cat food.
Adult cat food will not harm the kitten but it will not add all of the nutrients they need while growing.
Adult cat food has far fewer calories and protein to accommodate their needs.
The kitten food blue buffalo healthy growth is formulated for kittens.
That s a 6 13 increase in dry food calories and a 23 87 increase in wet food calories from adult food to kitten food.
Adult cat food will not harm the kitten but it will not add all of the nutrients they need while growing.
Jacquline if you really want to keep both foods separately instead of using only kitten food you can get a box and cut a hole or two big.
One thing you can do is use an adult cat food but soften it with a little milk for the kittens.
Generally an adult cat should weigh an average of 11 pounds.
And for that weight the cat should consume between 250 and 350 calories.
These high energy needs make it harder for kittens to get enough calories in one meal says jennifer larsen dvm phd nutritional consultant and assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the veterinary medical.
One thing you can do is use an adult cat food but soften it with a little milk for the kittens.
But most agree on some of the pros and cons of dry and wet adult cat food.
The experts haven t reached complete consensus.
Which one is better.
Is energy dense meaning a cat can consume lots of calories.
Typically kitten food causes adult cats to get fatter.
To support this explosive growth as well as high activity levels your kitten may have triple the energy needs of an adult cat.
Is convenient because you can leave it out and it doesn t spoil as easily.