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A good daily routine for kitten?

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Davespecifico · 10/03/2018 17:11

We’re getting a 14 wk old kitten soon. We’ve never had pets. Can you give me a guide to times you give wet/dry food and water and a bedtime. Thanks

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dementedpixie · 10/03/2018 17:15

I left dry out all the time and gave wet food 3 or 4 times a day at that age. Water also left out all the time. Bedtime?? Whenever they go to sleep I suppose

Papergirl1968 · 10/03/2018 17:23

Not sure how we achieved it exactly but dcat, who we had at 12 weeks, settled into a routine of breakfast, lunch, tea and supper, and bed when we went, right from the start.
He’s just always been very good in terms of enjoying a lie in too but lots of the cats I read about on here get their slaves up at an ungodly hour. If he does want feeding early I go back to bed and he usually joins me after scoffing his breakfast.
He is the perfect cat!

viccat · 10/03/2018 18:46

Bed time! Grin He's got play time and running around as fast as he can scheduled between 2:30am-4am and again between 5:30am-7am, and climbing up your curtains at least once a day...

Seriously though, lots of playtime and attention as you're only getting one - single kittens can get bored and destructive easily... (That's why it's better to get two.)

Food out all the time at that age with a couple of wet food meals at least. And water out all the time of course.

Fluffycloudland77 · 10/03/2018 18:58

I fed on demand & it was demanded frequently.

CatchingBabies · 10/03/2018 21:14

Water out all the time, dry food out all the time and wet food at least 3-4 times a day but best to demand feed at that age. They eat a surprising amount as they burn off so much energy. They will sleep on and off all day and night as and when they want. Enjoy!

Davespecifico · 10/03/2018 21:56

Thank you all. Friend has a Bengal kitten of similar age. It has one pouch of some venison? And sleeps all night from 10 till 6ish.

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