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Feeding guide for 10 week old kittens

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LiveLifeToTheFull2 · 24/02/2024 21:51

We've just adopted 2 beautiful 10 week old kittens.
We've had cats all our adult life but they have always been 6 ish months old when we got them and it's a job to remember that far back!
So what do you/would you feed kittens and how often?
At the moment I've been leaving a small scattering in a bowl of dried Purina Bifensis Kitten food all day and night, fresh drinking water, kitten milk twice a day, and a pouch of wet kitten meat half each in the morning and half each in the evening.
Does this sound ok? Thank you ☺️

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catofglory · 24/02/2024 22:46

They are very young, kittens that age need feeding four times a day.

I usually feed mainly wet food at that age. I would give them half a pouch each four times a day. You can put some dry food down too, and obviously water at all times.

I wouldn't personally bother with cat milk.

LiveLifeToTheFull2 · 24/02/2024 23:09

catofglory · 24/02/2024 22:46

They are very young, kittens that age need feeding four times a day.

I usually feed mainly wet food at that age. I would give them half a pouch each four times a day. You can put some dry food down too, and obviously water at all times.

I wouldn't personally bother with cat milk.

Thank you so much for replying! I'm just going off what the breeder told me she did so this is upper helpful ☺️
I want to do the right thing x

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lifebeginsaftercoffee · 24/02/2024 23:10

I would be feeding wet food at least 5-6 times a day at that age. I don't think they really need kitten milk either - I've certainly never fed it to any of mine anyway!

Baldieheid · 24/02/2024 23:20

Ours had fresh wet food 5 to 6 times a day at that age, and dry food down all the time.

ToftySheepdog · 24/02/2024 23:21

Waits patiently for photos

BlackboardMonitorVimes · 24/02/2024 23:29

We have a 12 week old that eats 2.5 to 3 pouches a day! He has 3 meals and eats the lot. A total guzzler!

BlackboardMonitorVimes · 24/02/2024 23:29

Here he is! Photo tax paid.

Feeding guide for 10 week old kittens
NotAllowed · 24/02/2024 23:33

Cats are very good at regulating their own food intake, and ad lib feeding. My cats have always had plenty of food left out with 24/7 access to a full bowl of biscuits. They regulate their own intake and aren't greedy. I give them each one pouch of wet food per day which they graze on over the course of the day in addition to unlimited biscuits.

lifebeginsaftercoffee · 24/02/2024 23:37

Cats are very good at regulating their own food intake

Definitely not the case for all of them Grin

-eyes up cat who weighed 8.5kg at his last appointment and is now on a diet- 🙈

dementedpixie · 24/02/2024 23:50

I left dry down and gave wet food several times a day. Didn't give kitten milk

LiveLifeToTheFull2 · 25/02/2024 00:44

Thank you so much everyone! So helpful it's been a while since we had kittens!
Photo tax... 🥹🥰

Feeding guide for 10 week old kittens
Feeding guide for 10 week old kittens
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LiveLifeToTheFull2 · 25/02/2024 00:45

BlackboardMonitorVimes · 24/02/2024 23:29

Here he is! Photo tax paid.

Oh my goodness stop it 🥹
He is ADORABLE 🥰

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NotAllowed · 25/02/2024 23:37

lifebeginsaftercoffee · 24/02/2024 23:37

Cats are very good at regulating their own food intake

Definitely not the case for all of them Grin

-eyes up cat who weighed 8.5kg at his last appointment and is now on a diet- 🙈

I forgot to add in the very important caveat of training them to be like this from kittens! My girls have always responded well to my feeding technique. Haha an 8.5kg boy sounds delightful to cuddle!

lifebeginsaftercoffee · 26/02/2024 07:10

@NotAllowed he's a beast that's for sure Grin

He's so affectionate though and has the most lovely personality. He was a rescue which makes it even more special as he hated everyone at first Blush

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