Kitten Food - Which is Better, Wet Or Dry?

A cats life span can easily surpass 15+ years,
therefore it's vital that you set your kitten up
from the start. Obviously your kitten will have
been started on her mother's milk. This is a
special condensed milk called colostrums. It
comprises of antibodies to help fight disease
and is also very high in crucial proteins.

What Exactly is Colostrum?

The colostrum, also known colloquially as "the
first milk", is a type of milk produced by the
mammary glands of all mammals in the last period
of pregnancy and the first 48 hours after giving
birth. The 87 growth and 97 immune factors of
colostrum have enormous curative capacities in:
fighting viruses, bacteria mycosis, parasites,
protecting the digestive system. Also, the
colostrum restores all the body tissues and
muscles, stimulates the nerve cells and brain
activity, regulates the blood sugar and
cholesterol. Colostrum heals the heart and
brain's lesions and has a role in detoxifying
and protecting the cardio-vascular system. All
these amazing effects of this "miraculous milk"
are essential to any new-born mammal in the
first hours of life. So, just as you would make
sure you feed your newborn baby with all the
nutrients it needs, the same goes for your new
kitten. Whether you've bought your kitten from a
breeder or a rescue centre, make sure you check
with the seller exactly what your kitten has
been raised on so far, and stick with it. Don't
buy cheap kitten food or milk, you want to have
the best start for your new addition and she'll
need all the nutrients she can get, as she'll be
75% grown when she reaches 6 months. It's
advisable for your kitten to stay on kitten food
until they are 12 months old, then , gradually
move them onto adult brands by mixing small
amounts in with the old kitten food. Also make
sure you feed your kitten little and often,
their stomachs at 8 weeks old will only be the
size of a walnut. After weaning, your kitten
should be having four small meals a day.
Eventually this should be reduced to two meals a
day by the age of six months.

Varied Diet - Good Idea or Not?

We all know how fussy cats can be, so
introducing your kitten to tiny amounts of wet
food and dry strips of meat will help get your
kitty used to the idea of variety in her diet.
It will also help with hydration and teeth
cleaning. However stay away from giving her raw
meat as food poisoning and tummy bugs are very
serious problems for a young cat. Always cook
the meat right through and again, keep the
amounts very small. Once she has reached 6 weeks
old she will no longer need kitten milk. Water
should always be readily available and DON'T
feed your kitten cows milk. It's for calves not
cats! Cows milk has high quantities of lactose.
Your Kitten may love the taste but it will cause
digestive problems and feline diarrhoea. Dry or
Wet Food? Just like us, cats are all very
different in their characters and tastes. You
may find as your kitten grows she has a
preference for wet or dry food. Be careful
though as kittens eyes are usually bigger than
their stomachs. So follow the instructions on
the pack for dry food, as they have a habit of
over eating. Both have nutritional value and you
will come to know which suits you and your kitten
through trial and error. A good tip is to find
out which food your kittens mother was eating
whilst she was nursing them.

Dry food will help with, dental health, stools
with less odour. (Always keep water available
with dry food). Wet food, on the other hand is
closer to a cats original diet and usually
contains 80% water.

If in any doubt make sure you consult your vet.

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