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Old 27-06-2008, 09:53 AM
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Whats the best food for kittens?

Aged 12 weeks?

I dont pick them up until August but i'd like to be ready and get the food in while i can.

I had thought of getting them Royal Canin but apparantly its not the best??

Is Natures Menu & Orijen the best then? And am i right in thinking i can feed them RAW with the above?

Thank you for your advice
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Old 27-06-2008, 10:01 AM
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Re: Whats the best food for kittens?

Hi Charlie,

Im curious what have you heard about Royal Canin to think its not the best food to feed your kittens? I use Royal Canin,James Wellbeloved,Almonature.
Wet foods, Natures menu,raw rabbit,chicken,white fish, a very small amount of tuna now and again, oh and Applaws which is a great food.Not tried Orijen but beleive its a good food.

Also bear in mind to use whatever the breeder/previous owner has fed them on while you introduce them onto foods you will be feeding them eventually.

Good luck with your new babies!

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Re: Whats the best food for kittens?

Alot of peeps use the Orijen.. the only thing I found is that the kibble is quite big! So not sure how that would go down for a a little kitten.

My 2 are on James Wellbeloved for kittens and I give them a tin of Applaws each day as a suplement
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Re: Whats the best food for kittens?

I've just trawled through the 19 page 'what do you feed your cat' thread and theres lots of mixed views and opinions!

I like the idea of JWB and natures menu / Applaws - i understand there will be a change over but i'd like to get them on something good from an early age.

What actually is the changeover period - is it the same with dogs (about a week?)
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Old 27-06-2008, 11:05 AM
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Re: Whats the best food for kittens?

Forgot to ask - can you feed two different types of dry at the same time? So maybe JWB for lunch and RC for tea?
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Forgot to ask - can you feed two different types of dry at the same time? So maybe JWB for lunch and RC for tea?
Yea, I have both and it's mixed together in a big tub, lol

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Yes, a week is normally ok, but just go by how the cat takes to it
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Hi Charlie,

Im curious what have you heard about Royal Canin to think its not the best food to feed your kittens? I use Royal Canin,James Wellbeloved,Almonature.
Wet foods, Natures menu,raw rabbit,chicken,white fish, a very small amount of tuna now and again, oh and Applaws which is a great food.Not tried Orijen but beleive its a good food.

Also bear in mind to use whatever the breeder/previous owner has fed them on while you introduce them onto foods you will be feeding them eventually.

Good luck with your new babies!

Jo
There was a bit of controversy last year regarding RC and it came out just after the poisoning scare in certain well known brand pet foods. With this happening a lot of the ingredients in all foods were being scrutinised and it was found that RC contained a potentially toxic substance called melamine.
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Hi Charlie..go with what your kitts breeder has done and then slowly,slowly,some great advice and 19 pages of whats best for your cat/kitt diet is a lot to take in but also food for thought as you've found out)The very best of luck with your kitt and i'm sure he/she will let you know one way or another what they like/agrees with them so wouldn't fret too much and naturally we will be wanting pics asap
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