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I have a litter of 5 week old kittens (5 weeks as of last thursday) who are now eating a lot of "real" food. They are still nursing (at least I assume they are, I never see them nursing but mamma cat still has milk) but the mom cat is underweight and I want to get them eating as much real food as possible so she has a chance to put some weight on (she was a stray, pregnant when I found her). My question is about what I'm feeding the them and whether it is a good diet for growing kittens. I am feeding them the same food I feed the mom cat, which is Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul wet food, and Nutrisource Pure Vita Chicken Entree dry food. They get the wet food 2x a day (usually I split up 1 5.5oz can between mamma cat and the 5 kittens at each feeding) and have the dry food free choice. Here are the ingredient lists etc.:
Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul canned:
Guaranteed Analysis:Crude Protein (min.): 10.0% Crude Fat (min.): 5.0% Crude Fiber (max.): 1.0% Moisture (max.): 78.0% Ash (max): 2.0% Calorie Content: 187 kcal/can Ingredients:Chicken, chicken liver, salmon, turkey, duck, chicken broth, whole grain brown rice, white rice, oatmeal, potatoes, barley, egg product, guar gum, flaxseed meal, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, taurine, dried chicory root, carrageenan gum, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, folic acid, copper sulfate, calcium iodate and sodium selenite.
Nutrisource Pure Vita Chicken Entree dry:
Guaranteed Analysis:Crude Protein: min 32.0%Crude Fat: min 18.0%Crude Fiber: max 6.5%Moisture: max 10.0%Linolenic Acid: min 3.0%Magnesium: min .08%Zinc: min 150 mg/kgVitamin E: min 130 IU/kgTaurine: min 0.18%Total Microorganisms: min 100 mil CFU/lb
Ingredients: Chicken, chicken meal, peas, pea flour, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried egg product, natural flavor, yeast extract, pea protein, pea starch, pea fiber, dried brewers yeast, tomato pomace, phosphoric acid, salt, potassium chloride, DL methionine, carrots, sunflower oil, minerals (iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, cobalt proteinate), cranberries, apricots, cherries, taurine, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, calcium carbonate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, mineral oil, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate), turmeric, dried chicory root, vitamins (vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), choline chloride, inositol, yucca schidigera extract, glutamic acid, rosemary extract, yeast culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Aspergillus niger fermentation product, dried Bacillus subtillis fermentation product
Does this sou d like a good diet for kittens? I have never had young kittens before and I tend to worry. Also I've heard I should rotate between different brands of wet food?
Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul canned:
Guaranteed Analysis:Crude Protein (min.): 10.0% Crude Fat (min.): 5.0% Crude Fiber (max.): 1.0% Moisture (max.): 78.0% Ash (max): 2.0% Calorie Content: 187 kcal/can Ingredients:Chicken, chicken liver, salmon, turkey, duck, chicken broth, whole grain brown rice, white rice, oatmeal, potatoes, barley, egg product, guar gum, flaxseed meal, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, taurine, dried chicory root, carrageenan gum, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, folic acid, copper sulfate, calcium iodate and sodium selenite.
Nutrisource Pure Vita Chicken Entree dry:
Guaranteed Analysis:Crude Protein: min 32.0%Crude Fat: min 18.0%Crude Fiber: max 6.5%Moisture: max 10.0%Linolenic Acid: min 3.0%Magnesium: min .08%Zinc: min 150 mg/kgVitamin E: min 130 IU/kgTaurine: min 0.18%Total Microorganisms: min 100 mil CFU/lb
Ingredients: Chicken, chicken meal, peas, pea flour, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried egg product, natural flavor, yeast extract, pea protein, pea starch, pea fiber, dried brewers yeast, tomato pomace, phosphoric acid, salt, potassium chloride, DL methionine, carrots, sunflower oil, minerals (iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, cobalt proteinate), cranberries, apricots, cherries, taurine, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, calcium carbonate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, mineral oil, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate), turmeric, dried chicory root, vitamins (vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), choline chloride, inositol, yucca schidigera extract, glutamic acid, rosemary extract, yeast culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Aspergillus niger fermentation product, dried Bacillus subtillis fermentation product
Does this sou d like a good diet for kittens? I have never had young kittens before and I tend to worry. Also I've heard I should rotate between different brands of wet food?