Hi! So you might have seen my other post which explains that I just got two kittens and I've decided to feed them a mix of wet and dry food (a third of a cup of dry at breakfast, lunch, and dinner and a 3-oz can of Fancy Feast at breakfast and dinner).
1. Right now I'm feeding Fancy Feast tender liver and chicken, turkey and giblets, and Tender beef and chicken (all classic pates). My mom just bought Fancy Feast Ocean Whitefish and Tuna, Savory Salmon Feast, and Cod Sole and Shrimp Feast. I told her that feeding fish can cause cats to be addicted to the fish and not eat anything else and she said, "Is that a bad thing? Cats like fish!" So... firstly, is this food good for kittens and secondly, should I keep trying to discourage the fish? The kittens seem happy to eat basically anything. And if I should, how do I go about that because my mom is obsessed with the idea of cats eating fish.
2. What dry food is best for kittens? Right now we're feeding Paws Kitten food but that's only temporary (would still like to know whether that's a good food or not though). After that we're planning on feeding either Royal Canin kitten food or Hill's Kitten Food. That's what my grandfather, who bred and showed Birmans, recommended so I'm assuming he knows what he's talking about.. but I'd like your advice anyway I've only really researched wet food because I didn't really want to feed any dry but my parents insisted after my grandfather says he always fed only dry and his show cats were fine. I argued the point and we settled with a mix of both. Anyway, so I'm not sure what to look for. I know the first ingredient should be meat, but every time I look past that I just kinda cringe because there's so many grains and carbohydrates and stuff cats can't digest! But I need to find something good, so suggestions are welcome.
Oh, and Pepper has been having diarrhea ever since we got him on Friday. I'm hoping that's just the food change.. he's drinking a lot it seems so I'm not too worried about dehydration but I want him to feel better soon! I'm guessing it should pass by the end of the week? If it doesn't I'll talk to my parents about taking him to the vet (where they're from, vets are only a last resort for cats and otherwise you just wait for them to get better on their own. Same with us and doctors actually XD So before you say I should take them to the vet anyway just for a checkup, remember that it's going to be nearly impossible to convince my parents of that :/ They will take them for something serious but it needs to really be worth their while to make them want to pay for it).
Thanks in advance!
1. Right now I'm feeding Fancy Feast tender liver and chicken, turkey and giblets, and Tender beef and chicken (all classic pates). My mom just bought Fancy Feast Ocean Whitefish and Tuna, Savory Salmon Feast, and Cod Sole and Shrimp Feast. I told her that feeding fish can cause cats to be addicted to the fish and not eat anything else and she said, "Is that a bad thing? Cats like fish!" So... firstly, is this food good for kittens and secondly, should I keep trying to discourage the fish? The kittens seem happy to eat basically anything. And if I should, how do I go about that because my mom is obsessed with the idea of cats eating fish.
2. What dry food is best for kittens? Right now we're feeding Paws Kitten food but that's only temporary (would still like to know whether that's a good food or not though). After that we're planning on feeding either Royal Canin kitten food or Hill's Kitten Food. That's what my grandfather, who bred and showed Birmans, recommended so I'm assuming he knows what he's talking about.. but I'd like your advice anyway I've only really researched wet food because I didn't really want to feed any dry but my parents insisted after my grandfather says he always fed only dry and his show cats were fine. I argued the point and we settled with a mix of both. Anyway, so I'm not sure what to look for. I know the first ingredient should be meat, but every time I look past that I just kinda cringe because there's so many grains and carbohydrates and stuff cats can't digest! But I need to find something good, so suggestions are welcome.
Oh, and Pepper has been having diarrhea ever since we got him on Friday. I'm hoping that's just the food change.. he's drinking a lot it seems so I'm not too worried about dehydration but I want him to feel better soon! I'm guessing it should pass by the end of the week? If it doesn't I'll talk to my parents about taking him to the vet (where they're from, vets are only a last resort for cats and otherwise you just wait for them to get better on their own. Same with us and doctors actually XD So before you say I should take them to the vet anyway just for a checkup, remember that it's going to be nearly impossible to convince my parents of that :/ They will take them for something serious but it needs to really be worth their while to make them want to pay for it).
Thanks in advance!