Hello, I used to come here a lot before my 2 fur babies crossed; I found you all when my less than 2 year old boy (Buddy) was dx'd with kidney failure. I learned so much here about feeding my babies good food. Sadly, Buddy did eventually pass on, as did my other baby (Bella, from FIP). Both babies were under 3 when they left us, and once Bella went, Buddy crashed and burned 2 months to the day later.
Now it's a year and a half later, and we have a new baby to love...and will find her a companion. She is, best guess from a few very animal-wise friends, about 4/5 weeks old (waiting for Vet appointment, can't get in yet). She came to us (we've had her for 4 days) drinking kitten milk, using the litter, stable on on her feet and a ball of energy. We've never had one this young, as Buddy and Bella were 4 mos when we got them from the shelter. I started her on a gruel of Wellness kitten + the milk, gradually lessening the milk. She eats it like champ!
So...now to my question, finally. I know I will only feed her wet, learned that here!! But do I have to feed her "kitten" labeled food? It seems that all the "kitten" labeled food is all the same flavor, and I don't really want to feed her the same flavor food for a year, then try to get her used to different flavors; I already know how hard that is. Currently, I am feeding her pretty much free-style, and she eats about one can of the little tiny Wellness each day. The Wellness came with her, but yesterday I needed to get some more and also got her some Performatrin (Pet Valu) brand, and I got her some Nature's (?) Instinct "topper" raw freeze dried thingies,designed to go on top of Kibble (but she won't be getting Kibble). She loves them both!
BUT: "kitten" labeled only, or can I give her varieties now so she gets used to eating many flavors? I remember I was buying Performatrin, Wellness, EVO and one other I can't remember the name of once I switched B&B to all wet when Buddy got sick.
Sorry to ramble on so...but I do love this site! I suppose I need to see if my name can be changed though, since B&B will soon be Kitt and ???
Thanks in advance for any thoughts & suggestions. Oh, and I do need to be kind of budget friendly, altho I think I can swing a mix of some freeze dried raw in there; I've used Primal before and now Pet Valu also carried Stella and Cheweys (is that still a good brand?).
Now it's a year and a half later, and we have a new baby to love...and will find her a companion. She is, best guess from a few very animal-wise friends, about 4/5 weeks old (waiting for Vet appointment, can't get in yet). She came to us (we've had her for 4 days) drinking kitten milk, using the litter, stable on on her feet and a ball of energy. We've never had one this young, as Buddy and Bella were 4 mos when we got them from the shelter. I started her on a gruel of Wellness kitten + the milk, gradually lessening the milk. She eats it like champ!
So...now to my question, finally. I know I will only feed her wet, learned that here!! But do I have to feed her "kitten" labeled food? It seems that all the "kitten" labeled food is all the same flavor, and I don't really want to feed her the same flavor food for a year, then try to get her used to different flavors; I already know how hard that is. Currently, I am feeding her pretty much free-style, and she eats about one can of the little tiny Wellness each day. The Wellness came with her, but yesterday I needed to get some more and also got her some Performatrin (Pet Valu) brand, and I got her some Nature's (?) Instinct "topper" raw freeze dried thingies,designed to go on top of Kibble (but she won't be getting Kibble). She loves them both!
BUT: "kitten" labeled only, or can I give her varieties now so she gets used to eating many flavors? I remember I was buying Performatrin, Wellness, EVO and one other I can't remember the name of once I switched B&B to all wet when Buddy got sick.
Sorry to ramble on so...but I do love this site! I suppose I need to see if my name can be changed though, since B&B will soon be Kitt and ???
Thanks in advance for any thoughts & suggestions. Oh, and I do need to be kind of budget friendly, altho I think I can swing a mix of some freeze dried raw in there; I've used Primal before and now Pet Valu also carried Stella and Cheweys (is that still a good brand?).
