I know I've posted a lot about my journey of switching Lily to an adult hard food, sorry if its getting repetitive! Lily is just my first kitten I've raised, I've had cats my whole life, just never had one as young as Lily. ( I got her when she was about 5 weeks old) Anyway. So I went with simply Nourish Grain free hard food. She & Callie are eating it (yaye!!) I've read on a site that some people suggest staying on kitten food for even 18 months? I don't know if Lily is done growing, shes about 1 now, I think by counting back from September 18, 2012 when I got her, her birthday is around August 3. And I'm reading how important kitten food is if they are still growing. But as long as she eats enough of it, its as good, if not better than the IAMS kitten she was eating? And I saw how kitten food contains DHA which is important for growth, which the adult food does not have. But, she gets My Little Lion Treats, Blue Buffalo Hair & Skin Treats, and GNC vitamins, all have DHA in it, so if they get those treats, that should compensate for the lack of DHA in adult food. I just have so many questions and second guessing myself. I switched Lily because I was afraid she would get fat if I kept her on the kitten food any longer. I saw some kitties at Petsmart the other day, who were HUGE and I thought maybe Lily is supposed to grow that big, because shes big now, but shes awkwardly shaped, which makes her look fat, maybe shes in another growth spurt. I just want whats best for her, and to have a great start into adult hood. Sorry if I'm rambling.