Well, I'm a relatively new fur-mom (moved in with the bf about 8 months ago, and magically turned into a fur-mom to 2 cats, and that magically turned to 4 about a month later lol) and I'm pretty inexperienced when it comes to cat ownership. I've been pretty much just going by what the bf's been saying, but I decided I wanted to immerse myself in catknowledge. So here I am trying to learn lol.
I posted on here a few days ago about my kittens getting sick a lot (vomiting), and they've got an appointment at the vets on Monday to get them checked out. Now, if this is food related (like them over-eating) what would you guys recommend I feed them? Right now they're free fed dry cat food (Whiskas kitten mixed in with Whiskas adult cat food in a ration of 2:1). But it seems like feeding wet food is better than dry? I know Whiskas isn't a very good brand, but we've got 4 cats, and that's what the older 2 (11yr and 8yr old cats) have been eating forever. The kittens are currently 7 months and 1 week old. So I know they should still get kitten food for a few more months. And the oldest cat -persian- (before we got the kittens) was pretty underweight (we couldn't keep the weight on her). Now that we feed kitten food, she's put on some weight, and is just the perfect size now.
So since 3 of the 4 cats need a higher protein/fat (I think?) diet, should they still get fed kitten food? Is a wet/dry mix possible, and is it considerably more expensive to feed wet over dry? Or should I just try and switch completely to wet? Also, does anyone have any suggestions on which are the best brands? I want to make sure these guys are getting fed right, that they're getting all the nutrition they need. So suggestions on which type of food would be greatly appreciated. And they prefer seafood flavored foods to chicken and other meats.
Also, if the kittens are over-eating, and I need to stop free-feeding them, how much food should a kitten and a full grown cat eat daily? I'm sure the vet will help me out a bit, but I want to be a little more knowledgeable before I go in there on Monday. I've been looking on the net a bit, but everybody seems to say something different lol. And for the people that feed their cats only certain times a day, how often do you feed? Once, twice, three times a day? What would be the most ideal way to feed? In the morning, afternoon and evening? Or maybe just in the morning and at night? And how would be go about feeding all 4 cats making sure they only eat their own helping and not help themselves to someone else's? Should they all be fed in seperate rooms?
I've got sooo many questions x) I feel really awful not knowing so much, and living with 4 cats. I want to learn as much as possible, so that I can make them the happiest little furr-babies they can be
Thanks in advance to those who answer x)
I posted on here a few days ago about my kittens getting sick a lot (vomiting), and they've got an appointment at the vets on Monday to get them checked out. Now, if this is food related (like them over-eating) what would you guys recommend I feed them? Right now they're free fed dry cat food (Whiskas kitten mixed in with Whiskas adult cat food in a ration of 2:1). But it seems like feeding wet food is better than dry? I know Whiskas isn't a very good brand, but we've got 4 cats, and that's what the older 2 (11yr and 8yr old cats) have been eating forever. The kittens are currently 7 months and 1 week old. So I know they should still get kitten food for a few more months. And the oldest cat -persian- (before we got the kittens) was pretty underweight (we couldn't keep the weight on her). Now that we feed kitten food, she's put on some weight, and is just the perfect size now.
So since 3 of the 4 cats need a higher protein/fat (I think?) diet, should they still get fed kitten food? Is a wet/dry mix possible, and is it considerably more expensive to feed wet over dry? Or should I just try and switch completely to wet? Also, does anyone have any suggestions on which are the best brands? I want to make sure these guys are getting fed right, that they're getting all the nutrition they need. So suggestions on which type of food would be greatly appreciated. And they prefer seafood flavored foods to chicken and other meats.
Also, if the kittens are over-eating, and I need to stop free-feeding them, how much food should a kitten and a full grown cat eat daily? I'm sure the vet will help me out a bit, but I want to be a little more knowledgeable before I go in there on Monday. I've been looking on the net a bit, but everybody seems to say something different lol. And for the people that feed their cats only certain times a day, how often do you feed? Once, twice, three times a day? What would be the most ideal way to feed? In the morning, afternoon and evening? Or maybe just in the morning and at night? And how would be go about feeding all 4 cats making sure they only eat their own helping and not help themselves to someone else's? Should they all be fed in seperate rooms?
I've got sooo many questions x) I feel really awful not knowing so much, and living with 4 cats. I want to learn as much as possible, so that I can make them the happiest little furr-babies they can be
