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Hi there,
Well, my kittens are growing up! The older one is about 11 months old and the younger one, 10 months.
I'm still feeding them three cans of food per day--3 times a day. It's a mixture of Wellness Kitten and Fancy Feast Kitten. I throw in a little Orijen cat/kitten on top and they love the whole thing.
So, here's the issue. The older one, Gomez, has always been a really big eater. And while she's not fat, she's a little overweight. The younger one, Huey, is a normal weight, maybe very slightly overweight.
So in about a month I was planning on switching them to adult food but also giving them less food, as per my vet. The question is what's the best way to transition.
Here's choice 1: Keep feeding them 3 cans, 3 times a day and swap out the Wellness for Fancy Feast Natural Gourmets (which is an adult food with super healthy ingredients--real chicken is the 1st ingredient, no fillers, etc) Fancy Feast Naturals has less calories than Wellness (122 calories for Wellness vs 96 for Fancy Feast Naturals)
Choice 2: Keep them on Wellness Kitten and Fancy Feast kitten but give them 2 1/2 cans per day 3 times a day (I'm thinking a full 3 ounce can in the morning, 1/2 a 3 ounce can for lunch and a full 3 ounce can in the evening).
Ultimately, when they're totally on adult food, it will be Fancy Feast Natural Gourmet mixed with Fancy Feast Classic Chicken --2 cans each per day (with a little Chicken Frick a Zee on as a topper) I'm not planning on introducing the Frick a Zee till they're fully on the adult plan (I gave it to them a few months ago and they LOVED it--gobbled it right up--but it's a topper and I want to get them used to the other food, which they also love first).
My vet says either is ok. Which would you guy choose, choice 1 or 2?
Thanks everybody!!!
Well, my kittens are growing up! The older one is about 11 months old and the younger one, 10 months.
I'm still feeding them three cans of food per day--3 times a day. It's a mixture of Wellness Kitten and Fancy Feast Kitten. I throw in a little Orijen cat/kitten on top and they love the whole thing.
So, here's the issue. The older one, Gomez, has always been a really big eater. And while she's not fat, she's a little overweight. The younger one, Huey, is a normal weight, maybe very slightly overweight.
So in about a month I was planning on switching them to adult food but also giving them less food, as per my vet. The question is what's the best way to transition.
Here's choice 1: Keep feeding them 3 cans, 3 times a day and swap out the Wellness for Fancy Feast Natural Gourmets (which is an adult food with super healthy ingredients--real chicken is the 1st ingredient, no fillers, etc) Fancy Feast Naturals has less calories than Wellness (122 calories for Wellness vs 96 for Fancy Feast Naturals)
Choice 2: Keep them on Wellness Kitten and Fancy Feast kitten but give them 2 1/2 cans per day 3 times a day (I'm thinking a full 3 ounce can in the morning, 1/2 a 3 ounce can for lunch and a full 3 ounce can in the evening).
Ultimately, when they're totally on adult food, it will be Fancy Feast Natural Gourmet mixed with Fancy Feast Classic Chicken --2 cans each per day (with a little Chicken Frick a Zee on as a topper) I'm not planning on introducing the Frick a Zee till they're fully on the adult plan (I gave it to them a few months ago and they LOVED it--gobbled it right up--but it's a topper and I want to get them used to the other food, which they also love first).
My vet says either is ok. Which would you guy choose, choice 1 or 2?
Thanks everybody!!!