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We just adopted a pair of 6-month old kittens, Loki and Pen Pen, from the same litter 1 month ago. Lately I noticed Loki (brother, the black cat) is getting a bit chubby.
When I adopted them, the shelter said the boy was the biggest one from the litter and will probably grow to 13 to 15 lbs. And his sister is the runt and will only reach 7 to 8 lbs. They've been neutered and spayed.
When they're firstly arrived, I fed them wet food two times per day (3 oz can one can at a time, split between the two) and dry kibbles throughout the day, same practice as their froster home. I noticed Loki always eat way more wet food and pen pen would eat dry all the time (she's not picky but she has preferences).
Then I read a lot on raw feeding and this latest week I've been trying to increase their wet food and add some raw food to their diet, so I can reduce the dry kibbles.
My current schedule is: two 3 oz. can wet food in the morning, 3 pieces freezer dried raw rabbit nugget at lunch hours, one 3 oz. can wet food plus 2 raw nuggets for dinner. I put out 1/4 cup dried venison jerky for them to graze during the day, and add 1/4 cup grain-free dry kibbles at night so they don't wake me up at 6AM.
Loki had a bit diarrhea when I adopted him but has almost stopped after I reduced kibbles (his poop is still a bit soft but he looks very energetic all the time), so I think the current food is better for him.
His sister is super tiny and extremely active. And I feel like she's finally putting on a bit weight lately.
I just weighed them yesterday. Loki is 8.5 lbs and Pen Pen is 5.2 lbs. But I feel like Loki is getting big really fast and he now looks a bit chubby. I'm a first time cat owner so I cannot tell if he's just growing or getting fat. I really don't want him to get overweight when he's so young.
I thought about feeding them separately but it's most impossible because Pen Pen eats very small amount at a time. If I don't put food there, she will not get enough food. But as long as there's food, Loki will also eat some too.
What should I do?
When I adopted them, the shelter said the boy was the biggest one from the litter and will probably grow to 13 to 15 lbs. And his sister is the runt and will only reach 7 to 8 lbs. They've been neutered and spayed.
When they're firstly arrived, I fed them wet food two times per day (3 oz can one can at a time, split between the two) and dry kibbles throughout the day, same practice as their froster home. I noticed Loki always eat way more wet food and pen pen would eat dry all the time (she's not picky but she has preferences).
Then I read a lot on raw feeding and this latest week I've been trying to increase their wet food and add some raw food to their diet, so I can reduce the dry kibbles.
My current schedule is: two 3 oz. can wet food in the morning, 3 pieces freezer dried raw rabbit nugget at lunch hours, one 3 oz. can wet food plus 2 raw nuggets for dinner. I put out 1/4 cup dried venison jerky for them to graze during the day, and add 1/4 cup grain-free dry kibbles at night so they don't wake me up at 6AM.
Loki had a bit diarrhea when I adopted him but has almost stopped after I reduced kibbles (his poop is still a bit soft but he looks very energetic all the time), so I think the current food is better for him.
His sister is super tiny and extremely active. And I feel like she's finally putting on a bit weight lately.
I just weighed them yesterday. Loki is 8.5 lbs and Pen Pen is 5.2 lbs. But I feel like Loki is getting big really fast and he now looks a bit chubby. I'm a first time cat owner so I cannot tell if he's just growing or getting fat. I really don't want him to get overweight when he's so young.
I thought about feeding them separately but it's most impossible because Pen Pen eats very small amount at a time. If I don't put food there, she will not get enough food. But as long as there's food, Loki will also eat some too.
What should I do?
