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My cats kittens are 5 weeks now old in a couple of days, one of them is weaning quite well and will go over to the shallow bowl I set out and eat his kitten food/KMR (milk formula) concoction rather well along with his mummy whilst the others aren't as keen yet and will only lick bits off my finger so as of yet they are still relying heavily on their mother's milk. She is a good mother to them and they are all gaining weight really well - the vet said they were nice and chunky.
However I am getting worried because the Mother cat is quite thin. I give her kitten food of which she has about 6 pouches a day and I also give her KMR (kitten formula), cooked chicken breast, tiny bits of grated cheese and something that I read a lot of positive reviews about which is Nutri-cal ( a high calorie paste packed with nutrients). However my cat is really thin and weighs between 3.5 and 3.7 kilograms (7.8 - 8.1 pounds). She has had 3 health checks at the vets now (because I am a paranoid cat owner) and when I brought up my concerns over her weight with my vet she told me my cat isn't too thin and that she looks healthy and has a nice shiny coat but I feel that I know my own cat and I know what she looked like before and I have to disagree. I don't know what else I can give her. I was giving her bits of raw food (turkey thigh, chicken thigh, chicken breast, chicken liver and some taurine) but my vet told me not to give her raw food and that it is not good for cats. I am thinking of ignoring that and giving her the raw food anyway because I don't know how else to help her gain weight!! I also don't trust my vet's opinion when it comes to cat nutrition because she also told me that all cat food is decent quality and not to worry about feeding her cheaper brands of food - I don't believe that is true because I am aware the cheaper brands are packed with grain.
Can anyone help me out? My cat and her kittens have been wormed by the way so it's not that.
I should also mention that she is only a small cat but she is thinner than she was before she got pregnant. I don't want to sound conceited like I know more than my vet but what the vet tells me goes against everything I have ever researched about cat nutrition.... HELP!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
However I am getting worried because the Mother cat is quite thin. I give her kitten food of which she has about 6 pouches a day and I also give her KMR (kitten formula), cooked chicken breast, tiny bits of grated cheese and something that I read a lot of positive reviews about which is Nutri-cal ( a high calorie paste packed with nutrients). However my cat is really thin and weighs between 3.5 and 3.7 kilograms (7.8 - 8.1 pounds). She has had 3 health checks at the vets now (because I am a paranoid cat owner) and when I brought up my concerns over her weight with my vet she told me my cat isn't too thin and that she looks healthy and has a nice shiny coat but I feel that I know my own cat and I know what she looked like before and I have to disagree. I don't know what else I can give her. I was giving her bits of raw food (turkey thigh, chicken thigh, chicken breast, chicken liver and some taurine) but my vet told me not to give her raw food and that it is not good for cats. I am thinking of ignoring that and giving her the raw food anyway because I don't know how else to help her gain weight!! I also don't trust my vet's opinion when it comes to cat nutrition because she also told me that all cat food is decent quality and not to worry about feeding her cheaper brands of food - I don't believe that is true because I am aware the cheaper brands are packed with grain.
Can anyone help me out? My cat and her kittens have been wormed by the way so it's not that.
I should also mention that she is only a small cat but she is thinner than she was before she got pregnant. I don't want to sound conceited like I know more than my vet but what the vet tells me goes against everything I have ever researched about cat nutrition.... HELP!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!