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Hi all! I have two kittens 8 and 5 months old. From the time we brought the first home I started reading everything I could get my hands on about cats ans nutrition and behavior. I'm into natural health and real food eating for myself, so it only made sense to me to provide that for my cats too. But I haven't yet quite gotten in the swing of things. . .partly due to vets always saying they don't recommend it and partly because, well life is busy and figuring it all out hasn't quite happened. Also, my kittens (well one of them) is quite picky about food and that makes it seem a bit daunting. Also they eat a ton right now and I think it will be simpler once they've slowed down to adult portions! Anyway, just looking for support.
Right now they get fed 3x a day. A high quality pate in the morning (either Kasik chicken or turkey or Newmans Own organic turkey and liver), a high quality dry food midday (the absolute best I could find was Orijen) amd TikiCat After Dark for dinner (this is shredded chicken and organ meat) with a little raw (frozen nugget type, I get rabbit) mixed in. They also like the freeze dry raw. this one: Northwest Naturals Freeze Dried Chicken Cat Food, 4 oz
But they like to eat it dry and so even though it's raw I worry that it doesn't have the moisture content. But maybe I could use this as their "dry food" meal to move them away from the kibble. I feel like they just eat and eat!!! I know that's their age though.
I spend a lot since I buy such good quality food and I know it would make sense to make my own. But then it seems daunting. Any advise for getting started? Or thoughts on the nutrient quality of how I do feed them now?
Right now they get fed 3x a day. A high quality pate in the morning (either Kasik chicken or turkey or Newmans Own organic turkey and liver), a high quality dry food midday (the absolute best I could find was Orijen) amd TikiCat After Dark for dinner (this is shredded chicken and organ meat) with a little raw (frozen nugget type, I get rabbit) mixed in. They also like the freeze dry raw. this one: Northwest Naturals Freeze Dried Chicken Cat Food, 4 oz
But they like to eat it dry and so even though it's raw I worry that it doesn't have the moisture content. But maybe I could use this as their "dry food" meal to move them away from the kibble. I feel like they just eat and eat!!! I know that's their age though.
I spend a lot since I buy such good quality food and I know it would make sense to make my own. But then it seems daunting. Any advise for getting started? Or thoughts on the nutrient quality of how I do feed them now?