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My two kittens are 9 months. For most of their lives, my boy Hugo has been about a pound heavier and grows faster than his sister, Honey. At 5 months Hugo was 7 lbs and Honey was 5.5 lbs. But now there's only a few oz size difference. Honey has gained 1 lb in the past month (10.9 lbs total) and Hugo has only gained 3.5 oz (11.1 lbs).
I'm trying to figure out if I should decrease the frequency and/or amount of food that I give to Hugo. He currently eats 4 times a day; 2 of those meals (morning and bedtime) he's fed 2.75 oz of Instinct Kitten canned and the other two meals (lunch and evening) he's fed half of that, around 1.4 oz per meal. So a total of 8.25 oz of canned a day; however, most of the time doesn't finish all of his food. There's either some left over (anywhere from a quarter to a third), especially during lunch time, or his sister eats his leftover food. He's already 11.1 lbs at 9 months and he's a domestic shorthair so it's not like his breed is big. But I'm still hesitant to reduce the amount/frequency of his feeding since he's technically still a kitten and everyone stresses how it's important that they're fed a lot. But again, he's slowed down growing significantly and seems like the bulk of his growing happened in earlier months (he gained 2 lbs in one month in fall 2019). How do I know when it's the right time to start feeding him like an adult? Is it also too early to transition him to adult food?
For Honey, seems like she may still be growing. She definitely eats more than Hugo now; however, I'm monitoring her weight because from certain angles she looks like she's on her way to being a little chunky if I'm not careful. She often times eats Hugo's leftover food but it's hard to prevent it because I still have to leave it out to see if Hugo finish it. So I don't even know if she's still growing or overeating at this point.
I'm trying to figure out if I should decrease the frequency and/or amount of food that I give to Hugo. He currently eats 4 times a day; 2 of those meals (morning and bedtime) he's fed 2.75 oz of Instinct Kitten canned and the other two meals (lunch and evening) he's fed half of that, around 1.4 oz per meal. So a total of 8.25 oz of canned a day; however, most of the time doesn't finish all of his food. There's either some left over (anywhere from a quarter to a third), especially during lunch time, or his sister eats his leftover food. He's already 11.1 lbs at 9 months and he's a domestic shorthair so it's not like his breed is big. But I'm still hesitant to reduce the amount/frequency of his feeding since he's technically still a kitten and everyone stresses how it's important that they're fed a lot. But again, he's slowed down growing significantly and seems like the bulk of his growing happened in earlier months (he gained 2 lbs in one month in fall 2019). How do I know when it's the right time to start feeding him like an adult? Is it also too early to transition him to adult food?
For Honey, seems like she may still be growing. She definitely eats more than Hugo now; however, I'm monitoring her weight because from certain angles she looks like she's on her way to being a little chunky if I'm not careful. She often times eats Hugo's leftover food but it's hard to prevent it because I still have to leave it out to see if Hugo finish it. So I don't even know if she's still growing or overeating at this point.