I’m brand new here, so I’ll introduce myself: my name is Mélody and I’m a cat mum to three cats! :D
I’m absolutely mad about cats, like many of you here, I imagine!
I have:
- Olaf, a two-year-old male.
- Severus, a one-year-old male.
- Athéa, a two-month-old female, my latest addition and the reason for this post.
If you're curious, you can find photos of them on my profile ;)
So, here’s the situation: I feed my cats a mix of dry food and wet food throughout the day. I have dry food for neutered cats, since both my boys have been done, and kitten dry food for the little one. However, she refuses to eat her kitten food; I’ve already tried two brands, Purina and Pro Plan, and I made sure to do a proper transition from the food she was on before.
I should also mention that each of my cats has their own bowl (a double one for wet and dry food).
My question is this: do you know of any solution, and more importantly, is it dangerous for her to be eating dry food meant for neutered cats?
Thanks in advance! :)
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Greylox, I’m familiar with Zooplus, thanks! ;)
I’d like to place an order, but there’s so much choice that I think I’ll need some advice on the different products they have, especially regarding grain-free dry food.
Thanks for your help.
Hi everyone!
I’m brand new here, so let me introduce myself. My name is Mélody and I’m a mum to three cats! :D
I’m cat-mad, like many of you here, I imagine!
There’s:
- Olaf, a two-year-old male.
- Severus, a one-year-old male.
- Athéa, a two-month-old female – she’s my latest arrival and the reason for this post.
For those who are curious, you can find photos of them on my profile page ;)
So, here’s the situation: I feed my cats a mix of dry and wet food throughout the day. I have dry food for neutered cats, since my two boys have been neutered, and kitten food for the little one. The problem is, she refuses to eat her kitten food. I’ve already tried two brands, Purina and Pro Plan, and I made sure to do a proper transition from the food she was on before.
I should also mention that each of my cats has their own bowl (a double one for wet and dry food).
My question is: do you know of any solutions, and more importantly, is it dangerous for her to be eating the food meant for neutered cats?
Thanks in advance! :)
Hello,
Dry food for neutered cats is low in animal protein, so it’s not at all suitable for a growing kitten.
You should know that the supermarket brands you’re using are poor quality anyway. At the very least, you should switch your cats to 'premium' dry food... now, I’m probably going to get some stick from the forum regulars here, so I’ll say it again: 'at the very least' (because it's still better than supermarket stuff, but not by much). Ideally, you should switch to grain-free food (though a daily portion of wet food is a must with that). You can buy these types of food online.
So, for a start, you should look into switching the little one to a new dry food. I know a certain website starting with 'Zoo' and ending in 'plus' :) often offers trial packs with 2 or 3 different brands (in small quantities) to test them out (before you go buying a 6.5 lb bag for nothing :) ). Even if it’s adult food, if you go for grain-free, the animal protein content will be high enough; you just need to make sure the kibble pieces aren't too big for your little one to manage.
Whatever you do: no neutered cat food for kittens!
