The amount of kitten food depends, first of all, on weight, age of a kitten and, actually, on the forage. Kittens eat per day about 10% of the weight. Food of kittens after two months practically does not differ from the principles of feeding of adult animals. However, if the kitten appeared at you before eight-week age, it needs special food.
Instruction
1. For a start it is necessary to weigh the pet. It is better to use electronic scales which are more exact. Weight is the main criterion of correctness of feeding as the kitten has to add in weight. It is regularly necessary to weigh, for a start every day, then time in three-four days.
2. The quantity of a forage depends as well on age of a kitten. To eight-week age the best food is substitute of cat's milk. But if there are no excess means for acquisition of this expensive product, it is possible to use its analogs. From all with what it is possible to feed kittens, it is possible to recommend "milkshake". It is very simple to make it: you will need 1 glass (250 ml) of whole milk, 2 egg yolks, 30 ml of cream, 30 ml of bioyoghurt without additives (it is possible laktobifid). To mix all this in the mixer, the blender or manually. This cocktail especially well will be suitable for little kittens, it is still heavy to them to cope with firm food. It is also possible to cook porridge from baby food or to use the egg powder dissolved on cow's milk. On the first week of life, on the approximate weight of a kitten in 100 grams, it should give 30 ml of mix. At the same time in the first four days it is necessary to feed every two hours. From the fifth day it is possible to feed each three hours at night. Since second week it is necessary to increase volume to 50 ml with frequency 4 hours.
3. From second month of life of a kitten it is necessary to accustom to a feeding up and gradual transition to more adult food. If you decided to feed a kitten with a forage, then it is necessary to know what. Forages happen the house-keeper, a premium, a super premium and holistik a class. The class is higher, that a forage of the best quality, the it is more in its structure of meat and natural substances. In a qualitative forage there have to be more than 30% of meat ingredients. Such popular and widely advertized forages the house-keeper of a class have in structure less, than 0.5% of meat ingredients. These empty forages. Kittens do not gorge on and constantly ask to eat. Also these forages contain many fragrances, additives and substitutes. You have to know that the qualitative forage will never be multi-colored. Therefore it is very important to treat the choice of a forage responsibly. If you decided to feed a kitten with a qualitative forage, then up to three months he has to eat on 50 gr in day, from three to six months on 100 gr. Since seven months it is possible to give less again. Usually the kitten itself knows when to stop and eats when there is a wish. But some have no sense of proportion, and it is necessary to limit the pets.
4. If you feed the kid with usual food and do not know how many it is necessary to feed a kitten, approximate norms such: Age of a kitten 1.5-2 months (active growth). The number of feedings in day — not less than 6, day norm — 120-150 gr. At this time it is necessary to limit consumption of milk, milk porridges. Age of 3-6 months (active growth). The number of feedings — 4 times a day, day norm — 180-240 g. Day portion of meat not less than 35-40 g. Age of 6-9 months (active development). The number of feedings — 3 times a day, day norm — 200-250 g. The maximum needs for food at the growing cats fall on age from 6 to 9 months. In 10-12 months the activity of development decreases. The number of feedings — 2 times a day, day norm — 150-200 g.