According to opinion of many manufacturers, the best term when it is necessary to take away a kitten from mom cat, the age is 2-3 months. The grown-up kitten already ceases to eat by this time maternal milk and completely passes to usual food. However in practice the kittens quite often get to the new house at the age of one and a half months and is even younger. Therefore before owners there is a problem as it is correct to organize feeding of a little kitten.
First of all it is necessary to decide on a diet. Cats can be fed with either natural food, or purchased sterns. Also there is an option of the mixed diet when as the basic the animal is given a dry feed, and as bait — natural products. However the mixed food is less preferable as it is considered that such diet is unbalanced and leads to a surplus of some vitamins and minerals and deficiency of others. Besides, for digestion of industrial forages and digestion of natural food (especially crude) at cats different enzymes are produced. Therefore the mixed type of food can lead to gastrointestinal frustration.
Ready kitten foodIndustrial forages for little kittens have the balanced structure thanks to what the animal gains all necessary for growth and substance developments. That is important, ready forages allow the owner of an animal to save time which does not need to be spent for cooking. It is possible to feed a kitten with both a damp (can) forage, and a dry feed. It is the best of all to begin with a damp forage. The first time can be offered unfamiliar food to a half-month kitten on a finger. For this purpose scoop a finger of a little can forage and let's a kitten it pinch. Soon the kitten has to begin to eat a damp forage from a bowl. If it did not occur, try to dilute a can forage with a small amount of water that it became more liquid. It is necessary to begin to accustom to a dry feed of a little kitten gradually. At first dry croquets need to be soaked and to give the received mix to an animal on a finger or to smear accurately to it on the sky. Gradually add the lesser amount of water to a dry feed until the kitten begins to gnaw it independently. Very important for feeding of kittens to choose only qualitative forages a premium and a superpremium class. The cheap advertized cat food make from low-quality raw materials therefore they not in the best way affect health of the favourite.
Feeding of kittens natural food
For a little kitten the dearest and habitual food are dairy products. The favourite can give boiled cow's or goat milk, cream. If the kitten badly transfers whole milk, it should be replaced with fermented milk products — curdled milk, kefir or low-fat sour cream. Very useful product for the growing organism is cottage cheese which can be mixed with milk and a chicken yolk. Meat should be entered into a diet gradually and only in a boiled look. Begin with small cut boiled beef. Then it is possible to diversify a diet with boiled chicken, a turkey and a rabbit. As a meat source children's canned meat well will approach, but only as a part of what there is no salt. Fish (preferably sea and low-fat grades) can be given not more often than once a week, but too only in a boiled look and small portions. For full development the little kittens also need vegetable food: vegetables and grain. And here bean should be avoided as they badly are digested. From grain it is the best of all to cook porridges to which it is possible to add the wiped vegetables and meat.
Frequency of feeding of kittens
Little kittens aged from 1.5 up to 4 months need to be fed 5-6 times a day with slightly warmed up food. Intervals between feedings make 3-4 hours. It is impossible to overfeed an animal, but also hungry the kitten should not be too. Access to fresh water has to be continuous.