How many times a day to feed a kitten?

Compliance with the schedule

At the age of 2-3 months, the kitten, as a rule, is already moving from mother’s milk to ready-made diets. At this time, the animal needs rich and regular feeding. He should be given small meals 5 times a day.

It is important to remember that in the first three months of a kitten’s life, the digestive system finishes forming, and the skeleton strengthens. To provide it with all the nutrients in proper proportions, it is recommended to combine wet and dry diets. Divide the bag of wet food into four servings that the kitten can eat throughout the day, and leave 23-28 g of dry food for snacks.

After three months, the kitten is transferred to three meals a day. For breakfast, he should be given a whole bag of wet food, for lunch and dinner – another half bag. It is also recommended to leave 33 g of dry food for daily snacks.

In this mode, the kitten should be fed up to a year, increasing only the amount of dry food by 1 g per month.

Overeating control

If a kitten meows and looks plaintively at the owner, this does not mean at all that he is hungry. Perhaps the pet just needs affection. You can not replace it with food!

It is important to watch for signs indicating that the animal is full:

• rounded, but not too bloated belly;
• washing;
• quite a growl.

However, the kitten may demonstrate that the food is not enough for him. Then he has:

• restless behavior;
• attempts to grab the owners by the hands;
• biting or sucking fingers;
• continued squeaks or meows.

You should not indulge the kitten and feed it. It is better to give him less food so as not to cause digestive problems.

With the right diet, the kitten will grow up healthy, beautiful and will not suffer from obesity and other diseases that overfeeding can cause.

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15 2017 June

Updated: 7 May 2020