Feeding the Right Diet For Kitten
Feeding the right diet at the right quantity is important in establishing healthy habits early on. Are you feeding the correct type of food in the right amounts to help your kitten maintain a healthy body weight for life?
The Right Type
First, it’s important to make sure you’re choosing the type of food that’s best for your kitten. Indoor and outdoor cats have different nutritional needs, as well kittens versus adult cats. Indoor kittens are typically less active and have different nutritional requirements than indoor/outdoor kittens. Feed the formula that best fits their lifestyle to maintain an ideal weight. It’s also important that she gets the kitten formula until 12 months of age. Hint: When we start sending you “adult cat” newsletters, she’s ready for the switch.
The Nutro Company makes a variety of products for cats of different sizes and ages.
The Right Amount
The easiest way to find out if you’ve been giving your kitten the right amount of food is by checking the feeding guidelines on the pet food package. Because they’re based on the daily calories she needs to maintain her ideal body weight, these guides are a great way to take the guesswork out of serving amounts.
One way to stay on track with feeding the correct amount is to measure the recommended amount into the bowl you’ll use to dispense food every day. Then, mark a fill line on the bowl so you don’t rely on “eyeballing” and fall back into the habit of dishing out too much.