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At what age can kittens start eating adult cat food? | Pets All Day

I once adopted two kittens who were 15 weeks old and already fixed, shots and eating adult cat food. I now have a 4 month old kitten who is still eating kitten chow and canned kitten food. He acts like he’s starving. When can I introduce him to adult cat chow, canned wet cat food and treats? I DO NOT WANT to feed him any “people” food! ThanksMy cats are indoor only.

HelloA kitten kitten needs to be on food for anything up to a year. I think your job will be to feed all of your kitten this kitten food as it will have all the nutrients in that kittens need to grow strong and healthy. If you have other adult cats, let the kitten try their food, but do not under any circumstances allow the adult cats to eat the kitten food as it is too high in nutrients and will do more harm than good. Any new food should be Introduced Gradually over a number of days to stop any tummy upsets. So, do not feed human food not as it is beneficial for any cat, no matter what age they are. Good luck – Joanne

I start changing over to adult food at 4-5 months old. There is NO reason a kitten can not have adult food after 4 or 5 months old unless they are sick or other problems where they need the extra calories. Feeding kittens (except for the large breeds like a Maine Coon) kitten food for a year will usually result in at overweight adult cat.

He is old enough for adult cat food. He might act like he’s hungry all the time for a variety of reasons though. Could be the food has a lot of filler, could have worms, could just be he is bored and wants to eat all the time. My 1 yr old cat acts like I starve him. He is about 15lbs and I only feed him a certain amount per day to keep him from gaining weight anymore, especially since he’s neutered. But he just feels like he should be fed every time I go in the kitchen lol.

A good quality cat food should provide enough nutrition for a kitten or cat of any life stage, and the label will say so. If you look at the labels, the actual difference in protein and fat are pretty minimal. They can eat a little more to make up the difference. Just be sure to change his food so he does not get very Gradually diarrhea. So, you may want to check out the follow link: http://cats . about. com / cs / catfood / a / canned_food. htmGood luck with your feline family!