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Should kittens eat wet food or dry food?

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WebMD discusses the basics of feeding your kitten, offers tips for food selections, and describes the differences in nutritional needs between kittens and adult cats. ... For these reasons, most experts recommend you feed your kitten specially formulated kitten food until age 1. read more

When kittens are old enough to eat food other than their mother’s milk they should first be started on wet food mixed with kitten formula. They will also want to continue to nurse from their mother (or continue to drink formula from a bottle if they are without a mother). You can also introduce the tiniest kibble. read more

Very small kittens have very small teeth and can’t chew dry food well. Without some canned food, they won’t get enough nutrition to grow properly. If you are feeding your kitten both dry and canned foods, then twice a day canned feedings are sufficient. If they’re only eating canned food, they should be fed four times daily. 4. read more

Cats on dry food-only diets are slightly more prone to obesity and diabetes than cats who eat wet cat food. Part of this is due to the high carbohydrate levels in many kinds of kibble, and part is due to the free-choice feeding of dry cat food which gives cats 24-hour access to food. read more

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