Kitty Question....

[sasvermont]

Hi stranger.

Congrats on the new arrival. How are the girls and hubby?

I free feed my cats (three of em') and give them a little bit of wet food every now and then. I usually buy expensive, grain free food (Blue Buffalo Wilderness right now) and I have found their weight stays the same but their teeth have stayed clean. I used to feed them more wet food, but now only maybe once a month.

Male cats probably need more water in their food, so he probably should have wet food more often. Each cat is so different.

I found that by free feeding, they never wake me up to be fed. Great for Saturday mornings when you want to sleep in!

I have to feed the cats on top of the washing machine, as my doggie, Prue will eat ALL the cat food if given the opportunity! I bet Malone would do the same.

Keep us posted with photos. And how about a photo or several of all the girls!

[mrspunkysmom]

Hi!

I free feed Blue Buffalo Wilderness Dry and have three that eat it almost exclusively. I feed wet twice every day, but it's 8 ounces divided 5 ways so it isn't much.

It's been a while since I've had a kitty that young so I can't say how to feed. Jane was 20 week when she showed on my porch and was skinny, so I let her clean everyone's bowls for a few weeks. She's a little pudgy but regulates herself and stays at that weight.

Good Luck!

[catmandu]

Con Cat Ulations of You New Cat of the Future!!!!

I just took in Josephine of Many Nmaes and it is nice to have a Furry Purry Kitten about.

Josephine will not touch canned or human food, so I put out her Kitten Food in small bowlfuls so she will not eat everything in sight.

I put down a tub of canned food, and only replace that when it is eaten. At midnight the rest goes to My Porch Cats.
Good Luck with Your New Little Buddy^^.

[Catty1]

The labels on cat food often give feeding guidelines for different ages and weights. That's the guideline I use.

He is TOO stinkin' cute!

[Vermontcat]

Congratulations on the cute new addition to your family!
Samantha is smiling down with her approval from the Rainbow Bridge.
Since Samantha was an only cat I was able to free feed her canned & dry food, now that I have two cats I can't free feed them because Milly would eat it all and Izzy wouldn't get any! I portion out wet and dry food for them for two meals and a couple of snacks/treats. I wouldn't leave the wet food down for more than a few hours especially if the weather is warm, cats tend to turn up their noses if the food isn't fresh enough.
Has Patches been to the vet's yet for a checkup & shots? They will have feeding advice for you & once you know his weight it will be easier to figure out the serving sizes on the cat food labels.
Please post more photos of the little Mini Moo Cow Kitty.
He is just too cute!