What kittens should eat according to each month of age to develop healthily is a matter of concern for many kitten owners. In this article, we will find out with Sen what kittens should eat according to each month of age, from newborn to over 6 months old.
What do kittens eat – newborn stage?
Mother cat’s milk contains all the necessary nutrients that kittens can absorb.
When they are born, kittens instinctively seek out their mother’s breasts to suckle. The mother cat’s body will also secrete colostrum in the first 24 to 48 hours. Colostrum is rich in nutrients, especially containing antibodies that help kittens develop an immune system to prevent disease. In addition, kittens being close to their mother also helps them grow faster.
For a newborn kitten, mother’s milk is the best source of food.
The main food of a 1-month-old kitten is still its mother’s milk. In addition to mother’s milk, you can supplement some other nutritious foods for kittens such as: soup, pate containing lots of protein, vitamins, minerals, fat, calcium, fiber for kittens to grow healthily.
Because the resistance of 1-month-old kittens is still quite immature, you need to choose food that is suitable for their stomach and digestive system. Some good foods for 1-month-old kittens include:
+ Powdered milk specifically for kittens from 1 month old: For example Goat milk, Nutrilac, Primalac… You can give your kitten 2-3 times/day and increase the weaning meals, but the food must be pureed and cooked soft.
+ Weaning meals: You can cook thin porridge with beef, fish, shrimp, pork, chicken for 1-month-old kittens, but it needs to be cooked soft and pureed. You can add vegetables to the porridge to prevent constipation for 1-month-old kittens.
+ Calcium-rich foods: Calcium-rich foods help 1-month-old kittens develop their maximum bone and teeth system. You can feed your 1-month-old kittens zucchini, broccoli, shrimp, crab, etc.
+ If you are too busy to cook for your kitten, you can buy ready-made cat food that is processed in the form of soup to thick (pate) … prepackaged specifically for 1-month-old kittens. The manufacturer has carefully calculated the nutritional content of these foods to suit the digestive system of 1-month-old kittens, so they are easy to eat and digest and have enough nutrition.
You can cook thin porridge with beef, fish, shrimp, pork, chicken for 1 month old kittens, but it needs to be cooked until soft and smooth.
2 months old is considered a new turning point in the kitten’s life, the kitten begins to wean and switches to completely solid food. Therefore, at this time, Sen should learn and prepare meals for kittens to be fully nutritious, especially protein, calcium and vitamins.
First, Sen need to maintain 1-2 milk meals/day for mother and child, it can be powdered milk or canned liquid milk for cats over 1 month old. Combine 2-3 meals/day of weaning with pureed porridge and meat, shrimp, fish heart, lungs, liver, vegetables, eggs. In particular, Sen need to pay attention to feeding 2-month-old kittens fish to supplement taurine – an extremely good substance: supporting the visual nerves, skin and fur and intelligence of kittens.
Note: All food for kittens at this stage needs to be cooked and soft to avoid negative effects on the digestive system and stomach of kittens. If you do not have time to cook, you can buy ready-made cat food for 1-2 months from reputable brands such as: Whiskas, Me-O, Royal Canin Kitten, or Fitmin cat kitten…
2-month-old kittens can eat 2-3 meals/day of pureed porridge with meat, shrimp, fish heart, lungs, liver, vegetables, and eggs.
Kittens between 3 and 6 months old can eat more soft and dry food. At this time, kittens’ food also begins to be more diverse. In addition to soft and hard food, Sen can add more weaning food, treats, chewable bones, pate of all kinds, etc. to stimulate the taste buds and prevent cats from losing their appetite.
Kittens between 3 and 6 months old can eat soft to dry food.
Kittens are now strong and gradually moving into adulthood. At this time, cats can eat any food they like, including soft seeds, larger dry seeds, fruits, rice, soups, and meats.
When cats are 1 year old or older, you can feed them raw meat but in moderation. At the same time, you should combine exercise, sunbathing and milk for the cat’s skeletal system to develop to its maximum.
Above, we have learned with Sen about the issue of what kittens eat well to develop comprehensively. Hopefully the information we provide above will be useful for you in the process of raising kittens.
