Cat Food for Kittens
After the well-known 10 weeks, your kitten can finally leave the nest. Of course, you will welcome your fluffy family member with open arms.
To ensure your little furball has nothing to complain about nutritionally, you bring tasty cat kibbles into the house. Naturally with the best intentions, but unfortunately, adult cat food is not suitable for kittens. Our little fluff balls are still growing, so compared to adult cats, they need even more essential nutrients. Therefore, only give your kitten
cat food for kittens.
Are you urgently looking for tasty kitten food with a responsible composition? Then you are at the right place at
Prima Diervoeding! With our food, your kitten is guaranteed healthy ingredients and a high deliciousness factor.
Which Ingredients Are Important for Kitten Food?
Without (a lot of) animal proteins, the composition of healthy kitten food is doomed to fail. Meat (or fish) provides your bouncing kitten with enough energy to grow well. Note: the best kitten food contains meat (or fish) as the first and most important ingredient; a high meat or fish content is therefore a good indicator.
Is that all? No, healthy cat food for kittens must also contain more vitamins and minerals than food for adult cats. Especially magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and iron are necessary nutrients. These contribute — among other things — to strong bones, good muscle development, and stable vital functions.
Taurine; Essential for Your Kitten’s Health
Taurine is another nutrient that must not be missing in cat food for kittens. As you may know, your little house tiger does not produce taurine itself. And since taurine contributes to crucial functions, it is important that the kitten food contains the right amount of taurine. This nutrient contributes — among other things — to better vision, nervous system development, and improved heart function.
Without kitten food with enough taurine, a deficiency arises, which can result in a weak immune system, blindness, and heart muscle diseases. With Prima Diervoeding’s kitten food, your little ball of energy is guaranteed the right amount of taurine.
Natural Instead of Artificial
Our cat food for kittens contains no artificial preservatives — such as BHA and BHT — as these cause unpleasant complaints like skin problems and high blood pressure.
To keep our food as healthy as possible, at Prima Diervoeding we only use vitamin E and vitamin C. A Prima, natural alternative for longer shelf life.
Only Give Cat Food for Kittens
Food leftovers are not suitable for kittens. You should never give your little fluff ball herbs, raw fish and/or meat, or bones/shanks. First of all, raw meat and/or fish can contain salmonella. Not to mention bones and shanks; the chance that these get stuck in your kitten’s throat is high.
But rest assured, with the delicious and healthy food from Prima Diervoeding, there is no reason to give your kitten food leftovers.
How Much Should You Feed?
Although the composition of our kitten food contributes to the health of your little house tiger, it is also important not to give too much or too little.
But how do you find out how many kitten kibbles your little ball of energy needs? Check the feeding table on the packaging; it calculates the required amount based on your kitten’s weight.
Divide this amount into small portions and make sure to give them at fixed times. Also, don’t forget to provide enough drinking water.
Tips for Transitioning Kittens to Solid Food
To make the transition to solid cat food for kittens as smooth as possible, a period between 4 and 8 weeks is maintained. Normally, the transition already happens at the breeder.
If you have a litter of kittens yourself, it is important to approach the transition correctly.
While the kittens are still nursing from the mother cat, you can start getting them used to solid kibbles. Only when the little ones are fully accustomed to the kibbles may you switch them completely to solid food. The same applies if the mother cat refuses to nurse her kittens.
Make sure the kittens are fully on solid food when they leave the nest.
How to Soften Kitten Kibbles
To help your little fluff ball get used to the solid texture of kitten kibbles faster, you can soak the kibbles in lukewarm water for a while. This softens the texture a bit. Chances are your little ball of energy will find that a bit more pleasant to eat.
Transition to Adult Cat Food
For the transition to
adult cat food, we usually use a period of 12 months. Large cat breeds — such as Maine Coons or Norwegian Forest Cats — are an exception; these cats should only be given adult cat food after 15 months.
The Prima Diervoeding Range for Kittens and Cats
With our kitten food, your little ball of energy is guaranteed a delicious cat meal, packed with healthy ingredients.
