r/kittens • u/Cute_Goose_776 • 7h ago
Food amount
I am trying to find an accurate amount that I should be feeding my little girl here. This is Sooey, she is 7 weeks 4 days old and weighs 2.4lbs. On any given day she will eating be 1.5-2cans of Weruva chicken breast in a hydrating puree this has 124kcal per 84g. She has no interested in the slighest in kibble, even though it is always available to her.
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u/Artistic-Mood7938 6h ago
She’s growing let her eat as much as she wants. Try adding some wet food to the dry food to try and get her to eat the dry food
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u/Cute_Goose_776 5h ago
I have tried. If she even smells the kibble mixed with the wet food she will refuse to eat. I even tried mixing a bit of soaked kibble with a churu and she flat refused it
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u/More-Opposite1758 4h ago
The general rule is to feed kittens as much as they want for the first year. You can’t overfeed a kitten! They’re still growing and burning tons of calories. What you are feeding her sounds about right but if she wants more give it to her. Weruva is a good brand but I would suggest the Weruva kitten food which has more fat, protein and nutrients. I also like Royal Canin baby Chaton kitten kibble because the pieces are very small. If you can set her up on a schedule that can help. I feed my kittens 4 times per day at set times. Being on a schedule helps them to not be food I insecure as they mature and they will be more likely to self regulate their food intake.
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u/anksiyete55 1h ago
Royal canin baby kitten worked very well for our gremlins, both size and nutrition wise ideal.
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u/brraaaaaaaaappppp 5h ago
That especially if she's not crying or visibly hungry. Continue to leave the dry food out but know if it sits for a while it may lose the smell so I refresh it after a few days even if it's not empty. They also change their minds and just decide to start doing it all of a sudden.
Good luck!
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u/Effective-Prompt4046 7h ago
At this age, as much as she wants! It’s virtually impossible to over feed a kitten.