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How much to feed 5 month sphynx raw diet

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sukisdad

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Hello,

I have a 5 month / 2.3 kg sphynx, in the first 3 months she was eating raw diet, and when I claimed her I tried to convert her to Tiki Cat Baby wet food for the last 2 months.

I started to feed Suki raw diet due to the health benefits ive been reading from other cat owners / breeders - any suggestions how much raw in grams/ounches she should be eating per day?

Any advise is much appreciated,

Thanks!
 
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@sukisdad , thanks for sharing. I have not seen this.
I will share I feed what works for my crew for over a decade. each kitty is different.
I feed nutrisource cat and kitten food blue bag,(no recalls)
purina proplan urinary health canned whitefish, and a side of hills urinary hairball dry.( not crazy about ingredient but all senior now and no vet visits, solid, poos, no skin issues). so sticky with it.
I went thru so many food trials to find what works. now I can just feed n go .

all my nakids and a bengal on this for over a decade and no health issues, vet visits or UTI's. my oldest nakid 13 1/2 yrs old.

my pups used to eat stella and chewy. each nakid and furbaby is different and can be sensitive to different ingredients.
I don't do raw bcz I live in a hurricane state and once less thing to worry about if I need to evacuate and worry about food prep/ storage.
my crew of pups n kittle could not handle orijen, acana, blue buffalo and some of the others.

we do have members with kitties that have been feeding some of those brands with no issues.

always an individual thing to find what works best for our babies.

hugs n head smooches.
 
babymeow

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Thanks for sharing the information about the pet foods, yikes! The pet food industry has changed sooooo much since I last had a pet I was very overwhelmed when looking for a brand for my Sphynx kitten. If you have the time and the research all done then raw can be a great source of food. Long time ago I did raw not as a main source of food but actually as a supplement and always had dry kibble out for my cats to graze on (But they were regular mixed cats I adopted as a kitten so were not prone to health issues). They were healthy and looked great and was not overweight. I prefer to have kibble out because I feel that cats should be able to eat when they want just like us. My Sphynx kitten now tends to graze on her kibble after a big play session of running around. She also drinks a lot of water so I don't worry too much about moisture content. She also gets wet food in the evenings. But every owner and cat is different. I am scared to feed raw now because I don't feel the meat industry is like it used to be 20 years ago and I am afraid she might get a disease or something. Maybe I might do a raw supplement again after more research. Sometimes I will mix in very little celery pulp into her wet food after I juice. You can always get creative! Anyways, here is something from this website I found:

Basics​

Cats are obligate carnivores; this means that they get all the nutrients they need to live and thrive from animal protein sources. In the wild, a cat’s diet consists of small mammals, lizards, bugs, etc. At home, cat guardians should try to replicate this diet to the best of their ability. Not only is raw food very species-appropriate, it’s also full of moisture and taurine (an essential amino acid that cats cannot manufacture within their bodies). While canned food is still a fantastic choice for our cats, raw food (uncooked) is even more bioavailable and is a step above. After all, you are what you eat, and better nutrition = better health! How much should you feed? This will vary based on your cat’s age, metabolism, activity level and even the season. A good general rule of thumb is to feed approximately 2% of their body weight, divided into two meals a day. For example, a healthy 10-pound cat should have roughly 3 oz of raw food at each meal.

Feeding Raw Food to Cats

As we all know, cats are obligate carnivores. This means that they get all the nutrients they need to live and thrive from animal protein sources.
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It depends on the energy level, but typically speaking a kitten should eat around 10% of their weight in a day and for adults it’s anywhere 2-4% (by weight). So if your kitten is 4 pounds for instance, that’s 64 ounces and daily intake should be 6.4 ounces, split between 3-4 meals. Up the food with the corresponding weight increase until the little one is done growing, then slowly reduce to that 2-4% range.


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