Questions about RAW for kittens

[SealySphynx]

We just added a Sphynx kitten to our family on Monday. The breeder has him eating Purina Kitten Chow which I don't approve of, so we will start switching to another food soon.

I do have a senior car that I switched to homemade raw a few months ago and he is doing Fantastic on it, he thinks he's a kitten again! I would like to try is with the Sphynx kitten but I do have some questions.

The recipe I use is very simple. I order whole ground chicken from Hare Today Gone Tomorrow and mix in some Alnutrin supplement (also from Hare Today) and freeze in individual containers.

Now my questions:

Do you need different supplements for kittens and cats on the raw diet described; or different amounts?

How many mealtimes should the kitten have and how much food at each?

Is it ok to leave out dry kibble in case he gets hungry between meals? If so I would feed Taste of the Wild (my dogs love their food) or try Orijon (sp).

Ok, thanks in advance for your help!

 

[admin]

We just added a Sphynx kitten to our family on Monday. The breeder has him eating Purina Kitten Chow which I don't approve of, so we will start switching to another food soon.

I do have a senior car that I switched to homemade raw a few months ago and he is doing Fantastic on it, he thinks he's a kitten again! I would like to try is with the Sphynx kitten but I do have some questions.

The recipe I use is very simple. I order whole ground chicken from Hare Today Gone Tomorrow and mix in some Alnutrin supplement (also from Hare Today) and freeze in individual containers.

Now my questions:

Do you need different supplements for kittens and cats on the raw diet described; or different amounts?

How many mealtimes should the kitten have and how much food at each?

Is it ok to leave out dry kibble in case he gets hungry between meals? If so I would feed Taste of the Wild (my dogs love their food) or try Orijon (sp).

Ok, thanks in advance for your help!

Sorry, not a raw feeder here but I know that kibble is not reccomended when feeding raw due to the two digest at different speeds. with tha being said, I imagine you would feed kittens the same mixture just a different portion size perhaps. Hopefully [MENTION=276]susi794[/MENTION] can chime in, she has kittens that eat raw I believe. Good luck!

 

[susi794]

The recipe I use is very simple. I order whole ground chicken from Hare Today Gone Tomorrow and mix in some Alnutrin supplement (also from Hare Today) and freeze in individual containers.

Now my questions:

Do you need different supplements for kittens and cats on the raw diet described; or different amounts?

How many mealtimes should the kitten have and how much food at each?

Is it ok to leave out dry kibble in case he gets hungry between meals? If so I would feed Taste of the Wild (my dogs love their food) or try Orijon (sp).

Ok, thanks in advance for your help!

I am not familiar with Alnutrin--does it provide the taurine,? Ususally what I have read is that you let kits eat as much raw as they want, several times a day. Just monitor them for weight and ability to poop and pee. I don't do anything different for my kits that I do for my others only allow them more food. I also occasionally add salmon oil for the antioxidants, and will occasionally add some Vitamin E too.
Don't leave kibble out because they digest at different rates and can cause gastric problems for your cats. If it were me, I would offer two ounces at a time for the kit and offer it 4-5 times a day. Leave it out for no more than 15 or 20 minutes then pick it up, put it back in the fridge and offer the same size meal a little later. Make sure that you NEVER heat any meal with bone in it--I'm sure you probably already know that...but just in case.
Good luck....keep us informed how it works out for you.
Hugs,
Susi

 

[SealySphynx]

Yes Alnutrin has taurine and other stuff. In case you can't read my attachments, the URL is www.knowwhatyoufeed.com/alnutrin_for_meat.html

I read that about not mixing kibble and raw, I was just worried that he would get too hungry between meals.