NewCatMom23
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My Sphynx kitten, Evening, is growing up. She will be a year old in a few days.
I will want to start transitioning her from her current food (Royal Canin Maine Coon Kitten kibble, Royal Canin kitten wet food, plus Weruva wet food and a bit of canned chicken breast in water for humans) to an adult diet. She also loves Greenies and Temptations treats, all flavors (I like to give her crunchy things to eat, hopefully good for her teeth, which I try to brush a few times per week).
I am not going to to feed her Raw food - without meaning any disrespect towards Sphynx owners who utilize a raw diet, it is not for me.
I am thinking of, for the kibble: Royal Canin (not sure which variety), Purina Pro Plan Lamb & Rice for Digestion and Skin health (recommended by her breeder, Acana (not sure which variety), and Hills Science Diet. I have read that high protein levels are good for Sphynx cats. I wonder if I should try to aim for a food that has Taurine as an ingredient - I think it's good for the heart (Evee has a low-grade murmur)?
I would prefer to use foods that, while nutritious, are not the most expensive, if that is possible. Of course, Royal Canin kitten food is fairly expensive, I think the adult food will be at least a bit cheaper. I do not buy large bags of kibble, the largest I would get would be 10 lbs. or less.
Evening is a picky eater, that's why I include the canned chicken breast for humans and some Weruva - she likes both. I plan to continue Royal Canin canned food for at least the next few months, though I'll move her to adult canned food.
Suggestions? Comments?
Forgive me if I am asking a question that has been asked before. Evening is my first cat, and, as I said, she is a picky eater.
I will want to start transitioning her from her current food (Royal Canin Maine Coon Kitten kibble, Royal Canin kitten wet food, plus Weruva wet food and a bit of canned chicken breast in water for humans) to an adult diet. She also loves Greenies and Temptations treats, all flavors (I like to give her crunchy things to eat, hopefully good for her teeth, which I try to brush a few times per week).
I am not going to to feed her Raw food - without meaning any disrespect towards Sphynx owners who utilize a raw diet, it is not for me.
I am thinking of, for the kibble: Royal Canin (not sure which variety), Purina Pro Plan Lamb & Rice for Digestion and Skin health (recommended by her breeder, Acana (not sure which variety), and Hills Science Diet. I have read that high protein levels are good for Sphynx cats. I wonder if I should try to aim for a food that has Taurine as an ingredient - I think it's good for the heart (Evee has a low-grade murmur)?
I would prefer to use foods that, while nutritious, are not the most expensive, if that is possible. Of course, Royal Canin kitten food is fairly expensive, I think the adult food will be at least a bit cheaper. I do not buy large bags of kibble, the largest I would get would be 10 lbs. or less.
Evening is a picky eater, that's why I include the canned chicken breast for humans and some Weruva - she likes both. I plan to continue Royal Canin canned food for at least the next few months, though I'll move her to adult canned food.
Suggestions? Comments?
Forgive me if I am asking a question that has been asked before. Evening is my first cat, and, as I said, she is a picky eater.