Thread: How much are your kittens eating?

Because Loki is a girl she won't grow as much as the boy - the girls are smaller as adults. If she is eating albeit a smaller amount than her brother and not looking underweight I wouldn't worry. Make sure she hasn't got diarrhoea as if she is she won't be absorbing any nutrients - other than that I would keep a close eye on her and if she does start to lose weight then take her to the vet - it's better to be safe than sorry.

Good question!
I'm feeding Winston 3 times a day.
He is fed just after 7a.m with Maine Coon baby cat dried food. At 1 p.m I give him either half a tin of tuna in spring water or some wet kitten food.
He gets fed around 7pm with more dried food. In between he has been given some kitten treats for his skin and coat and has also had some raw chicken. He also has fresh water throughout the day/night.
He's not faddy but I've actually been concerned I'm underfeeding him!

Hank has just started eating properly about 3 days ago. He's not a big eater, but maybe that will change as he gets more comfortable.

We feed him Royal Canin Kitten 36 biscuits mixed with wet food at about 7.00 am ( he does not like dry food on his own, and the breeder told us that he was not keen on it before anyway). I was a bit miffed that I didnt buy the Maine Coon range, but hey, I guess it's just as good. I will do though as soon as he's finished with this pack.

He loves the Whiskas in Jelly Kitten Pouches. Then at about lunch time we give him some raw mince sometimes mixed with biscuits again.

5.00 pm more kitten food. But we also leave biscuits for him to munch on during the day.

He's also starting to ask for more food at about 7.00. But he's such a nibbler that it seems like were feeding him more than we should. But he drinks loads tho and spill loads too! Lol.

Irish Kitty: he has been given some kitten treats for his skin and coat

Which ones do you give him hun??

Originally Posted by RiaBoo

Which ones do you give him hun??

Ria: I give him these little biscuits called Treat-Ums "Skin & Coat treats for cats and kittens" by Mark & Chappell Ltd. He loves them!!!!!!
There are a different range of treats for hairballs ,calcium etc. You can pick them up in most petstores and my local DIY Store also has them in the pet section

You can check them out here:
M&C Skin & Coat Treats

I was reading up about feeding in one of my Maine Coon books last night. It said that some MCs are grazers and prefer to eat a bit throughout the day rather than set meals and if your kitten isn't finishing his meal then its a good idea to measure out the amount he needs for the day and leave it down for him to come and eat when he wishes.

This is all fine but if you have other cats or dogs like me it wouldn't stay down for long.

This is all fine but if you have other cats or dogs like me it wouldn't stay down for long.

My parents know all about that. Their cat is a grazer and if the westhighland terrier spots any unfinished food he gobbles it down.

Thank you all very much for taking the time to give some feedback
Im a little happier now having read what you are all doing. Begining to think that Loki is the normal eater and Storvenn is just munching whatever he can. Amazing how much he has grown in the last week!

Now that payday has arrived (two x coonies wiped out the 'spare cash' fund last month) I've sent off for the raw cat food sample pack which misslinaoh linked in another post.
Linked again: Food4-Cats!, Just Food for Cats Nothing More!
Hope to give them both an occassional bit of variety to their meals with the selection food4-cats has on offer.

I shall keep a close eye on Loki to make sure she is ok, & will check with vets too. After reading your comments, Im sure everything is ok. Just me + worried 'parent' syndrome.