*New Prob* Anyone have/had a kitten? Need advice!

i used to give mine a mix ..dry kitten food and half of the kitten (small) can...!!! 3 times a day..and if she was hungry i would give her some treats!!!..

make sure you dont feed ur cuttie...milk..that we drink..its bad for them..thats what i have heard..its like ice cream for us..it give them stomach ache..especially when they are that small!

We always fed our cats twice a day. He would get dry in the morning mixed with a little water and wet at night.
For a kitten that little I would feed him/her about 3 to 4 times a day with small amounts so his/her little stomach can digest it.
Good luck and post a picture when you can. I just love kittens and think the only thing cuter than a kitten is a baby (human of course).

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Posted by aliska21

i used to give mine a mix ..dry kitten food and half of the kitten (small) can...!!! 3 times a day..and if she was hungry i would give her some treats!!!..

make sure you dont feed ur cuttie...milk..that we drink..its bad for them..thats what i have heard..its like ice cream for us..it give them stomach ache..especially when they are that small!

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wow 3x a day... okay... well i guess its better that hes eating more right? LOL and yes, def no milk... ive heard that before! thanks so much!

where did you get the cat from? kittens do eat a lot while they're growing, but at a certain point, you have to ask yourself if they need to be de-wormed.

our cat is a female, so she always ate dry food. it's the males who have the problem with kibble. it can cause blockages in their uninary tract.

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Posted by PeterNina Mom

We always fed our cats twice a day. He would get dry in the morning mixed with a little water and wet at night.
For a kitten that little I would feed him/her about 3 to 4 times a day with small amounts so his/her little stomach can digest it.
Good luck and post a picture when you can. I just love kittens and think the only thing cuter than a kitten is a baby (human of course).

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I agree.. I would feed the kitty a little bit of food 3 times a day.. Since the cat is a baby it wont need as much food as an adult cat. Good luck with your new baby! Kittens are the best!!!!!

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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz

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Posted by aliska21

i used to give mine a mix ..dry kitten food and half of the kitten (small) can...!!! 3 times a day..and if she was hungry i would give her some treats!!!..

make sure you dont feed ur cuttie...milk..that we drink..its bad for them..thats what i have heard..its like ice cream for us..it give them stomach ache..especially when they are that small!

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wow 3x a day... okay... well i guess its better that hes eating more right? LOL and yes, def no milk... ive heard that before! thanks so much!

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YEA...!!! I USED TO COME HOME FOR LUNCH...AND FEED HER!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH KITTIE !!!

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Posted by beram63

where did you get the cat from? kittens do eat a lot while they're growing, but at a certain point, you have to ask yourself if they need to be de-wormed.

our cat is a female, so she always ate dry food. it's the males who have the problem with kibble. it can cause blockages in their uninary tract.

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we saw an ad on craigslist from a fam that takes in strays... we were gonna take him into petco to have all the shots n stuff... not sure when to get all that done and yes, its a male so we'll def watch out with the dry... i just put some dry in water and mixed with the wet... lol hes still eating as we speak...

its just hard keepin the big cat away from the babys food

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Posted by PeterNina Mom

We always fed our cats twice a day. He would get dry in the morning mixed with a little water and wet at night.
For a kitten that little I would feed him/her about 3 to 4 times a day with small amounts so his/her little stomach can digest it.
Good luck and post a picture when you can. I just love kittens and think the only thing cuter than a kitten is a baby (human of course).

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Heres a pic!

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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz

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Posted by PeterNina Mom

We always fed our cats twice a day. He would get dry in the morning mixed with a little water and wet at night.
For a kitten that little I would feed him/her about 3 to 4 times a day with small amounts so his/her little stomach can digest it.
Good luck and post a picture when you can. I just love kittens and think the only thing cuter than a kitten is a baby (human of course).

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Heres a pic!

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HHEEE IS SOOO CUTE!

YEA..petco has the shots.. thing..on sun or sat vet comes and it depends where u live the closest place to u...go online and chek out the schedule and call them...u dont have to make appt,...but make surre to go early..bcoz a lot of people come..!!
but...they do it cheaper there!

i had my little kittie's shots..there!! i felt so bad for her..she was soo scarred!

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Posted by aliska21

HHEEE IS SOOO CUTE!

YEA..petco has the shots.. thing..on sun or sat vet comes and it depends where u live the closest place to u...go online and chek out the schedule and call them...u dont have to make appt,...but make surre to go early..bcoz a lot of people come..!!
but...they do it cheaper there!

i had my little kittie's shots..there!! i felt so bad for her..she was soo scarred!

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aww thank you! and thanks for the advice!

YEA..petco has the shots.. thing..on sun or sat vet comes and it depends where u live the closest place to u...go online and chek out the schedule and call them...u dont have to make appt,...but make surre to go early..bcoz a lot of people come..!!
but...they do it cheaper there!

i had my little kittie's shots..there!! i felt so bad for her..she was soo scarred!

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So cute!!

Vaccines can start at 8 weeks of age. There are typically 3-4 sets with the rabies vax being given last, boosters at 1 year

I would recommend to ask you family and friends about vets they take their animals to for recommendations. That way you can form a relationship with that vet for the kittys lifetime. Also, gives you one person (or a few) if multiple vets in a practice that you can call when you have questions.

I worked with a few vets before going to school- where are you located?

I have 2 cats, and we got them both when they were kittens. They get fed twice a day, once in the morning and once at night with about half a can of wet food each time. I keep dry food in their bowl all day long, but I wont' fill it more than once a day. so it's about a cup a day of dry food too, that way they can eat when they're hungry. I've found that cats aren't like dogs...if a dog has food in it's bowl, they will eat it!! My 2 kinda ration their food, they make it last! haha

I've heard that the dry is important for kittens because it helps make their teeth strong...but dont' quote me, I'm not an expert!!

OMG!!!

He is SOOOOO adorable!! I just wanna squeeze him...I just saw the pic up!!

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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz

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Posted by PeterNina Mom

We always fed our cats twice a day. He would get dry in the morning mixed with a little water and wet at night.
For a kitten that little I would feed him/her about 3 to 4 times a day with small amounts so his/her little stomach can digest it.
Good luck and post a picture when you can. I just love kittens and think the only thing cuter than a kitten is a baby (human of course).

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Heres a pic!

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OMG IT IS SO ADORABLE!!!!!!! I just want to pick it up and give it a kiss

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Posted by PeterNina Mom

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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz

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Posted by PeterNina Mom

We always fed our cats twice a day. He would get dry in the morning mixed with a little water and wet at night.
For a kitten that little I would feed him/her about 3 to 4 times a day with small amounts so his/her little stomach can digest it.
Good luck and post a picture when you can. I just love kittens and think the only thing cuter than a kitten is a baby (human of course).

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Heres a pic!

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OMG IT IS SO ADORABLE!!!!!!! I just want to pick it up and give it a kiss

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thanks ladies!! yes, its hard to refrain myself from squeezin the life outta him hahha hes just gettin into everythinggg and biting and crawling into the tiniest spaces

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Posted by mandab

I have 2 cats, and we got them both when they were kittens. They get fed twice a day, once in the morning and once at night with about half a can of wet food each time. I keep dry food in their bowl all day long, but I wont' fill it more than once a day. so it's about a cup a day of dry food too, that way they can eat when they're hungry. I've found that cats aren't like dogs...if a dog has food in it's bowl, they will eat it!! My 2 kinda ration their food, they make it last! haha

I've heard that the dry is important for kittens because it helps make their teeth strong...but dont' quote me, I'm not an expert!!

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This is how I was always told to feed my cats too! Dry food out all day. My FMIL had the urinary track blockage thing with her kitty and their vet said you can give your cat dry food but just look for dry food that has a LOW ASH content. She said you can find it pretty much anywhere, but definitely petco/petsmart.