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Kitten diet replies

pangodillo replied to your post “Regression”

are they eating at all, even kibble? about how old are they?

anonsally replied to your post “Regression”

that was quick! they might still change their minds though?

significanceofmoths replied to your post “Regression”

oh no! what did they eat while you were gone? hope they are ok.

Thanks, all.  <3

They’re about 3 months old now.  They had been eating one meal of dry food and two of wet food per day before I left.  Shortly before I left, I started leaving out some dry food all the time and still feeding them wet food in the evenings, to prepare them for my going away.  The cat sitter also left out dry food all the time and left out wet food once a day.

She came at noon every day, which is not when they were used to wet food, and apparently they didn’t eat much of it -- mostly just dry food.  The wet food was left out, so it’s also possible some of it sat out too long and spoiled, though the cat sitter didn’t see any cat vomit.  But maybe they’re avoiding wet food now because of that?  Or they’re just not used to the disruption in routine and will resume eating soon.

I took away the dry food feeder that was out all the time because I’d rather get them eating wet food again and having set mealtimes (it’s the only time I can pet Bennet).  But maybe I should put it out again tomorrow if they’re not eating anything.  We’ll see.  Winter finally just ate a little bit of chicken.

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For the kitties, variation is good for a bunch of reasons, largely to help control weight, prevent allergies, and even entertain by giving them something a little different. Usually, though, you want to go from one food then wean to another and then wean to another. A sudden change can give them diarrhea and make them vomit (though not necessarily always, but it's better to moderate it to prevent it).

Oh and also, the fish based foods can have heavy metal toxins in them, which are just as bad for cats as they are for humans, so you might want to take that into consideration. I can't verify it personally, but I've also heard fish in the diet makes their poops smell worse :x

Thank you for passing this on!  (And thank you also to iwantthatbelstaffanditsoccupant and to goblinhorde for your replies!)  Sigh... fish -- so good and so bad for us all at the same time. :(

I have been giving the kittens something different at almost every meal (Tico did once have diarrhea; the loud noises his little kitten butt made scared him every time, and he would jump straight into the air inside the litter box... I felt terrible for him and also have to admit I giggled a little bit).  I’ll talk to the vet about more about specific diet recommendations when I go in next week. 

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My grandmother scared the hell out of the kittens when she visited them for the first time today.

It miiiiiight have been her loud peals of laughter when I told her what I was feeding them.

Which miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight include some canned cat food varieties like “Beef Liver & Lamb in Gravy” and “Manana Grill Ahi Tuna with Tiger Prawns in Tuna Consomme.”

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L'intervista: la volontà espressiva delle Winter Severity Index

L’intervista: la volontà espressiva delle Winter Severity Index

Sembrano emergere dalle brume della Britannia più oscura, ma le Winter Severity Index sono italiane, pur con un’infatuazione per la dark wave d’Oltremanica. Abbiamo recensito il loro Slanting Ray qui, ma qui ci sono le risposte di Simona Ferrucci alla nostra intervista.

Vorrei conoscere la vostra storia fin qui.

Il progetto Winter Severity Index è nato nel 2009 dall’incontro fra quattro amiche.…

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