What do cats eat at different stages?

May 21,2024
3Min

Cats, like people, have to grow their stomachs and mature their digestive systems, so cats at different stages can eat different things.

When kittens are just born, they rely on breast milk to maintain their health. As they grow older, their nutritional needs gradually increase. Cats have different feeding methods at different stages of their growth~

Cats aged 3-8 weeks

Staple food: Soaked cat food

Snack: pet milk powder

Nutrition: Probiotics

At this stage, the cat’s gastrointestinal tract is relatively weak. Do not add other foods and nutrients at will to avoid gastrointestinal burden. If necessary, you can add nutritional paste

Cats 8-12 weeks old

Staple food: Soaked cat food

Snack: pet milk powder

Nutritional products: probiotics + nutritional paste

Choose high-protein kitten food and pay attention to eating small and frequent meals.

3-4 month old cats

Staple food: cat food + canned food

Additional meals: chicken, duck

Snacks: pet milk powder/nutrition paste

Gastrointestinal conditioning: probiotics

Nutrition: You can temporarily not add nutrients to allow the cat’s gastrointestinal tract to adapt slowly

You don’t need to feed softly soaked cat food from the age of 3 months to avoid the formation of double rows of teeth

4-month-old cat

Staple food: cat food + canned food

Snack: fish + egg yolk

Snacks: pet milk powder/nutritional paste/molar bones

Nutrition: hair beauty powder/seaweed powder

Cats around 4 months old begin to change their teeth and lanugo. They go through the ugliest stage and require more nutrients, so they need to start adding additional nutrients

Cats 5-6 months old

Staple food: cat food + canned food

Additional meal: beef + egg yolk

Snacks: pet milk powder/nutritional paste/molar bones/meat snacks

Nutrition: Calcium + Lecithin/Fish Oil

Cats begin to undergo major changes in size, and calcium and protein supplements are very important.

7-12-month-old cat

Staple food: cat food + canned food

Additional meal: beef + fish

Snacks: pet milk powder/nutritional paste/meat snacks

Nutrition: fish oil/vitamin tablets/trace element tablets/joint nutrients, etc.

After 6 months of age, cats become sexually mature and begin to enter estrus.

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