When raising kittens, feeding is very important. Only by feeding them correctly from the beginning can the body be healthy. Moreover, the feeding of kittens is different at each stage of growth. So how should Burmese cat kittens be fed during their growth?

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Kittens go through two periods in their growth process. The first is the growth period, which is very rapid growth, followed by the sexual maturity period, also called the rapid maturity period. Proper nutrition is needed during both periods for kittens to grow into healthy and strong adult cats.

The rapid growth period of kittens is from 2 months to 6 months old. After weaning, they enter the rapid growth period, which lasts for about 4 months. During this period, kittens need high-quality food with balanced nutrition and high protein and calories to provide various nutrients and energy needed for rapid growth. Judging from the energy required per unit body weight, kittens in the rapid growth period require twice as much energy as adult cats. However, kittens have small mouths, tender teeth, and small stomachs, so they cannot eat all the food in one meal. Digest adequate amounts of food. Therefore, kittens in the rapid growth period should ensure that they eat at least three meals a day.

After six months of age, until twelve months of age, it is a period of rapid maturity. At this time, their growth rate begins to slow down, and their activity level will also decrease slightly. They eat a larger amount per meal, which can reduce the number of meals per day. Although the cat's size is very similar to that of an adult cat at this time, it will still grow somewhat. Many cat owners will feed their cats different foods when they reach sexual maturity; in fact, cats like to eat high-quality dry cat food; at this time, you can add a little nutritious canned cat food to the dry cat food to suit their needs. Different nutritional requirements due to slower growth rates.

Kittens need a lot of nutrients and heat to grow, so they need to eat specially formulated high-quality kitten food. The characteristic of this type of high-quality kitten food is that it uses meat as the main raw material, is very easy to digest, and contains a large amount of nutrients, which can meet the special nutritional needs of kittens. Just follow the instruction manual. If conditions permit, it can also be fed with pure goat milk.