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croomaniac
post Sep 29 2009, 09:11 AM

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Guys, I've just adopted a kitten (am guessing she is at least 4 weeks old) and was thinking what is the best food for kitten that have no mom.. her momma left her right after birth cry.gif She was called Garfield, but i changed it to Gaga.. hehe tongue.gif She is a DLH with tail only 3/4 of normal cats.. laugh.gif

I tried several ways:-

[1] I bought Friskies - Tuna in gel, & the kitten biscuits.
[2] I bought Whiskas - Ocean Fish (the RM1.20) packets.
[3] I bought Blackwood for kitten (last night).
[4] I took my sister's kitten milk formula (for the milk replacement)

(to date, the kitten is only 3 days with me)

So i was thinking what is the best method to feed Gaga.. She seems do not liking biscuits much, maybe because it is hard for her to chew? Is mixing up (BW/Friskies + milk) is a better way to do it? Last night the seller (Ikano pet shop) was suggesting Royal Canin - for kitten to feed Gaga.. is that better?

She seems to prefer Friskies Tuna in gel on top of others.. but the kitten biscuits from Friskies is not in her liking.. hrmm.. can someone enlighten me on whats best? Oh.. am missing her at home!~ biggrin.gif

Thanks!
croomaniac
post Sep 29 2009, 04:14 PM

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QUOTE(elfreakz @ Sep 29 2009, 03:46 PM)
If that kitten is 4 weeks old... she can eat already.

yes Royal Canin Babycat is good for small kitten due to the small size of the kibbles and the nutritions. but i know Royal Canin babycat is so expensive. or you can the royal canin kitten slightly bigger than babycat size.

You can also feed both dry food and wet food at the same time. growing kitten need more food and nutrition. but don't teach her to eat wet food all the time. else she grow up to be WET FOOD SEEKER.

Friskies, whiskas, smartheart dry food is a low grade food. which means the contain is more towards grains,rice,wheat,etc rather than meat product. all low grade food can be found at normal kedai runcit and supermarket. (CHEAP)

Royal canin, Iams, Science Plan, blackwood, etc... can be found at petshop only. this is all premium food. mixture of both grains product and meat product. different from low grade food, premium food has more meat product than grains.

Orijen, Innova evo, etc... hard to find.. only at certain shop... is a SUPER premium food. which mean, 100% meat product. NO GRAINS like low and premium food.

Since you have 1 kitten, i advice you to feed her Royal Canin Baby cat or Royal Canin Kitten for few months...maybe until 4 months old. I know its expensive for few kilograms, but the good side is you only feed 1 kitten right. it will last longer.

After 4 months, then you decide what's the best... if u want reasonable price but not bad quality, you can go for Science Plan and Iams. if you have more budget, go for Royal Canin... but if money is not a problem for you... go for Orijen smile.gif

remember, don't make a cat turning into hole in your wallet. there is always ways to make a happy family with reasonable budget smile.gif
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TQ elfreakz.. guessed that i'll have to visit the petshop again tonight for the Royal Canin Kitten.. yupp, only 1 kitten, a tin of tuna (RM3.90) i bet would last for a couple of week whistling.gif If a RM20 Royal Canin (400 grams) would last say 3 weeks, than its OK lah.. not that burden rolleyes.gif

Wah.. WET FOOD SEEKER.. that scares me.. sweat.gif later on can give such troubles too.. hehe

I just read about Whiskas, Frieskies, Smartheart - which reportedly caused (some) cats experiencing heart attacks, kidney stones, back/heap pain.. wah.. kinda takut that one too.. shocking.gif guessed that i'll seek out the best food for her so that she'll stay healthy!~ thumbup.gif

Later I would post out Gaga's pictures!~ biggrin.gif

Thanks!
croomaniac
post Sep 29 2009, 08:12 PM

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QUOTE(Chinchillas @ Sep 29 2009, 07:06 PM)
Do not use  Whiskas, Frieskies, Smartheart or brand that you can easily get in supermarket like giant and carefour, those is not mean to be eaten by cat.

Since you welling to spend some money on canned food, get the canned food instead, like Natural Balance, Evo, or even addiction will be good choice. If you can paid for Royal Canin, then use that money to pay for Orijen or Evo.
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Not supposed to be eaten by cats, but the whole world knew there are cats used for their ads.. hehe.. and thanks for the reminder..

Anyway, in Damansara area, where can I find all those premium brands like orijen? Can't find it at Ikano.. cool2.gif
croomaniac
post Oct 1 2009, 10:36 AM

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Guys, would like to present you the picture of my Gaga~ biggrin.gif

Here are some pictures of her~

#1 Hi Hi me name is GaGa
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#2 Turn right!~
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#3 Hide & Seek behind the TV!~
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#4 I bite everything!~
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#5 Oh, take a rest first.. tired already.. sigh..
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#6 OK, how's my pose this time?
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#7 This can be my scratch pad!~ biggrin.gif
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#8 Sweety Gaga smile.gif
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Thanks for viewing!~ biggrin.gif
croomaniac
post Oct 2 2009, 10:46 AM

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QUOTE(OctoberFly @ Oct 1 2009, 07:51 PM)
@croom: omg so cute biggrin.gif you're such a good photographer.
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Hey thanks!~ But honestly, it wasn't easy at all~ She keep on running, moving, jumping, hiding, and all the things in between.. I turned off the flash afraid if she dislikes the flash, so stuck to lower shutter speeds laugh.gif only the #1 picture is with flash whistling.gif
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post Jun 2 2010, 02:54 PM

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my cat at kampung gave birth to 4 kittens!~ and my other cat at my in laws also gave birth to 4 kittens~ couldn't wait to go back kampung~ huhuhu

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