Thread: How much are your kittens eating?

Semi-nervous here... probably nothing more than a nervous 'parent', but thought Id ask. Loki is eating a fair bit less than Storvenn and the size difference between the two is very evident. Getting a little worried that something isnt right / Im feeding wrongly. Loki isnt thin, just not eating as much and is smaller in comparison.

Info:-
Both born from same litter. Storvenn male, Loki female.
Both are active, chase toys etc. Poop & wee'ing - all seems fine.
Feed schedule is same as breeder recommended, with same food brands too.
They are now 16 weeks old.

Feeding schedule (water is available at all times in two seperate bowls + every other day ish they get kitten milk)
7:30am 1.5 packets of natures menu. (3/4 packet each)
12:30pm Rabbit mince. (1/3 packet (about 250g between them)
5:00pm 2 chicken wings ( 1 wing each - Storvenn has his raw / Loki only eats semi cooked )
9:30pm Pro Plan kitten. Dried food. (about 1/4 coffee cup each)

Storvenn - not a problem eating anything. I swear if an antelope wandered into the lounge it'd best have life insurance with how much he loves his food. 99% of the time his bowl is empty within 5 mins.
Loki - eats less. Wont touch the raw chicken at all, has to have it cooked. Generally speaking, if Storvenn eats 100 units, Loki will eat 70 units.

I've just registered with a vets practice here on the outskirts of Bristol. So will deffo mention this on their first trip.

Just wondering how much food your little ones eat in comparison and wether I should put down enough food so that there is a little bit left over at the end? I dont want to end up with fatcat coonie!

Any feedback very welcomed

Because Loki is a girl she won't grow as much as the boy - the girls are smaller as adults. If she is eating albeit a smaller amount than her brother and not looking underweight I wouldn't worry. Make sure she hasn't got diarrhoea as if she is she won't be absorbing any nutrients - other than that I would keep a close eye on her and if she does start to lose weight then take her to the vet - it's better to be safe than sorry.

Good question!
I'm feeding Winston 3 times a day.
He is fed just after 7a.m with Maine Coon baby cat dried food. At 1 p.m I give him either half a tin of tuna in spring water or some wet kitten food.
He gets fed around 7pm with more dried food. In between he has been given some kitten treats for his skin and coat and has also had some raw chicken. He also has fresh water throughout the day/night.
He's not faddy but I've actually been concerned I'm underfeeding him!

Hank has just started eating properly about 3 days ago. He's not a big eater, but maybe that will change as he gets more comfortable.

We feed him Royal Canin Kitten 36 biscuits mixed with wet food at about 7.00 am ( he does not like dry food on his own, and the breeder told us that he was not keen on it before anyway). I was a bit miffed that I didnt buy the Maine Coon range, but hey, I guess it's just as good. I will do though as soon as he's finished with this pack.

He loves the Whiskas in Jelly Kitten Pouches. Then at about lunch time we give him some raw mince sometimes mixed with biscuits again.

5.00 pm more kitten food. But we also leave biscuits for him to munch on during the day.

He's also starting to ask for more food at about 7.00. But he's such a nibbler that it seems like were feeding him more than we should. But he drinks loads tho and spill loads too! Lol.

Irish Kitty: he has been given some kitten treats for his skin and coat

Which ones do you give him hun??

Originally Posted by RiaBoo

Which ones do you give him hun??

Ria: I give him these little biscuits called Treat-Ums "Skin & Coat treats for cats and kittens" by Mark & Chappell Ltd. He loves them!!!!!!
There are a different range of treats for hairballs ,calcium etc. You can pick them up in most petstores and my local DIY Store also has them in the pet section

You can check them out here:
M&C Skin & Coat Treats

I was reading up about feeding in one of my Maine Coon books last night. It said that some MCs are grazers and prefer to eat a bit throughout the day rather than set meals and if your kitten isn't finishing his meal then its a good idea to measure out the amount he needs for the day and leave it down for him to come and eat when he wishes.

This is all fine but if you have other cats or dogs like me it wouldn't stay down for long.

I've been thinking the same Tomian, but having read all the replies you had, I think we're probably just being anxious parents ! Harry was on the Royal Canin 36 but seemed more interested in Poppy's tuna, so I put a bit on top and he woofed it down. Since then I've just been adding a bit of chicken or tuna to his dry food and that seems to work better. He never eats all of it, so as to not leave it hanging around, i change it 3 times a day and then just leave the dry food out for the night. Don't worry she will be fine me luv !

Never, ever cook chicken with bones. The bones turn hard and can puncture the inside of the cat. This can kill them!!!!! If you feed a cat something with bones inside, be sure to give it absolutely raw.
Kittens need to be able to eat throughout the whole day. The extra's you can give them regardless. They need to grow a lot so they need food. If they like to eat the adult food, it's oke. When I have kittens they have acces to dried food, kitten variety. After a while you notice the mum and all other cats in the house eat the kittenfood and the kitten is having the adult food.
So, with more cats in the house it's no problem to only put the adult food. The Maine Coon is a big cat and growing slowly. If one is staying behind in growth perhaps it will be bigger after a year. It differs from cat to cat, even when they are brother and sister. Always remember it will take them about 3-4 years to reach their final weight and hight.

I also ask for help about this argue. Mellow is 7 months old and weighs 5.8 kg (if I've coverted well, should be 12.8 lb). He has always one bowl full of Orjen dry cat food, and another one in which I put (how to say in english???) damp food... I give him a tin a day (100gr total that should be 0.22 lb) of "enova" food, made in Italy, half in the morning and half in the evening.
Is too much? Or not?
I'm trying to do everything possible to make this post understandable!!!

Originally Posted by Marty.Mellow

I also ask for help about this argue. Mellow is 7 months old and weighs 5.8 kg (if I've coverted well, should be 12.8 lb). He has always one bowl full of Orjen dry cat food, and another one in which I put (how to say in english???) damp food... I give him a tin a day (100gr total that should be 0.22 lb) of "enova" food, made in Italy, half in the morning and half in the evening.
Is too much? Or not?

That is a good size, so you must be doing fine. 100g per day of wet food is not much for a male growing that fast, but as long as he has plenty of high protein dry (and plenty of water), it does not really matter. Our older male certainly ate much more wet food than that each day at that age, but he begged for it, and not all cats are as excited by the wet food. In some sense it is just a very expensive way to get fluids into them (cans say moisture max is like 70+%).