Thread: Supply

Hi Lune & Romeo,

I don't profess to be an expert - and I may have misunderstood your post - but giving cats dog food can be quite unhealthy for them; cats need taurine in their diet, or they go blind, and dog food contains no taurine - if you feed a cat a diet of dog food, I believe it is likely to lose it's sight over the course of time.

Freyja is 5 months old, and has Royal Canin Kitten 36 down all day to snack on - this was recommended by the breeder. She was originally on Whiskas Simply Adult pouches twice a day but we've slowly moved her on to Applaws as it's got a much higher meat content. A couple of times a week she also has half a Viyo vitamin drink for kittens, and we'll sometimes substitute a pouch for a piece of steamed salmon or coley fish. The advice the guys on the forum gave me when I first got her was to follow the diet that the Breeder recommended until she'd settled into her new home, then slowly try her on other foods to see how she got on with them. It's important to do it slowly as they've got delicate digestive systems and it doesn't take much to upset them. And trust me, it's not a pleasant experience when they've got an upset stomach!

Hope that helps. In my view, the most important thing would be to make sure she gets cat food to ensure she gets sufficient taurine intake. Check with the other members though - we've got a few breeders and vets on the site who will have much better advice than mine!