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3 month kitten diet

Are you worried about whether your 3-month-old kitten is well nourished and whether his diet is suitable for his growth? So here is some information on growing and feeding a 3 month old kitten.

Indeed, if you want your kitten to grow up in good health, to be full of vitality and resilience, it is essential to feed him well and monitor his weight.

Kitten feeding less than 3 months old

If your kitten is 3 years old month, normally it is already weaned. This means that he no longer feeds on milk but on solid food.

Thus, you will be able to choose between three different ways to feed your 3-month-old kitten:

  • BARF food;
  • Household food or homemade food;
  • Food in the form of croquettes and pâtés for 3 month old kittens.

But to select the best, most balanced and most nutritious diet for your 3-month-old kitten, you will first need to compare the advantages but also the disadvantages of each one.

Feeding a 3 month old kitten at BARF

The BARF (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food) diet consists of feeding your animal mainly raw meat and rice, pasta and starchy foods or vegetables.

Cats being carnivorous animals, meat, according to feline professionals, is the most suitable food for their organism, their physique but also their behavioral balance.

The BARF program recommends a daily ration of 40 to 50 grams per kilogram of the cat's weight depending on its level of activity. But for a 3 month old kitten , I advise you to follow all the steps of the introduction to the BARF diet which is described in the following BARF guide: https://barf-raw-feeding.fr/les-premiers-pas-dans-le-cru-2/.

Be aware that with this type of diet, nutritional balance is difficult to find. In addition, it is relatively expensive food that takes a long time to prepare.

Homemade food for a 3 month old kitten

The principle of household food consists of preparing meals for your kitten with products or leftovers from our own diet (fish, starches, vegetables, meat, etc.). See my more complete article on this type of power supply: How to make homemade cat food.

You can start to feed your 3 month old kitten with your own everyday foods, but for this it will be essential to respect a daily amount and a nutritional balance that will change according to your kitten's weight.

However, knowing precisely the needs of your kitten according to his age and weight is quite complicated. And, to do it well, you will need to know how to combine the right balance of proteins, carbohydrates, calcium, vitamins, minerals… and above all the right amount of food. So, you will need to weigh each ingredient and cook them appropriately to preserve all the nutritional qualities.

Be careful because not all foods are good for her 3-month-old kitten and even for an adult cat. Find out what are the dangerous food for cats.

In short, we can conclude that household food is certainly interesting but remains difficult to prepare for a 3-month-old kitten!

Feed a 3 month old kitten with dry food

For those who don't have a lot of time to cook or don't really want to concoct complete meals with meat, vegetables, cereals... for their 3-month-old kitten, croquettes are the best solution. Indeed, if you choose quality croquettes, they will be a perfect way of feeding a growing kitten.

In fact, all you have to do is measure the daily portion (indicated on the packaging), pour into the kibble dispenser and that's it for the day!

Especially since veterinarians recommend this mode of feeding. Indeed, feeding your 3-month-old kitten with kibble allows you to respect the perfect nutritional balance but also the quantity appropriate to your needs.

In addition, kibbles are convenient, store easily, store very well and remain the most economical way of eating of all!

Dry food for 3 month old kittens

To be sure to choose good quality kibble, the most adapted to the needs of your 3 month old kitten, I recommend that you favor the veterinary brands or the mentioned Premium kibbles.

Here is a brand that has proven itself and that is particularly recommended by veterinarians: Advance Baby Protect Dry Food for Kittens.

Dry food for 3 month old kittens

How to feed a 3 month old kitten?

Kittens need to eat several times a day. They have a tiny stomach but a big appetite!

If you choose a kibble diet, you can feed your 3 month old kitten at will.

You just need to prepare for your kitten the daily ration recommended on the kibble packaging according to its weight and age and pour it into a kibble dispenser for the entire day.

Do not forget to also leave him fresh water available for the whole day.

If you choose another food (pâtés, BARF or home food), if it is possible for you, the best will be to give your baby cat small amounts of food but several times during the day. Then gradually, try to go from 3 meals a day to a rate of 2 a day (morning and evening).

How do you know if a 3 month old kitten is eating enough?

When a cat is malnourished, it may feel anxious. He will start to suck all the time, to ingest everything he finds, to be more agitated...

The malnourished kitten can get sick, will not develop normally and will not gain weight.

Therefore, it is recommended to check if you give the amount of food needed for a 3 month old kitten.

In addition, he will have to be weighed every week to check if his weight gain is normal (see the evolution of the weight of kittens by age).

Monitor the kitten's weight

At birth, a kitten weighs between 90 to 110 grams. When properly fed, they should normally gain around 100 grams per week.

So for a 3-month-old kitten (12 to 14 weeks), its weight should be between 1,3 and 1,7 kg. 

If this is not the case, it is recommended to see with your veterinarian.

See more details at: Kitten weight 3 months - Is my kitten too thin?  

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