the feeding of the kitten

The anabólicos processes that characterize the growth stage, require: a high consumption of energy, an optimal quality of proteins, fats and suitable levels of minerals and vitamins.

Bond to emphasize and is important to emphasize it, that it is very common and without bad intention to feed the kittens after the weaning, only with meat and milk, the meat is poor in calcium and milk does not reach to compensate the lack of calcium in the diet because, would have to take means liter per day, impossible for the animal, all this calcium deficiency, caused by a monodiet with meat and a little milk, will produce in the puppy a deficient bony formation, showing a decalcification with raquitismo risks, fractures, deficient osificación of the hip that, in the future can bring disadvantages like, constipación and in the females problems in the childbirth.

If it is decided by a natural feeding, it will have very to be varied and in addition to milk (always lukewarm) and meat, is necessary to complement it with cheeses, olives, liver (once for week), egg, fish, yoghurt, tuna in tin, milk candy, etc.
Nowadays, in the market balanced foods exist premium of good quality that nourish in balanced and safe form, avoiding the decalcification risks, lacks of bullfighting, obesity, etc, and in addition the work of the preparation of the diet is avoided.

To the 6 months of age, the percentage of growth begins to make level itself. Nevertheless, the kittens on the inside continue being developed with a finished normal growth around the year of age.
The kittens also require twice the energy by kilogram of weight like an adult cat.

The kittens must be totally weaned to the six or seven customary weeks and salary a regular diet of food for cats nutricionalmente balanced and completes.
They must be fed on two three times the day during this period of fast growth.

The dried food must be dampened with a little water, near a part of liquid by three parts of dried food. This softens the food doing it more appetizing palatable and for the kitten.
Permítale one hour to eat, discarding the portion noningested.
The humid food to room temperature can not be flavorful and still it can go to ruin if is left it by several hours.

To put the food to room temperature before giving it to the kitten. This temperature is more appetizing for the animal. For the time at which the kittens have of twelve to fourteen weeks of age, their teeth sufficiently are developed so that the dried meals no longer must be dampened.

Not to forget that a kitten always must have much clean and fresh water. It is necessary to place the water through near the container with food to stimulate the kitten to drink.

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