FEEDING

Your kitten/cat has been eating a combination of canned and dry food one to three times daily (depending on age). She also eats dry food left out for self feeding along with plenty of fresh water. He should do fine if you wish to transition him to dry food only provided you use a premium brand such as Purina ProPlan or Royal Canin (growth or all life stages formulas). When you make brand and type changes, do so gradually. I do not recommend grocery store type canned food as a steady diet because it is messy, causes smelly feces, and leads to finickyness. Table scraps are not nutritionally balanced for your cat and if given a chance to develop a taste for people food, he may become very pesky. DO NOT feed cow milk or dog food since both cause cats to have diarrhea. Ceramic, glass or stainless steel bowls are preferable to plastic which can cause skin problems on their chins. Bowls should be washed daily.