I got some mouser cats for outdoors. I have a ~1 year old female and a ~5 month old male.
My question is about the kitten. I am trying to keep these cats as economically as possible, but I also want to make sure the kitten grows up strong and is getting enough food. How do I know how much food to give the two of them? I feed them in the morning only to encourage nighttime mousing. They each get 1/4 can of 9 Lives pate, and then I scoop 1 heaping cup of dry kitten food to split throughout the day. They also tend to eat some of the mice they hunt.
I can't find a resource on how much food a kitten actually needs. Most sources just say to leave the food out all day but I can't do that. Do you think I am putting out enough food for them?
Also, I started doing 1/4 can food each instead of 1/2 can because of the price. But lmk if the wet food is more important for kittens. I could potentially up that back to 1/2 can and reduce the dry feed amount to a flat cup or something.
My question is about the kitten. I am trying to keep these cats as economically as possible, but I also want to make sure the kitten grows up strong and is getting enough food. How do I know how much food to give the two of them? I feed them in the morning only to encourage nighttime mousing. They each get 1/4 can of 9 Lives pate, and then I scoop 1 heaping cup of dry kitten food to split throughout the day. They also tend to eat some of the mice they hunt.
I can't find a resource on how much food a kitten actually needs. Most sources just say to leave the food out all day but I can't do that. Do you think I am putting out enough food for them?
Also, I started doing 1/4 can food each instead of 1/2 can because of the price. But lmk if the wet food is more important for kittens. I could potentially up that back to 1/2 can and reduce the dry feed amount to a flat cup or something.