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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

1739.0. "Kitten Nutrition" by WITNES::MACONE (Has anyone seen my Pocket Protector?) Tue Sep 06 1988 14:32

    As I have previously mentioned, we got Elmo this weekend.  Elmo
    is about 4 months old and a holy terror.  Since I have never had
    a kitten before, I have some questions about kitten nutrition.
    
    What food should I be feeding?  Right now, he eats Portia and Oscar's
    food -- IAMS dry with 2 cans.  I was only doing 1 cae per day before,
    but with the added mouth to feed, I switched to 2 cans.  
    
    Elmo doesn't seem to be eating that much.  I'm doing a pretty good
    job of making sure that the big cats leave enough canned food for
    Elmo, but Idoubt that Elmo is even eating 1/2 can per day.
    
    Also, Elmo is a sucker.  He likes to snugle up on our bedroom quilt
    and suck on the lace.  I have found that when he is sucking, if
    I pick him up and bring him to the food dish, he will eat.  So,
    I assume that Elmo was weaned to early, and thus tries to suck when
    he is hungry.  Does this sound reasonable?
    
    Is it normal for Elmo to only eat when me or Larry is watching?
    When I bring him to the food dish, he eats as long as I am standing
    there.  As soon as I walk away, he will follow me.  This happens
    even when Portia and Oscar are outside.  Besides, Elmo seems to
    have adjusted quite well to PortyPoo and OscoBosco.
    
    Lastly, if I should switch to a special kitten food, how do I keep
    PortyFatCat and Oscar out of the food? or, is it unnecessary?
    
    	-Nancy
    	 (Portia, Oscar, and now Elmo's mom)

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1739.1 Suckling--bad habit! AIMHI::BOYKO Wed Sep 07 1988 16:42 7

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1739.1	Suckling--bad habit!	AIMHI::BOYKO		`Wed Sep 07 1988 16:42`	7
	I think the IAMS dry kitten food is very good. Don't worry too much about a kitten eating, as they have a lot to get acquainted with in a new environment and such. As for the sucking, my siamese cat is 8 years old----and still sucks my blankets every time he gets a chance!!! Nan

    I think the IAMS dry kitten food is very good.  Don't worry
    too much about a kitten eating, as they have a lot to get
    acquainted with in a new environment and such.  As for the
    sucking, my siamese cat is 8 years old----and still
    sucks my blankets every time he gets a chance!!!
    
    Nan