How long is DHA important for Ragdolls switching to adult cat food?

Azur should have a high quality kitten food, such as Royal Canin or Hill's Science diet. Kittens require higher amounts of calories, protein, and calcium than adults cats, and a kitten food will provide this. I recommend feeing him Royal Canin Ragdoll kitten, it's a high quality kitten food that's specifically formulated for Ragdolls.

I recommend switching to adult right at 1 year of age, but if you wanted to make the transition now I think that would be fine. If she seems to be doing well on her current food it's a good idea to stick with the same brand.

1) Get a kitten, that is at least 12 weeks old. That way it had time to socialize and playfight with its siblings and Mama had time to teach it everything it needs to know to be a good kitty. 2) Feed it good quality brand name complete kitten food 3) Put the water dish at least 5 ft away from the food dish 4) Kitten toys: lots of crinkly paper balls are a great toy for kittens, a feather on a long string and a rod....you can "fish" for your kitty.... 5)Get a comb and a brush and start combing your kitty regularly so it gets used to it and learns to like it. Ragdolls can have problems with matted hair if not combed regularly. 6) Get hair ball remedy just in case 7) Give it LOTS of love. The more love you give your kitty, the more love you get back. Be prepared to ba climbing tree for your kitty....it is normal 8) Get a scratch box for it so it learns to use it and stays away from furniture 9) Please do not have your kitty declawed. Declawing is amputation of the last bone in its fingers and is not necessary and barbaric, can cause lifelong pain and leaves your cat without a way of defending herself.

You can discontinue or decrease the amount of chicken being fed. A good quality kitten diet, such as the Roytal Canin your are feeding now, will fulfill his nutritional requirements. You can feed the kitten food 3-4 times daily, decreasing the feedings as he gets older.

Yes, you are correct that you need to make the switch from kitten food to adult food, and I would recommend doing it slowly to avoid GI upset. Start adding in adult food to her kitten food, and over the course of two weeks, increase the amount of adult food and decrease the amount of kitten food until she is eating the adult food only. Other than that, the only thing you need to make sure to do is get her vaccines boostered :-)

A purebred Maine coon should eat kitten food until they are 15 months old so Goliath should probably eat kitten food till he is about 12 or 13 months old. Since he is a mix, he is not likely to get as big or grow as much as a purebred Maine coon. When he is a year old, have him examined by his veterinarian who may be able to get a good idea of how much more growth you should expect from him or if he appears to be done growing. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

Thanks for visiting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. You may absolutely feed them Royal Canin kitten food as long as they are under 1 year of age. If they are not kittens then it’s not a good idea to feed them kitten food because this has more calories than they need and will cause them to become overweight and at high risk of developing diabetes and arthritis issues. You can try feeding them a similar adult food with the same protein in it as the kitten food. Check your local store and online store for more protein (beef, chicken, turkey, salmon, etc) options. I hope this helps! Best wishes and take care.