What dry food brands do vets recommend for my kitten's growth?

I recommend a diet called Royal Canin. It is easy to digest, provides a healthy coat and good stool quality. You will feed Toby this diet until he is a year old. Please feel free to post any additional questions.

Cats have very specific dietary needs, and home diets are not recommended for kittens. Kofi need a kitten food. Brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina Pro Plan, or Iams. I hope this helps!

Any of these would be fine: ( https://www.amazon.com/Hills-Science-Diet-Kitten-Chicken/dp/B003M5TGCI/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=kitten+dry+food&qid=1575986553&sr=8-8 ) ( https://www.amazon.com/Purina-Pro-Plan-Chicken-Formula/dp/B003R0LLXU/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=kitten+dry+food&qid=1575986553&sr=8-6 ) ( https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Canin-Feline-Nutrition-Kittens/dp/B00ECQ966W/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=kitten+dry+food&qid=1575986553&sr=8-9 )

As a general rule of thumb, I find Science Diet, Purina ProPlan and Royal Canin foods to be of a high quality. These companies thoroughly analyze their foods, run controlled clinical feeding studies and carefully source their ingredients. While there are plenty of other good food brands available, I find these three to be quite consistent. As a male cat, I typically recommend feeding a mix of both wet and dry foods. Neutered male cats have a risk of developing urethral obstructions, and increased water content in the wet food can help to slightly decrease this risk. Anytime you make a change in diet, be sure to do so gradually by mixing the old and new foods together over 5-7 days.

There are four brands of food I recommend: Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. I would feed Leo one of those brands, and make sure it's a kitten food. Measure out the daily recommend amount of food listed on the bag, and leave it out during the day for Leo to graze on throughout the day. This is how I feed my cats.

Kittens do the majority of their growth in the first five to six months of life but continue to grow until they are around one year old. During this time of rapid growth and maturation of their bones, it is very important to choose a complete and balanced diet with the appropriate levels of nutrients. Diets formulated for growth include those labeled for kittens or “all life stages.” Canned foods promote increased water consumption in cats, and feeding dry food exclusively or in combination with canned is also acceptable. Offering a kitten with a variety of textures early in life can be helpful in minimizing the chance of having a picky eater. Regardless of diet selection, always make diet changes gradually by mixing the old and new foods together over five to seven days and make sure to carefully measure the appropriate portions of your cat’s food. Abrupt changes have a greater likelihood of resulting in vomiting and/or diarrhea.

Hi there. I would recommend feeding her a high quality kitten food until she is 9 months old. You can feed her canned food and dry food. There are several great brands of kitten food available, I like Royal Canin kitten food, Natural Balance and Wellness. I hope that helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.