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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1933046" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Kittens are taught how to eat (what is edible) by their mother, in a very short learning window.</p><p>Once they have learned this, they become very reluctant to change their eating habits in later life. Some cats would rather starved than eat new foods.</p><p></p><p>When we take kittens away from their mothers before they are able to fend for themselves, then the responsibility falls to us to teach them how to eat for their own physical, mental and dental health. Not everyone appreciates this.</p><p></p><p>This means that if a kitten is ‘taught’ to only eat rubbish ****** meat ‘flavoured’ cat biscuits during those formative months, then the cat will be very resistant to a diet change later on, even if the new food has better nutrition.</p><p></p><p>In other words, giving kittens a restricted diet of processed **** is likely to doom them to malnourishment and a miserable old age - assuming that they make it that far. We have an exploding population of diabetes in cats and dogs for this very reason.</p><p></p><p>It is possible to ease them onto healthy foods, but it takes time, effort and is more trouble than many are willing to make.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think it is the responsibility of any pet owner to feed their pet (cat, dog or fruit fly) to the best of their ability, and the closest to the natural diet on which their species evolved. Processed tinned or dried biscuits are nothing less than animal abuse in my opinion. Your mileage may well vary, but if that is the case, then I bet my pets see a glossier, happier, brighter eyed old age than yours.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.petful.com/pet-health/cat-is-a-finicky-eater/" target="_blank">https://www.petful.com/pet-health/cat-is-a-finicky-eater/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.knowbetterpetfood.com/pages/feeding-kittens" target="_blank">https://www.knowbetterpetfood.com/pages/feeding-kittens</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1933046, member: 41816"] Kittens are taught how to eat (what is edible) by their mother, in a very short learning window. Once they have learned this, they become very reluctant to change their eating habits in later life. Some cats would rather starved than eat new foods. When we take kittens away from their mothers before they are able to fend for themselves, then the responsibility falls to us to teach them how to eat for their own physical, mental and dental health. Not everyone appreciates this. This means that if a kitten is ‘taught’ to only eat rubbish ****** meat ‘flavoured’ cat biscuits during those formative months, then the cat will be very resistant to a diet change later on, even if the new food has better nutrition. In other words, giving kittens a restricted diet of processed **** is likely to doom them to malnourishment and a miserable old age - assuming that they make it that far. We have an exploding population of diabetes in cats and dogs for this very reason. It is possible to ease them onto healthy foods, but it takes time, effort and is more trouble than many are willing to make. Personally, I think it is the responsibility of any pet owner to feed their pet (cat, dog or fruit fly) to the best of their ability, and the closest to the natural diet on which their species evolved. Processed tinned or dried biscuits are nothing less than animal abuse in my opinion. Your mileage may well vary, but if that is the case, then I bet my pets see a glossier, happier, brighter eyed old age than yours. [URL]https://www.petful.com/pet-health/cat-is-a-finicky-eater/[/URL] [URL]https://www.knowbetterpetfood.com/pages/feeding-kittens[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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