Kittens are born without teeth but grow a full set of baby (deciduous) teeth between 3 to 6 weeks of age. By 3 to 6 months, those baby teeth fall out and are replaced with adult teeth. Kittens have all the same types of teeth as humans do, just sharper for their carnivorous diet.

Food allergies are more common in cats and kittens than you might think, and some kittens may start with delicate tummies when transitioning from milk to solids. James Wellbeloved started life 30 years ago producing food for dogs, but now also has a successful range of meals for cats. Kittens are full of energy and play, accompanied by epic snoozing sessions! The best kitten food will contain the correct nutrients, minerals and vitamins, ensuring that your pets grow up healthy and strong. At this critical stage, you should give your kittens food made from quality ingredients to aid their development and growth. With no added artificial colours, flavours or preservatives, this dry food is salmon flavoured and highly appealing to small kittens. We also like the fact that it’s grain-free, so suitable for more delicate tummies, as well as wheat, beef, pork and dairy-free, so it shouldn’t exacerbate any allergies. Our kittens enjoyed the taste of these biscuits, but if your kitten is fussy about flavours, Jollyes also make a turkey flavour – but it’s worth noting that this isn’t grain-free, unfortunately. Discover a difference LIVECLEAR could make to your allergen management routine - to get you and your cat closer.

Is kitten food different from cat food?

PRO PLAN LIVECLEAR Sterilised Adult offers an outstanding complete and great-tasting nutrition for the long-term health of your cat as it helps maintain their urinary health and ideal body weight as well as helps promote healthy kidneys. Don’t overload the bowl with too much food at once, as it may overwhelm a kitten and put them off eating. To select the best kitten foods for this guide, we consulted a veterinary nutritionist and a director of feline health. There will be a difference in what your kitten wants to eat and what they don't want to eat," says Zoran. While a steady rotation of tastes, textures, and brands will keep your kitten food-flexible, they might prefer one texture of food over another. "It's a trial-and-error process," she adds. There isn’t as much real meat in this food as in some other products on this list, and it isn’t grain free, which can be a problem for some kittens. But it is excellent value for money and will last a decent amount of time.

Live Clear: this delicious dry cat food range has been specially formulated to reduce allergies by a staggering amount, the very first of its kind! It binds allergens in fur and skin using a special protein and is ideal for more sensitive cats. These Purina Pro Plan Live Clear dishes also support every other aspect of your cat’s health, for overall wellbeing!The food is thinly sliced to help with the transition from milk to solid foods and is available in three textures to suit fussy felines. We’ve chosen the jelly variety, but it’s also available in gravy and loaf varieties. Royal Canin seems to be very popular with kittens and cats, so we’re confident your kitten will enjoy one of the textures. To compare the nutrients in wet food to those in dry food, convert the percentages of fat, protein, and fiber in wet food to a dry matter basis. To find the dry matter basis, use these directions from the Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University, call the food manufacturer, or ask your veterinarian for help. We use the term ‘budget’ advisably here, as good quality kitten food isn’t cheap. But it is vitally important to give your bundle of fluff the best start in life and not skimp on quality food. Hill’s Science Plan is slightly cheaper than other wet foods, particularly as the brand recommends that you only feed a pouch a day and supplement with their dry food to make up a kitten’s daily recommended amount.

We at Purina PRO PLAN believe nutrition is the foundation for long-term health, well-being and the starting point for an amazing life for your pet. PRO PLAN is a confident choice for those looking for products based on cutting edge proven science, rooted in over 90 years of passion and expertise. Dr. Bruce Kornreich is a board-certified veterinary cardiologist and director of the Cornell Feline Health Center at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. While Cornell University does not endorse specific brands, Kornreich helped us understand what makes a high-quality kitten food and what to avoid. All our recommended kitten foods have a high protein content, but the Purina ONE kitten food has a whopping 41%. Protein is essential for kittens to build muscle, so a high protein content is essential in kitten food. Dry food is not the type of food cats would seek out to eat on their own," says Zoran. What makes it enticing to cats and kittens are the liquid fats and proteins coating the outside of each kibble. Because each brand has its own alluring recipe, it's this coating that could cause a kitten to become habituated to a food when brands, textures, and proteins aren't served in rotation.We’ll answer all these questions in our buying guide below, or if you already know how to feed your kitten, you can skip straight down to view our best kitten food recommendations. Yes, kitten food is vital for the growth and overall health of your kitten. It is recommended to keep feeding your kitten on kitten food until 1 year of age. Is kitten food good for older cats? Discover PRO PLAN LIVECLEAR - the 1st cat-allergen reducing food offering cat owners a safe, effective and feline-friendly approach to reducing their explosure to allergens - whilst keeping cats in their homes and on their laps. Special Care: sterilised cats or overweight cats require different nutrition, so Purina Pro Plan special care nutrition has been designed to specifically support these needs, as well as offering an anti-hairball dry food option that have all been developed with your cat in mind, in a range of flavours.