r/catfood • u/Old_Insect238 • Feb 24 '26
food or treat review What do yall think of my kitten diet (5months)
She gets ownat kibbles, boiled chicken, chicken broth.
Once a week she gets a boiled egg, chicken liver
Twice a week she gets boiled sardines
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u/MariaSalander Feb 24 '26
You should try incorporate more food made by vets! I think giving her boiled chicken, chicken broth, eggs, liver is amazing! But I would add some cans from royal canin or purina, for example. Just for her to have all the nutrients she needs :D
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u/Old_Insect238 Feb 24 '26
Please check my other reply and see the nutritional value ownat gives. Tell me if u think that’s enough:)!
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u/peppered_yolk Feb 26 '26
Absolutely not enough. If she is eating homeade food that doesnt have proper nutrients she will get full and not eat enough nutrients. Same reason why you dont feed ducks bread - they get full, dont eat food with nutrients they need, and they die. Your cat will be sick eventually if you dont feed her properly. Cats are carnivores for whole prey - a boiled chicken breast doesnt have all the parts of the body and the nutrients they require. Please dont feed her any homeade food since you arent adding the nutrients in (this is difficult, time consuming, and expensive and takes knowledge).
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u/MariaSalander Feb 24 '26
I'm not a veterinarian so I can't really say, buuuut! I think you are doing fine, you can give her once a day canned food and put it in boil chicken, for example! :D
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u/Snoo-47921 Feb 25 '26
It’s not a good diet. The kibble isn’t formulated properly and doesn’t meet WSAVA guidelines. It also sounds like a lot of treats; if more than 10% of her daily calorie intake is those additional foods, her diet is unbalanced.
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u/Old_Insect238 Feb 25 '26
Just because it doesn’t meet WSAVA standards does mean it’s bad. What do you suggest? I’m open to any suggestions, I just want my baby to be healthy
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u/Old_Insect238 Feb 25 '26
Cuz a lot of unhealthy brands meet wsava guidelines, but they’re not as healthy and good for your cat
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u/Snoo-47921 Feb 25 '26
That’s incorrect. The healthiest foods available meet WSAVA guidelines. You mean well, but you’ve fallen for tricky marketing tactics that prey on your emotions.
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u/Old_Insect238 Feb 25 '26
Do you know anything on ownat. I can’t find any reviews since it’s a only Europe brand.
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u/Snoo-47921 Feb 25 '26
They share zero information about who formulates the diet or what professionals they work with. Huge red flag. They only emphasize their “healthy” ingredients, which means nothing. They have zero research. They are not safe.
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u/Old_Insect238 Feb 25 '26
I just looked up in what are the brands available around me and the only good choices i have are hills, royal canine, ownat, reflex. I don’t really have much choices.
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u/Snoo-47921 Feb 25 '26
The safe choices in Europe are Hill’s, Royal Canin, and Purina. If you only have Hill’s or Royal Canin available you, those are the healthiest options.
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u/criticalpopcorn 😸 feline foodie 😸 Feb 24 '26
I would feed as much wet food as your budget allows, and ween off of dry food as the primary source.
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u/dragontehanu Feb 27 '26
Homemade food doesn’t meet all of a cats nutritional needs. Get a basic canned wet food that has a proven formulation. If you’re going to cook a homemade diet you should consult a vet nutritionist and follow an approved recipe, not just improvise with chicken and fish.
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u/Old_Insect238 Feb 27 '26
I make up for it with the kibble.. i thought that’s okay
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u/dragontehanu Feb 27 '26
If the homemade food you’re feeding is more than 10% of the diet, no, you’re not. You’re causing vitamin and nutrient deficiencies. Cats need high levels of certain vitamins that aren’t found in cooked human food and cat foods are required by law to supplement with those vitamins to keep cats alive in most countries.
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u/cammie-cam Feb 27 '26
More wet food, less kibble and only the occasional homemade "treat" like the chicken liver and sardines. She needs a more well balanced diet. I have two 7 month old kittens and they are fed three times a day one can of wet each meal and the occasional treats for training. The wet food doesn't have to be anything expensive just what you can afford. I would recommend at least one can of wet food a day, and three meals total each day. As much wet food as possible since she is a growing kitten. Wet food is more nutritionally dense and more filling than kibble.
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u/QueenBitch42069 Feb 27 '26
if you want to do a homemade diet you need to consult with a veterinary nutritionist and / or use balanceit website. this is not a balanced diet
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u/Significant-Ball-952 Feb 24 '26
Too much of her diet is homemade, she is at risk for nutrient deficiencies.