will "geriatric" cat food harm a kitten?

[courtnek]

Push gets Iams Senior (I know, but its the only food he can keep down) with anti-hairball stuff. He's almost 15. Ford is a 4 month old kitten. She has kitten food in her bowl, but when I feed Pushy, she insists on eating out of his bowl as well. Will this hurt her? She eats her kitten food too.


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[TDG]

it's not going to kill her, but make sure she eats her own food before she snacks on senior food. senior foods are not formulated for growth, just for maintenance, and will not supply all the nutrients a growing kitten needs.

[Guest Mutts4Me]

The way I understand it, Kitten food has more proteins than regular cat food, and Senior food has less proteins. I guess the premium cat foods don't even have "kitten" and "senior" foods, but all-life formulas. It won't hurt Ford to eat a bit of Pushy's food, as long as she mostly eats her food.

On another note, does PC eat dry and canned? Dry food can be harder to keep down, especially for cats with sensitive stomachs.

[courtnek]

thanks everybody!

Pushy only gets dry Iams Senior. about 2 years ago he started throwing up, every day, all the time. we tried other cat foods, only people food, canned tuna, you name it we tried it. The vet was up in arms. she didnt understand what was happening. he was 5 lbs overweight, which is a lot for a cat. He started losing weight in a bad way, since none of his food would stay down and he was throwing up daily. She was afraid he would become diabetic, his blood sugars werent good. But now his food wouldnt stay down. I tried Iams, and it worked. It stays down, he lost the 5 lbs, his blood sugars are more normal. It's a senior food, not meant for a kitten. since he can only eat dry, his coat is also dry, and he sheds alot. Brushing him has helped, but the senior food also helps with hairballs. he also has thyroid issues. This food seems to work well for him, he is healthy and losing les hair. I was just afraid it would hurt the kitten, who should be eating "growing" food and not maintenance food. She does eat her own (she eats continuously) so I guess its ok if she snacks on Pushy's food.