My cat and kittens thrived on this food
:"The kittens took to this food without hesitation at just short of 4 week's old; to begin with, I mixed it with watered down goat milk (50/50).
Mother cat kept a healthy weight and regained any weigh"
Royal Canin First Age Mother & Babycat is specially formulated for mothers and kittens 1-4 months old during weaning, as well as gestating and nursing queens.
Pregnant cats and those that have just recently given birth will require changes in their nutrition. Royal Canin First Age Mother & Babycat has been specially developed to meet the particular needs in pregnant and nursing cats as well as in their kittens between the ages of 1-4 months.
In the first weeks of life, kittens drink their mother's milk, which contains colostrum. The mother passes on antibodies to its children that it has developed through its life. Around 4-12 months after birth, the natural immunity from the mother's colostrum and the lactose intolerance gradually disappear. Your kitten should be gradually withdrawn from this.
Your kitten is not yet a cat!
Kittens require specifically tailored nutrition.
Imagine we are talking about human beings - would you feed your baby the same diet as an adult? Of course not! Babies have a sensitive digestive system, small jaws and no teeth, so could not, for example, bite into an apple as an adult could. Comparisons such as this make it easier to understand why our young pets require a whole different kind of food from their adult counterparts.
With a few breed- and gender-specific different, cats up to 12 months need tailored diets in order to reach healthy adulthood. The Royal Canin Kitten range offers your kitten the perfect start, so you can choose the ideal combination of wet and dry food.
The time frame between when a mother cat's protection is no longer enough and your kitten's own immune system has not yet developed properly can cause an "immunological gap".
Chewing is also limited. Nutrients reach the stomach without being properly pre-digested by enzymes in the saliva.
Kittens need many small meals, sometimes eating 10-16 times per day.
A specially adapted kibble with tailored size, shape and texture can be vital in ensuring healthy digestion, clean teeth and good acceptance.
Eases weaning, as the dry food can be soaked to make it easier to move from milk to solids.
Smaller kibble pieces are considerably easier to chew.
Benefits of dry food: concentrated nutrients and a texture that cleans teeth and supports dental health. Benefits of wet food: the high moisture content can reduce the risk of urinary tract problems and help maintain a healthy weight.
The corresponding wet food for Royal Canin Mother & Babycat can be found here:
Ingredients:
Poultry protein (dried), animal fat, maize flour, rice, vegetable protein isolate*, animal protein (hydrolysed), yeast and its components, fish oil, beet pulp, lignocellulose, soya oil, minerals, fructo-oligosaccharide (0.35%), yeast hydrolysate (source of mannan-oligosaccharide), yeast extract (source of beta glucan), marigold meal (source of lutein).
*L.I.P.: protein selected for its very high assimilation.
The kittens took to this food without hesitation at just short of 4 week's old; to begin with, I mixed it with watered down goat milk (50/50).
Mother cat kept a healthy weight and regained any weight she'd lost after the birth so much quicker than any other nutrition I've tried them on. I'm delighted.
28/06/20
|John byrne
Royal canin mother and baby dry food
I use the mother and baby dry food every time my cats are pregnant to help keep them healthy and it helps with the production of milk and it is the first rry food my kittens eat up to age of 4mths. It has all the vitamins and minerals the kittens need to encourage good healthy growth .
24/02/18
|Anna
My number 1
As far as I'm all for grain free food this is my number one for pregnant& nursing mum also as a first food for kittens. Never had any problems with kittens weaning on that food, no tummy problems ever! Also mums are putting weight nicely and don't loose much after birth and lactating. Never will change for anything else.
25/01/18
Great for hedgehogs
My four rescue hedgehogs are loving this food! It’s ideal bite sized and seems to be putting weight on them nicely. Fingers crossed for them getting outside again in spring.
01/01/18
|Cole
Little Persian loves it
Royal Canin is the best food. My Persian cats love it
19/07/17
|Carole Catchpole
prickles delight
I have recently purchased this product to feed to baby hedgehogs and they absolutely love it - not only the babies but the adults too. Much smaller than kitten food offered previously and preferred by our hoggies.
05/02/17
|Laura
Excellent Food
We have found no matter what age, the cats enjoy this food, its brilliant for weaning the little ones and for mum too. If the cats are not feeling well, its light food and the love it.
02/04/16
|caroline white
Fabulous !!
Bought this after reading reviews while looking for the best product to wean the 3 kittens my cat Poppy had.
The food is very small ideal for kittens weaning. I started them off on them by soaking the biscuits first for the 1st few weeks. I already have 4 cats so with 3 additions I am running a full house, even ran out of cat dishes so this was served to the new kittens in a garlic tray and I'm pleased to say as soon as the food is down they line up like lil pigs at a trough lol ...
15/04/15
|Lesley
Kittens fight over it!
We adopted two 11 week old brother kittens from a animal shelter. They didn't provide us with any food for them to eat. We tried the kittens on Pet's at Home own brand dry kitten food on advice from them. The kibbles were massive and after 2 days one of our kittens was violently ill from having undigested food in his stomach.
After reading some reviews we decided to try The Royal Canin Mother and Babycat dry food.
They absolutely love it. The kibbles are tiny and they seem really crunchy as they are eating them. The kittens actually fight over who gets to it first. There is always an empty bowl 5 minutes after it is put down for them.
They have flourished after only a few day eating it (in conjunction with Smilla kitten food), their coats are shiny and they are really active. Their toilet visits are also a lot better and they don't smell half as much as they used to.
I would recommend this to anyone who has a kitten under 4 months old.
20/01/15
|Aimi
Small pieces, very mild smelling kibbles
Upgraded from Whiskas to RC Mother and Babycat cold turkey, Kitten had no problem with the switch. Loved that the biscuits were small for him. Had no problem with vomiting, lovely bowel movement. Wouldn't touch the Whiskas pouches he used to love anymore. The only gripe is that there are other brands with higher protein content and quality ingredients that are of similar prices such as Applaws and Acana. Loving Zooplus for the variety and good prices!
27/06/14
|originally published in zooplus.fr
Perfect
My kitten adores it. When I adopted my kitten, the owners gave it Purina One for kittens, which I continued with for several days after taking him home, whilst gradually mixing in RC food. The difference is astonishing - the RC food is softer so easier for him to eat. he has a lovely coat and has never been ill. I'm now also using the Babycat Mousse
09/06/14
|Dianne
My Bengal kitten loves it
My Bengal kitten loves it, great for delicate tums!
25/05/14
|originally published in zooplus.fr
Much appreciated
My kitten hadn't eaten anything for 36 hours, not even "babycat & mother RC". However once I moistened the food with water he devoured the lot. Nice firm poo too. I would recommend feeding a very small amount to very little kittens.
30/03/14
|originally published in zooplus.de
TOP!!!
My totally spoilt cat won't eat anything else.
04/02/14
excellent !
my kitten thinks this is great! He looks great on it too !
18/11/13
|originally published in zooplus.fr
Irresistible !!
My kitten loves this food, he's put on weight and his coat has a great shine!
13/11/13
|Sue Nicholls
Great for hedgehogs too...!
I have been buying this to feed to young or sickly hedgehogs for a couple of years now. I like it for the high protein that is easily assimilated and the hogs gain weight much more quickly on this than other cheaper forms of dry foods. Also the very small kibble size is ideal for small mouths and teeth. I will continue to buy this into the future as long as there are hedgehogs coming to my feeding stations.
26/10/13
|Alan Watkins
Not only kittens
Widely used by hedgehog rescues across the country particularly for feeding up small or sickly hedgehogs. More or less the biscuit of choice for hogs. Hogs have small mouths/teeth so the size of the kibble is very important.
11/09/12
Excellent
My cat is now 10 months old. Ive had her from 12 weeks, at first i brought dry food that was available in supermarkets and i noticed she wouldnt eat much of it. Until i went to my local pet shop and was advised this. From then she loves this!! Infact eats this more than her wet food.
So little madam now has a lovely soft coat and is so healthy....
I love this!...Also a great price! I dont have to go out to get this....its delivered to my door....
Excellent!!!
06/09/12
good value for money
Very good value for money this 10kg bag will keep my 2 cats going forever! best bit was the free cat tunnel, they love playing with the toy attached and chase each other through it!
