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How long does it take to switch young kittens from wet to dry food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

Lola had 7 kittens 5 weeks ago. How long should it take them to go from wet kitten food to dry kitten food?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 28th, 2017

Great question! It should take about two weeks to transition them. Mix together the wet food and the dry food, and over the next two weeks, slowly increase the amount of dry food and decrease the amount of wet food until they are eating the dry food only. I hope this helps :-)

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