Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed
I have 2-week old kittens here and I caught one of them trying to eat mama kitties dry food, is this normal? Should I start giving them wet food?
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Published on June 16th, 2017
The kitten may have shown some interest but we don't normally start offering food until around 4 weeks of age, and then start with a gruel of formula and canned food. I would hold off on offering solid food for a couple more weeks!
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That is totally normal for the kitten to start to try to eat dry food. I would recommend getting some kitten food (canned and dry). You can moisten the dry food with a little warm water to make it easier for them to eat for now. You can also feed them canned food.
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