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Can I feed my 8-week-old kitten adult cat food if I can't find it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

I have a 8 week old kitten and in my area there are shops like co op, pet shops, local shops and more but they only sell adult cat food and the only thing that is for kittens mosty is cat milk and some treats that are for kittens. But apart from that there isn't really kitten food. Can i feed it a bit of adult food?

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Answered By Dr. Macartney, BVet Med, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 7th, 2017

Is it possible to you to order kitten food from a store online? Pets at home for instance has a delivery service, as does amazon. Kitten food is ideal for your kitten because it is formulated to help her body grow correctly. There is not a problem with feeding her adult cat food while you wait for kitten food to arrive.

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