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Are chicken wings a healthy daily meal for my 5-month-old kittens?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 22 days old | 5.89 lbs

I feed my almost 5 month old kittens 3 times/day and for each I ÷ the daily suggested intake of dry kitten food into 2 portions to be given as 2 meals/day and for the third meal I give them 1 boiled chicken wing(without bones) to be shared between my two kittens. Does this constitute a healthy diet? Is half a chicken wing for one kitten enough as a meal? Should I reduce the quantity of dry food to compensate for the addition of boiled chicken? Are there weights 5.27 lbs and 5.89 lbs ok for age?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on November 18th, 2017

First off, you are doing the right thing by feeding these kittens three times a day. When they turn six months old, you can feed them twice a day. Unfortunately a boiled chicken wing isn't a healthy and balanced part of a diet for a kitten, and I don't recommend giving them one at each meal. It would be better for their diets for them to have their daily intake of dry food divided into three portions for three meals a day, and once a week they can split a chicken wing as a treat. Chicken is something better given as a treat rather than a regular part of their diet because kittens also need calcium and other nutrients to grow properly. In addition, chicken wings themselves are higher in fat than other parts of the chicken such as the breast, and isn't the healthiest meat they could get as a treat. This could contribute to weight gain and obesity. The weights you have provided for them are fine, it sounds like they are going to be big kitties! I hope this helps!

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