My kitten eats adult food. Can my cats share food when free-feeding?

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Hello, I have a 4 month old kitten and a 4 year old cat. It says that I need to feed them different foods but the kitten tends to eat whatever is down. Can I feed them the same food? I work and the dry food is down during the day. (It’s only a cup and a half for both). Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 18 days old

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Rather than leaving dry food down I would feed each cat wet (canned ) food twice a day (kitten food for Chia and adult cat food for the other cat) and Chia can be fed a third time late at night for a third time. That way you ensure that each cat gets the food meant for it and the amount necessary. I recommend wet food over dry food as it has less carbohydrates and extra moisture. Cats are obligatory carnivores and should rather eat animal protein than carbohydrates.

My kitten eats adult food. Can my cats share food when free-feeding?

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