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How much and how often to feed a 3-4 month old abandoned kitten?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

I am feeding and trying to catch a kitten thats living under an abandoned house. He/she looks around 3-4 months old but cant say for sure. How much n how many times is it ok to feed it? Been leaving a 3 oz can 3 times a day, usually 4 -6 hours apart. Its at my workplace and i leave at 11:30 pm. Thank you.

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 25th, 2018

That is a lot of food. Normal daily requirement for a growing kitten like that would be about 1.5 cans spread into three feeds (1/2 can three times daily). That is a very nice kitty! You may want to consider having him trapped, if you want to adopt him/her. It would probably be faster to tame him once he/she is in your house.

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