Kittens will need a kitten food to ensure that they are receiving all of the nutrients they need to grow. Providing your new kitten with proper cat food is crucial to raising your pet. It is not just a matter of dropping some cat food into your pet's bowl and then leaving to go on with your day. There is more to feeding your kitten then this.Commercially prepared kitten food comes in three varieties - canned (or wet) kitten food, dry kitten food and semi moist kitten food. Many owners feed a combination of canned food and dry food.
In general cats need only four main nutrients. They require a meat based protein, taurine, water and various vitamins and minerals. Kitten food includes all of these just more to give the kitty the necessary energy to grow and be healthy and this is the main difference between cat and kitten food.
