Picky kitten loves this!
:"My picky kitten was rejecting everything but loved this food straight away, expensive but worth it so that he finally eats. (Not to be confused with the royal canin kitten in jelly - he hates this one"
Wet food for young, growing cats in the 2nd growth phase (4-12 months), helping support healthy development and strengthen the immune system, offering essential energy and suitable for pregnant cats.
When your cat first arrives in the world, it has plenty of things to discover. Its mother's milk can help support a kitten in this phase, but from the 4th month of life your kitten enters the second phase of growth and development, when it will move away from mother's milk. This Royal Canin Kitten in Gravy has been developed to make the weaning process easier.
Your kitten is not yet a cat!
Kittens require specifically tailored nutrition.
Imagine we are talking about human beings - would you feed your baby the same diet as an adult? Of course not! Babies have a sensitive digestive system, small jaws and no teeth, so could not, for example, bite into an apple as an adult could. Comparisons such as this make it easier to understand why our young pets require a whole different kind of food from their adult counterparts.
With a few breed- and gender-specific different, cats up to 12 months need tailored diets in order to reach healthy adulthood. The Royal Canin Kitten range offers your kitten the perfect start, so you can choose the ideal combination of wet and dry food.
The time frame between when a mother cat's protection is no longer enough and your kitten's own immune system has not yet developed properly can cause an "immunological gap".
Chewing is also limited. Nutrients reach the stomach without being properly pre-digested by enzymes in the saliva.
Kittens need many small meals, sometimes eating 10-16 times per day.
Royal Canin Kitten in Gravy contains a nutrient profile in its recipe that instinctively appeals to kittens. It offers good flavour, smell and texture, ensuring long-term, instinctive acceptance of this high-quality nutrition. This wet food contains all essential nutrients to meet the high energy need of kittens. It is easy to chew thanks to small chunks in gravy, jelly or loaf.
Benefits of dry food: concentrated nutrients and a texture that cleans teeth and supports dental health. Benefits of wet food: the high moisture content can reduce the risk of urinary tract problems and help maintain a healthy weight.
Feeding recommendations:
Royal Canin Kitten in Gravy is a complete food for kittens up to 12 months.
Cat's age
Cat's weight
Pouches per day
4 months
-
3
6 months
-
3
9 - 12 months
-
3
pregnant cats
3kg
2 1/2 - 3 1/2
pregnant cats
5kg
4 - 6
Daily amount where fed in combination with Royal Canin Kitten dry food:
Cat's age
Cat's weight
Daily serving
4 months
-
1 pouch + 45g
6 months
-
1 pouch + 45g
9 - 12 months
-
1 pouch + 45g
pregnant cats
3kg
1 pouch + 30-60g
pregnant cats
5kg
1 pouch + 70-115g
Changing from one food to another should be done gradually so your cat's intestinal flora has sufficient time to adapt to a new food. Over 7 days, mix Royal Canin wet food in gradually increasing proportions into your cat's existing diet. This gradual adaptation lowers the risk of diarrhoea. Excessive food intake may also cause digestive problems.
Please note that these are guidelines only. Actual feeding amounts should be adjusted according to your cat's age, activity levels and circumstances. Monitor your cat's weight and adjust feeding amounts as required. Daily amounts should be offered spread over two portions a day. Fresh water should be provided at all times.
Not tried these for my kittens yet but it would be a lot better if the satchets went and were replaced with tins.
The reason is it very hard to get everything out of the packet and are the packets recyclable ?
13/04/21
|Gosia
Ok
I ordered those to change my cat menu. Unfortunately this is not his favorite. He ate those but without any warm feelings. Also it was difficult to take the food out of the pouches. Will not order again.
26/02/21
|Kayley
Picky kitten loves this!
My picky kitten was rejecting everything but loved this food straight away, expensive but worth it so that he finally eats. (Not to be confused with the royal canin kitten in jelly - he hates this one)
26/12/20
|Savannah
Kitten's 2nd favourite
This is my kitten's 2nd favourite food. She's very fussy. I like that it's only 85 g, but it would be much better if it came in cans instead of pouches for environmental and logistic reasons. It's very hard to get all the food out of the pouches. It hurts my heart to use these environmentally unfriendly pouches.
12/12/20
Very good
Great stuff, kitten loves it
20/08/20
|Graeme
All gone
We’ve been using this for a couple of months, my kitten licks the bowl clean after every meal. Must be delicious
16/07/20
Stinks....
Ordered this as I read good reviews about and I wanted to switch my kitten to something better (used to feed her with Felix).
Order arrived the next day, but after opening the packaging I discovered that this food has got such an unpleasant smell.... you know when you open wet good(Sheba, Felix), it actually smells like something edible. this on the other hand has got awful smell. Not surprised kitten does not eat so I have wasted £50.
Where Zooplus gets this kitten food from.. not original
27/04/19
|Sunny
Not so good
My kitten is 4 months old, tried a few brands and he likes this at first. Problem is the meat is in pellet form which dries out extremely quickly which means alot goes to waste. For the money you pay is this the best option? Not sure
Royal canin you need to work on this, also the jelly gets stuck the packaging so hard to get it out
05/03/19
|Mrs s kavanagh
Royal canin kitten food
I have tried a few brands of top brand kitten food but they didn't agree with my kittens tum, so we tried royal canin, my kitten loves it he purrs as he eats it and it's ok on his tum.
13/12/18
|Victoria Trondsen
My kitty loves it!
My kitty has been a fan of this one since the first time she tasted it. She eats all of it in her bowl and licks it clean. She loooves the sauce
04/11/18
|Ricky
Cat not too happy with this food
My cat doesn’t like this one very much... eats a little and then leaves the rest and goes for the dry food. With other brands she leaves the bowl clean...
07/09/18
|Ian Mclean
Great food.
My Maine coon kitten is nine months old, he loves this food as well as the Maine coon kitten dry food.
09/07/18
|Anna
Excellent quality
We originally tried a different brand and because we had the Royal Canin dry food we thought we'd try our kitten on this. She loves it and prefers this to her previous food. Well worth it
03/04/17
|Klaudia
Cats favourite!
My 5 month old Ragdoll kitten wakes me every morning asking for his kitten instinctive pouch :) He loves this food combined with the RC dry kitten food. Would highly recommend!
01/04/17
Saved my underweight kitten!
I rescued a tiny fluffy kitten from some one who was giving away kittens too young as I was worried he'd not be taken care of or he may be used for dog bait, he was underweight.
My other kitties are pedigree girls and have always eaten royal canin and have great health and digestion, so I decided that my tiny boy would benefit from it too!
Obsidian quickly became healthy being fed on this kitten food, the vet was very impressed with his weight, health and shiny coat on his next check up. He eats every bit and still excitedly runs to the food now months later! I couldn't recommend this kitten food enough, it's fantastic! :)
I also feed this to my cat that has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy because of the extra nutrients!
10/02/17
|Mel
Great for sensitive stomachs
My 2 kittens had been under-socialised before I got them and had terrible stress-related diarrhoea. They were on a vet prescribed Royal Canin wet food for their problems until they got better. I was worried about changing them off this but the Royal Canin Instinctive kitten food has been marvellous. They have no stomach problems and love the food. I thought they would get bored with it but months later they still eat every bit. Expensive but no waste.
02/12/16
|Kim C
Persian kitten loves it!
I have a very fussy 5 month old kitten with a very sensitive stomach. She stuck her nose up to all of the hypoallergenic food I could find and was getting very worried she wasn't eating so tried this from other people's reviews. Her appetite is now through the roof! She loves it!
22/04/16
|Nicola Smith & Toshi
Mainecoon kitten loves this
Our 18 week maine coon kitten Toshi loves this food. We got him some felix as a treat as that is what the breeder used to feed him. He walked away from it and demanded this instead. So I guess he is RC for life now!
03/07/15
|eva
amazing recovery
I have a 5 month old maine coon who was rescued from under a truck.when I got her she was very thin.you could see her ribs!!she had a thin coat and dull eyes.she also had missing patches of hair.the vet suggested me to use kitten instinctive in gravy and so from that day I did use it.from then her recovery has been awesome!!she doesn't look like the same cat anymore.she went from a cat with an unhealthy coat and dull eyes to a cat with a fluffy coat and bright eyes!!she has gained weight and now she is perfectly normal weighted.thanks to royal can in kitten instinctive.i really do recommend this product.
01/02/15
|CEP
I waited to review to really see if eats it!
I have 2 very fussy MCs (loonie coonies) kittens. I have really tried everything, honestly, EVERYTHING! After filling my cellar with unused cat food and then giving it to the local kitten rescue centre I have finally got something at least one of them will eat, and will eat all of it in the gravy form but not jelly. The other just eats her biscuit, best I have found for Maine Coons is the Hills TD and she scoffs this ok. Its worth the price especially from Zooplus as haven't found it cheaper.
