Feeding

The cat is a flesh-eating animal and needs meat,  always have fresh food, and more frequent eatings than a dog. A cat digests food very slow, so he should be fed at long intervals and should never be allowed to nibble.The cat under two months old may need four feeding a day, given at about 8 a.m., 12 noon, 5 p.m., and 10 p.m., although the last feeding may be eliminated if the kitten does not seem to want it. The five o’clock feeding possibly raw or cooked meat or canned dog or cat food. The other feedings should comprise mainly of warm milk with a little kitten or puppy meal stirred in. Unsweetened canned milk diluted with equal parts of hot water is easiest and best.

The  Kitten "2 to 6 months old" should be fed like the weanling, except that the ten o’clock feeding should be eliminated. Regulate the quantity by seeing. Weanling kittens need four feedings a day. Warm milk, kitten meal what the kitten will clean up quickly. Never leave food to be finished up later.
The older Kitten "six months to maturity" should get only two feedings, one morning and one evening. If your kitten is growing normally, you could gradually replace some grainy or crumb-type dog or cat food for the kitten meal. Always change to a new food gradually.

A cat normally prefers its big meal of the day in the evening, although individuals may vary. Give as much variety as possible, keeping in mind that “first class” protein in some form must always be the main ingredient. Raw meat should be given at least once a week, More often if and canned kitten and cat foods should make up the bulk of the diet. Possible. Chopped horseflesh is cheapest though ground beef may be easier to get in some places. Horse liver or “liver-and-lights” should be given occasionally as an alternative. Always melt frozen food completely before feeding. Older kittens and young adults will usually eat from one-third to one-half pound at a time.
Table scraps should not be considered a basic food for cats. They commonly contain too much starch and fat and too little protein. They may be offered as supplementary titbits, but a cat wants a regular, well-balanced, basic diet. Select a good nourishing food and stick to it, unless some indication of ill-health show a change should be made.

Almost cats love milk and milk products, such as butter and cheese and may have it, if it is a regular item of the diet. Intermittent feeding of milk may cause diarrhea. Some cats can digest milk if it is diluted with water. When evaporated milk is used, the regular formula is half milk and half water. For some cats, change the ratio to one part milk to three parts water. Careful observation and common sense will guide you. Farmers have long made a practise of feeding milk to their cats and allowing them to hunting the rest of their food. The recent widespread use of chemical poisons for weed killers, insect sprayings, and fence-row brush killers is speedily bringing down sources of natural feed for farm cats and places the responsibility for their feeding upon the owner. A lot of farmers are buying canned food to supplement the milk diet of their working cats.

Most people do not realise that cats like certain vegetables and  needed vitamins and minerals from them. Among these are peas, asparagus, string beans, carrots, and squash. Not every cat likes all of them, but when a taste is discovered, satisfy it frequently.
Cats should have no starchy foods such as potatoes, and no pork or pork products. Cats need vitamins just as people do, and Brewer’s yeast and some of the vitamin products prepared for animals are useful to give the kitten a good coat and a healthy appetite. Ask your pet trader about vitamins and mineral supplements for your cat.

Always keep fresh water available as cats drink frequently.
If the cat doesn’t eat may be over-excited or ill. If a cat must travel, withhold food for twelve hours before the trip, or he will have an stomach upset. Moved to a new surroundings, a cat often declines food for many days. Be patient. And give him much attention. When he feelings at home, he will eat. Female cats in season have poor appetences. Cats with hair balls do not eat. If a cat  in his normal home environment stops eating, see a veterinarian for the advice.