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Rich in fish oil and nourishing fatty acids
Hill's® Science Diet® Kitten Healthy Development Original cat food gives your kitten precisely balanced nutrition to build immunity and digestive health. It is enriched with DHA from high quality fish oil and made with high quality ingredients that provide an ideal combination of nutrients, clinically proven antioxidants and vital fatty acids to give your kitten the best start in life.
Key Benefits
Recommended For
Not Recommended For
Long-term feeding to adult cats, unless they have higher than normal energy requirements.
Key Benefits Table
| Benefit | Nutrient | How It Works |
| Healthier immune within 90 days* | Vitamin C + E | Appropriate levels of clinically proven antioxidants to quickly build healthy cognitive and immune function. |
| Proper brain and eye development | DHA from high quality fish oil | DHA is a building block for healthy brain and eye development. |
| Proven gentle, healthy digestion | High quality ingredients including gentle fibers | Ensure availability of key nutrients and proteins for the healthy development of your kitten. |
| Healthy development of vital organs | Taurine | Essential amino-acid for strong heart and enhanced vision development, |
| Ideal body weight | Ideal levels of high quality lean protein for kittens in their first year of life | Protein is the building block for lean muscle that helps maintain ideal body condition |
Daily Feeding Guide
Growth
| Weight of Cat | Growth less than 4 months | Growth 4 to 6 months | Growth 7 to 12 months and Pregnancy |
| 1 lb (0,5 kg) | 1/4 cup (30 g) | 1/4 cup (30 g) | |
| 2 lb (0,9 kg) | 3/8 cup (45 g) | 1/3 cup (40 g) | |
| 3 lb (1,4 kg) | 1/2 cup (60 g) | 3/8 cup (45 g) | |
| 4 lb (1,8 kg) | 5/8 cup (75 g) | 1/2 cup (60 g) | |
| 5 lb (2,3 kg) | 3/4 cup (90 g) | 5/8 cup (75 g) | 1/2 cup (60 g) |
| 10 lb (4,5 kg) | 1 cup (120 g) | 7/8 cup (105 g) | |
| 15 lb (6,8 kg) | 1 3/8 cups (170 g) | 1 1/8 cups (135 g) |
Metabolizable Energy¹ (Caloric Content)
Dry 4201 kcal/kg (510 kcal/per cup ² )
¹Measurement of Usable Energy in a food, which differs substantially from gross caloric content.
² An eight fluid oz. measuring cup of Kitten Healthy Development Original contains 4.3 oz. by weight.
Average Nutrient Contents
|
Nutrient |
Dry Matter1 % |
| Protein | 42.2 |
| Fat | 26.1 |
| Carbohydrate (NFE) | 22.3 |
| Crude Fiber | 1.8 |
| Calcium | 1.28 |
| Phosphorus | 1.23 |
| Sodium | 0.39 |
| Potassium | 0.90 |
| Magnesium | 0.090 |
| Taurine | 0.35 |
| Vitamin C | 277 mg/kg |
| Vitamin E | 845 IU/kg |
| DHA | 0.240 |
¹The nutrient in the product after moisture is removed. It is used to make direct comparisons of nutrient profiles of products with differing moisture contents.
Ingredients
Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Chicken Liver Flavor, Brewers Rice, Fish Oil, Flaxseed, Dried Egg Product, Soybean Mill Run, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine, L-Threonine, L-Arginine, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Soybean Oil, Cysteine, Calcium Carbonate, DL-Methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, minerals (Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), L-Tryptophan, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
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