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I'm assuming you mean Purina Kitten Chow? If so, yes I wouldn't recommend it. I've always been told that Kitten Chow is the best thing to feed kittens for the first year because of the vitamins, nutrients and extra fat in it to help them grow good and healthy.
Unfortunately, I couldn't do that with these two. When I got my girls two and a half years ago, I proceded to follow this rule but they couldn't handle it. They both had runny eyes, swollen faces and were VERY gassy (ever seen an 8 week old kitten clear a room in seconds??? ) they were so uncomfortable. It turned out that my black cat Mischief, had worms inherited from her mother's milk and that was a huge part of her problem. Frosty, her sister, never got the worms, but she couldn't digest the Kitten Chow either. At about 3 months old, I finally switched them to softened adult dry food (Meow Mix which they still love to this day, except now it's with Hairball Control) and I added wet food to their diet. They've not had any more belly or eye troubles since.
All in all, I think Kitten Chow IS the best thing to feed them ..... if they can handle it. I never did find out why my girls couldn't, I'm assuming it was an allergic reaction? I'm not sure. It was the first time I've ever experienced such a thing.
