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Moving on to New Stages

This post is part of a series brought to you by Iams, part of Mars Petcare, who is committed to “a better world for pets”. I was compensated for this partnership, but all opinions are my own.

Being the youngest of three can be rough. The baby in our family always seemed so small. He’s the last to get to do everything. While his brothers were running all around, he was stuck crawling or being carried. The older boys would chow down on pizza, burgers, and ice cream, while the baby was getting his first bite of a smashed up banana.

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It was to keep him safe. He couldn’t run around yet because he would have gotten hurt. He couldn’t eat the same foods because he needed baby food.

But pretty soon, the baby was moving and almost able to keep up with his brothers.

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And then all of a sudden, he can do everything they can do and eat everything they can. Sometimes, he can even do things they can’t and eat things they’re too picky to try. He’s not a baby any more, even if he’ll always be my baby.

We think about what our kids need at every stage, but it’s important to consider those other babies in our lives, too: our pets.

In the 1980s, IAMS™ changed the face of the pet food aisle, introducing pet formulas based on life stages by launching a custom puppy formula.

Back when we first brought home our kitten, Dobby, he was such a wee thing and he ate IAMS™ Kitten Food.

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Since Dobby will be a year old next month, he’ll be moving on to IAMS™ Cat Food. We chose IAMS™ because they are dedicated to helping cats live long, healthy lives through innovative nutrition that truly makes a difference. Though years of observing the behavior of cats, combined with research and dietary findings, IAMS™ believes that the right diet can help pets boost immunity, burn fat and maintain muscle, and promote healthy digestion.

As we switch Dobby to cat food, we’ll do 75% kitten food/25% cat food on day 1, 50/50 kitten/adult food on day 2, 75% adult food/25% kitten food on day 3, and then 100% cat food by day 4.

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What new stages are your kids or pets entering this fall?

Comments

  1. My oldest went into middle school and I thought it was going to be this huge transition for him and he made it seem so easy!

  2. My oldest started Kindergarten this year, not only is he now in school full time but just a few short weeks into school I had his baby sister! Big transitions for the whole family this fall! Now we’re a family of 4 🙂

  4. This sounds like a great cat food. I don’t have any pets, but if I did it would be a cat. My son is starting college this fall.

  6. The stages for both kids and animals certainly do change quickly don’t they? My oldest started middle school this year and that is a whole new world for me.

  8. Aww! The new stage this year for me was having a cat live here for the first time. It has been a big change and I’m honestly a cat-lover now.

  9. What an adorable kitten and baby you have! My pups are surprisingly getting older faster than I think. When I think back to how tiny they were, it’s unbelievable how long it’s been.

  10. I took an abandoned kitten home with me and gave it to my mom on Mother’s Day. She’s a sweet cat…with an attitude. We’re loving watching her grow & she’s keeping my mom company. I’m not sure what my mom has been feeding her, but I’ll recommend Iams next time we’re together.

  14. Our cat had 2 kittens (8 weeks ago on this Sunday) so they’ve gotten quite big and my kids are loving having them around. It’s new to most of them having kittens so this shall be fun.

  17. I don’t have a cat but have lots of friends who do and rave about Iams food! Your cat is absolutely adorable.

  18. The new state for our kids this year is middle school… quite an adjustment but doing better than expected. The state for our cat is just “old”. He is still active but getting older.