09/29/2026
Notice: I just got this in from young again, and I wanted to share it with my customers immediately so that they can order the mature variety depending on the age of your cat, please use referral code
219786, so they know that I have notified my customers!
Remember, Siberians don’t hit full maturity until age 6, so I would never switch them onto mature until at least then
Hi Val! Hope you are doing well! I just wanted to reach out to you regarding a post that I saw on FB. Thank you so much for always being such a big fan and promoter of YA. We truly appreciate you!
I did notice that you mentioned feeding our 50/22 for older cats. We suggest our 50/22 for large breeds like yours until 3-4 years of age and then switching to one of our mature formulas. If you feel that your bloodlines are not mature until say, 6 years, that can be the cutoff. We are looking at “done growing bone” as the criteria for that cutoff. The higher minerals (specifically calcium, phosphorous and magnesium), found in our 50/22 should not be fed to older cats as they no longer need the higher level to grow bone and it can just be harder (and not good for)for their kidneys to process it. They need to either grow bone with it or process and pass it. That said, for your Queens you would want to use the 50/22 no matter the age, IF they are breeding (growing bone😊). Your males should be switched to a mature formula based on their age/maturity. They aren’t growing bone, (even if used for breeding) and we want to protect their kidneys from additional processing of the higher minerals.
I also noticed that you mentioned transitioning using incremental mixing of previous food to our food. We suggest mixing this way only for our dog food. By mixing our high protein low carb food with other cat foods, you will often see a loose stool issue. When cats eat too much of a high protein food or if it is mixed with a food that has a lot of fast digesting carbs, you will end up with soft, smelly stool. Our cat food should be transitioned very differently due to the drastic differences between our foods and other foods- high protein and low carbs require a different path than the high carb foods where you can use the 50/50 slower transition. We suggest removing the old food and placing our food out for them. If your cat immediately accepts our food, the transition is done. Simply take away their old food and replace it with Young Again. If they do not take to our food you can use the following link for options for helping them to transition. (For additional feeding suggestions and assistance, please read Transitioning your cat . )
There are two ways to feed Young Again Cat Foods, Free choice feeding and Restricted feeding. At YA, we highly recommend Free-Choice feeding. (Please follow the instructions carefully.) If you must restrict feed your cat, please use these guidelines:
Average consumption for 24 hours:
8 lb. cat – Level ¼ cup
10 lb. cat – Rounded ¼ cup
12 lb. cat – Level 1/3 cup
15 lb. cat – Rounded 1/3 cup
20-25 lb. cat – Level ½ cup
For Maine C***s and other giant breeds add ¼ cup to each of above measurements for 12 pounds and up.
PLEASE NOTE: Because Young Again is a nutrient-dense food, your cat will eat MUCH LESS than other cat foods. It does not mean your cat does not like our food.
Thank you again for always being there for your fur baby families and including us in your protocols. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Have a great week!
Jennifer
Jennifer Gruba
Global Sales & Product Manager
Young Again Pet Food
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