What food to feed cat

If you decide to get a cat, you probably know that one of the main items of expenditure on it will feed. Improper feeding can lead to various diseases and premature death of the pet. To pick up quality food and not to get lost in a wide range of shops is sometimes difficult.

Instruction

1. Earlier people did not have other exit how to feed cats a natural diet. Hardly what animal will abandon the portions of meat, fish or milk plates. Now, however, most veterinarians claim that milk can cause a cat or cats indigestion, and fish can cause urolithiasis (especially if your pet neutered or spayed). Natural food rich in nutrients and vitamins, but not every person twice a day to prepare the Goodies for your pet. First, it is often not enough time, and secondly, there is no guarantee that you will be able to make the optimal diet for cats. The solution to the problem be ready to feed.
   
2. Good food for cats should contain:
   several protein components (meat, poultry, fish);
   - taurine (a amino acid that supports heart health, urinary system and other organ systems);
   - vitamins and minerals;
   - enzymes and fatty acids.
   
3. Definite opinion about what food for cats is the best, does not exist. It is important that the animal received all the necessary substances to be healthy and active. Canned cat food stored for a long time and really like cats. Wet food helps to maintain water balance, especially if your pet is drinking enough. Remember that open a jar of canned food can be stored in the refrigerator for no longer than a day.
   
4. Wet food for cats is pieces of meat in a jelly, sauce or broth. The moisture content of such feed about 35-45 percent. One serving of this food (a whole bag) designed for one feeding. If your cat eats so much, lay only half, and the second part put it in the fridge and feed your pet 3-4 hours. Uneaten food in the bowl loses its nutritional value and spoil quickly.
   
5. Dry food for cats require constant access of cats to water. Near the food bowl be sure to put a bowl of water. In the cold season to wash the bowl and change the water is needed twice a day in warm 4-5 times a day. Dry food cleans pet's teeth from plaque, which is also their undoubted advantage. Cat crackers non-perishable, daily serving you can pour into a bowl in the morning and your pet he will eat when he is needed. The bulk of the feed is better not to store in the original packaging (if she's not tightly closed), and pour into a jar or container, cover and put in a dark place such as a closet.
   
6. All the food for cats are divided into several classes. Most often in pet stores and supermarkets caught the eye of budget food. This food economy class is cheap, is easy to recognize due to the huge number of advertisements online and on television. You can use it only in one case – if you want the animal not to die of hunger. Such forages of low nutritional value, there are no essential proteins, fats, carbohydrates, micro - and macroelements. By the way, the inscription on the packaging – just a publicity stunt, and this information is often not true. Feed economy class are manufactured from low quality raw materials, including plant proteins (soy). The most common feeds are cheap Kitekat, Whiskas, Darling. Regular feeding them inevitably leads to urolithiasis cats, shorten their life by 5 years or more.
7. A little more expensive "economy" are feed grade "medium". They are a little better, but still not able to provide the cat with everything necessary for a full life. In a medium-feeds are animal proteins (in very small quantities), obtained from waste products. This type of feed is usually represented by several lines: for older cats, neutered cats, for kittens, for pregnant and nursing cats. In the feed class "medium", as in "the economy" are preservatives, flavors, dyes.
8. If you care about the health of your pet, you will need to buy feed premium and super-premium. They are manufactured from high quality raw materials contain almost no grains and vegetable proteins, preservatives and flavorings. Premium feed full terms of nutrients, but because they need much less feed than "economy" or "medium". In Russia and the CIS countries the most popular premium feeds are Purina Pro Plan, Acana, Royal Canin, Bosch, Hill's.