Вasic guidelines for the correct feeding of the domestic cat
The cat is a carnivorous animal.
Think for a moment about another carnivorous animal in nature, try to give corn or a bowl of rice or wheat to a tiger, a crocodile...it would probably like it if accompanied by a piece of your forearm that still moves, right?
Well, if your kitten tender and cute, your "domestic" kitty could really be a master-micro-chef for a day his ideal menu would be composed more or less like this:
Infographic menu of the day wild cat
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Did you two get over your hunger?
Ah, I forgot... one of the main dishes should still be alive if possible...a matter of taste...we humans (omnivores) eat live seafood and we are not shocked at all.
Ethical and moral discourses we leave them to deontologists and moralist demagogues, we will only deal with making sure that what is preferred by the cat (see the menu above), through a necessary mediation to operate with the needs of modern man, arrives at the domestic cat in the least counterfeit way possible.
The cat is carnivorous and must eat meat and a generous quantity of fats, period.
The vitamins he needs are synthesized from the meat and also the mineral salts; a cat that eats meat needs less water because it assimilates it from the "wet" food.
Have you found a brand, a company in particular that in the label of the product, in addition to praising the qualities of completeness of vitamin and protein supplies and other commercials ... tell you clearly things like "in this box or in these crunchy there is 80% of "meat" (whether it is beef, pork, chicken, rabbit, etc..)?!
Well, choose that one.
Then, it's up to your way of seeing things, to your knowledge, to the way in which your sensitivity has established itself with regard to the concept of healthy and genuine.
But choose the one, that for the times that run, is more than fine.
In these (rare) cases, we are at least sure to bring the noble proteins of meat to our cat.
Unfortunately, we will by-pass, however, in this case, all that will be related, specifically, to the "modus operandi" of food companies (both in human and veterinary), to their hygiene protocols (whether respected or not) and their mission (to eat healthily or get rich?).
If, on the other hand, on the label of the can or bag of crunchy products there is the talk of a 4% of meat products, know that you are giving your a-micro 80% of carbohydrates mixed with some vitamins, appetizers, and only 4% ... certainly not meat, but "waste" (innards, hair, bones, nails, etc..): the only protein intake of your "friend" on 4 legs.
Beautiful friend!...would tell you your cat!
Then make the most specific evaluations yourself.
Carbohydrates hurt your cat
Unconsciously and in good faith and often with veterinary advice of confidence, we feed our cats with carbohydrates for years, the cat can not help but get sick.
However, a very moderate intake of carbohydrates (pasta, rice, potatoes), from time to time, in the order of a couple of times a week or a month, will not harm your cat.
In any case, the number of carbohydrates in your cat's food should be up to a maximum of 8 -10 % of the total product.
If, on the other hand, you think you can devote some of your time to a healthy and complete home-grown diet for your cat, follow our advice.
If you have so far given dry food to your cat (or wet and dry, but still industrial), gradually introduce the new home diet. Industrial foods are full of appetizers and chemical devils, you will need to be very patient.
Any drastic change in diet will outweigh your cat's health.
We have 4 cats that preferred different industrial foods, different tastes, and different habits for each. We were trying to indulge them all by buying quality products, but they still got sick. In any case, they were eating the wrong food and were intoxicated and prone to obesity.
An obese cat has little desire to move, soon he will not get up from his kennel even to urinate, the dysfunctions of the urinary system and kidneys will be around the corner!
For the past 3 years, they have only eaten the food studied in our recipes and the waiting room of the vet is just a bad memory for them.
At first, however, it was hard. But don't get discouraged!
It's not just about changing your diet, it's about detoxification and getting out of the food drug tunnel.
It's really frustrating, sometimes, to see that a domestic cat is now so accustomed and addicted to industrial appetizers, to the point of not knowing at all the smell and taste of a piece of fresh fish or raw meat, and it happens more and more often in cats accustomed to eating dry from birth.
The dry food, let's reiterate it because it is not