Tips for choosing cat food

Article by Georgina

Like any other food, cat food should be balanced. Keeping your pet to a balanced diet is not easy if feed cat with food you eat. Besides, not all human foods are good for cats (salty, fat, fried etc.). But don’t rush to the store to buy food for your little friend. Ready foods are not as great as you may think. 1. The first indicator of cat food quality is price. The cheaper cat food is, the more artificial ingredients and colorings it has. All these elements cause urolithiasis, problems with digestion and excretion of waste products, cause strong shedding of hair and make animals refuse eating any other food. Specialists don’t recommend constantly feeding cats with dry and canned food that are frequently advertised on the TV.2. Do not buy cat food that is based on byproducts, but not meat. Quite often cat food has absolutely useless elements. They are added to make food taste more nutritious. Have you ever noticed that your cat often eats dry food? The thing is that these fillers satisfy hunger for a very short period of time, that’s why cat eats all the time. 3. Quite often manufacturers add various artificial antioxidants and BWG-additives. They can cause allergic reaction. Don’t always fee your pet with food that contains Е1520. Constant consumption of food with this additive cause different diseases. VIP-class cat food doesn’t have such additives. Probably, this can explain why cat refuses eating another food without taste enhancers. 4. Watch your pet’s behavior, stool and general health. Use dry food as an alternative to homemade food, but don’t mix these products in one bowl. Don’t buy dry food from open packages. As a rule, cat food with additives has strong smell and figured shape. Premium class food doesn’t smell so much and give real (not imaginary) feeling of satiation). If you are not sure how to create balanced diet for your pet, you’d better apply to a vet who will help you.5. Talk to your friends who also have pets and visit forums for pet owners. Reading cat food reviews will help you to choose food that fits your pet’s needs the most. Information given in books and magazines can also appear very useful and helpful.6. Always provide you cat with enough amount of water. It’s better to give your pet filtered water, but some cats don’t like and prefer drinking tap water. Make sure your cat drinks clean water. An also pay attention to how much water your pet has. Cats that eat dry food, drink a lot of water; cats that eat homemade or canned food almost don’t drink. But if your cat doesn’t drink at all, that is a good reason to call a vet. 7. Watch your pet’s weight. In their cat food reviews many pet owners complain about cat’ obesity. Be very careful with that as obesity for cats is as serious as obesity for people. If you see that your pet started putting on weight, it’s time to change its diet.

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{April 1, 2012} {Tags: , , }