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Best Cat Foods
If you eat healthy, why shouldn’t your cats? As beloved pets, it is only proper that they, too, reap the benefits of a nutritious diet, and the only person who can give them that diet is you.
Of course, there is no single diet for cats – just as there isn’t one for humans – because feline diets fall under different categories and perform different functions. Just as we humans always talk about a balanced diet and essential nutrients for good health, we have to maintain a nutritious diet for our feline friends if we are to live up to our claims that we treat them as family members.
Nutritious diets during the growing period
Like all animals, including humans, cats too need additional nutrients when they are growing up to build the foundations of lifelong good health. As a general rule, you must feed specific foods to your kittens during the growing phase, rather than allowing them to stuff any old rubbish from the garbage bin down their throats.
- Cats are often associated with fish. While it’s true they adore fish, that isn’t all their diet is about. They also need certain proteins and carbohydrates if they are to maintain a proper growth.
- Barley and brown rice should be mandatory parts of a kitten’s diet, apart from protein-rich substances like fish and bony chicken.
- Whole grains and vegetables are also important. These are to be boiled and lightly cooked before being served.
- Milk is a must. Kittens need their milk like Calvin needs Hobbes. Milk is an all rounder, because it contains most of the necessary nutrients of the feline diet.
Feed with care
As all cat owners know, caring for kittens means far, far more than settling them on your lap and petting and playing with them. Yes, you need to demonstrate your affection but you need to be protective in other ways. How?
- Food for cats comes in packets, but can also be bought loose. We would suggest you check either kind carefully before buying because many a time, there is a chance that the food may not be entirely fresh. Needless to add, impure food will have a drastic effect on your kitten’s health no matter how expensive the food is and how much you spend on medicines after.
- There is a tendency in cat food producers to add artificial colors and flavors to enrich their products but these have a definite adverse impact on a cat’s health. As a conscientious cat owner, you ought to take care of these things when you feed your cats. Just as you would not eat too much junk food, so you must regulate your cats’ intake.
- Also keep your cats away from grocery store edibles. They are invariably of poor quality and good for nothing. If your cat does feel like a snack occasionally, have some cat food handy at all times and gradually get him/her to accept regular meal times rather than feed at odd hours.