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And here's the kitten in your house and the natural question arises: what to feed the pet?

Dry food

Like products for people, dry food is divided into categories:

• Premium class. Such food is made from natural meat andcroup, they have vitamins and microelements necessary for the animal. In such feeds do not add dyes and flavors, so when switching to this food from a cheaper cat, at first the cat can refuse it. Naturally, such food can not be cheap.
• Middle class. These are fodder with a lower price, they usually include by-products, possibly the presence of flavor additives.
• Forage economy class. The composition of such feed contains enougha large number of chemical additives, fragrances and dyes. Prolonged use of a cat like this food can lead to kidney disease, liver and kidney stone disease in the pet.

Canned (wet) food

Suitable for all cats, but still it is best to alternate it with dry food and do not forget to follow the expiration date. The opened packaging is stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day.

Natural food

Speaking of natural, does not mean food,taken from a human table. Such food is categorically forbidden to feed cats. To prepare food for a cat, one should follow the rule: 1: 2, that is, one part is cereals (rice or buckwheat) and two parts of meat (beef, chicken, offal). It is not recommended to salt food for cats.

Low-fat dairy products must be present in the diet of the animal.

Fish - not the most useful product for cats, can be given no more than once a week, pre-boiling and removing bones.

How can I feed my pet?

How to choose the right food

Instructions

1

First of all, decide how you are going toto feed your pet. It is permissible to make a ration of a castrated cat either from dry forages and moist canned food (preferably from one producer), or from natural food and canned food, or only from natural food. Mix dry industrial food and natural products is not worth it.

2

If you give the cat industrial feed, buyonly premium food. Cheap feeds are harmful not only to castrated cats, but also to their non-castrated cousins. You can buy any premium food. But in order to prevent urolithiasis, it is better to purchase a special food for castrated cats.

3

When feeding a castrated cat with dry foodbe sure to pour a lot of water to the animal. If you notice that the castrated cat does not drink much, soak the dry food or translate the cat for natural food and moist canned food.

4

The diet of a castrated cat, basedon natural products, must include meat (chicken, beef), by-products (beef lung and heart, chicken stomach and liver), porridges (buckwheat, pear, oatmeal), vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage) and dairy products (cottage cheese, kefir ). Fish neutered cat to feed extremely not desirable. It contains many minerals that lead to the formation of kidney stones.

5

After castration, many cats interest in cats is replaced by excessive interest infood. To the animal does not overeat, try to organize a fractional diet of a castrated cat - feed it often, but gradually. If the cat still gets better, buy special low-calorie feed.

6

In addition to urolithiasis and obesity in castrated cats Diseases of the teeth and gums often develop. To improve the condition of the oral cavity regularly give the cat raw meat, cut into large pieces. You can also buy special cat delicacies for cleaning your teeth in the store for animals.

You will need

• - dry food;
• - bowl for dry food;
• - a bowl for water.

Instructions

1

Transfer to the dry food of your kitten not earlier than at the age of 2-3 months, when it will form all the teeth. By this time the kitten should be able to chew food well.

2

Choose the right dry food, suitableit is your pet. Choose a premium or extra food. When buying food, study the packaging, read the instructions. First of all, pay attention to the recommended age of the animal. For example, for kittens, dry food is made with soft fine granules. Then select the food according to the needs and health of your cat. There are forages, for example, for castrated animals, with problems of the genitourinary, digestive systems, for moving or inactive cats.

3

Consider that to transfer the cat to dry foodit takes 10-15 days, depending on the health and characteristics of your pet. Constantly watch for the cat's well-being, its behavior, the character of the chair. If you suspect a problem, contact your veterinarian right away.

4

Pour a few dry food pellets into the bowl with the usual food for 2-3 days. In case the animal refuses dry food, moisten the granules in water, mix with the main food.

5

Increase the amount of dry food every day. In this case, reduce the dose of the food habitual for the cat. Watch for the amount of water in the bowl. Gradually, dry food will completely replace other food from the cat's diet.

6

Pour 2-3 times a day the necessary dose of dry food into a clean bowl. Pay attention to the recommended rate of feed intake indicated on the package, and do not exceed it.

7

Give the cat permanent access to freshclean drinking water, otherwise dehydration may occur. Consider that water is required 4-5 times more by volume than dry granules. When the animal is completely transferred to dry food, it is no longer possible to give normal food.

Instructions

1

The budget option is widely advertiseddry and canned food such as Whiskas, Kitekat, Darling, Perfect Fit, Katty, Friskies, Happy cat and others. Despite attractive names, high-quality commercials on TV and banners on the Internet, such feeds are made from poor quality raw materials and waste. The balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and vitamins, as a rule, is not observed. The laboratory tests carried out by specialists prove that it is not necessary to believe the inscriptions on the packaging of such feeds. Almost all cheap feeds contain nutritional supplements that do not allow the absorption of certain nutrients and negatively affect the health of four-legged pets. Regular feeding "Whiskas" or "Kiteketom" at best will lead to urolithiasis of the cat and shorten the period of its life.

2

Feed medium "medium" of medium quality. Usually manufacturers of such feeds produce different ranges: for sterilized cats / castrated cats, for kittens, for older animals, for pregnant and lactating cats and so on. These feeds differ in the composition of the components. In different periods of life, the need for certain vitamins and minerals increases. As a rule, in medium-food there are protein powders and nutriments.

3

Advertising of premium fodders for cats on TVsee impossible. It is worth such a product is expensive, but in its composition selected quality raw materials. These feeds have quality certificates, and the composition always corresponds to what is indicated on the package. In the rating of quality fodder forage, Hills, Nutro Choice, Eukanuba, Iams, Pro Plan hold the leading position. Slightly cheaper than them are Royal Canin, Nutra Gold, Leonardo, Pro Pac, Gourmet. They do not contain dyes and flavors, so cats, accustomed to food of the economy class, it is difficult to accustom to the almost natural taste of good crackers and canned food. As part of expensive high-quality feeds, there are practically no vegetable proteins, but the balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, macro- and microelements is close to ideal. These fodders are sold only in specialized pet stores and veterinary clinics.

4

There is another class of ready-made felinesfeed, which was called "holistic." Manufacturers never spend money on advertising, because the highest quality of this product line speaks for itself. According to many characteristics of holistic-fodder resemble premium. The main difference in the raw materials. Fish and meat are grown specifically without the use of antibiotics and hormones, and the plants are not treated with pesticides and other chemicals. Such foods fully satisfy the needs of the cat in nutrients. Feeds such as "holistic" include Eagle Pack Holistic, Evo, Innova, Chicken Sou, Origen, Felidae. Buy them can, as a rule, only directly in the online stores of manufacturers.

5

A domestic cat can be fed with natural food. It is unlikely that the animal will refuse a portion of meat or fish. However, it is worth remembering that the diet of a four-legged friend should be balanced. If you are not sure that you will be able to make the right menu yourself, it is better to trust the professional producers and get high-quality feeds.

You will need

• 2 bowls: one for water, one for feed

Instructions

1

Dry food is based on hydrolyzed meat withaddition of vegetables, microelements and vitamins. The feed is balanced, and when fed dry food, cats do not need additional vitamin supplementation. Make sure that the cat always has fresh drinking water in the bowl. Dry food is easy to store, it is not fouled in a bowl.

2

Dry food has different manufacturers. For Kitten choose only super premium food. This food really consists of natural ingredients. In contrast to the forage mass market, which can consist of processed products. On the packaging of the kitten feed there is the inscription Kitten & Junior, and the age is 1-12 months or 2-10 depending on the manufacturer. Some manufacturers write on the packaging "For all ages." This does not mean that the food is bad. But pellets of such food are too big for beginners only to have their own kittens. It is better to postpone the introduction of such food for months to 6. Optimal feed for kittens are: Hills, Lams, Eukanuba, Pro Plan, Acana (for kittens grown). The dosage of the feed for each age must be indicated on the package.

3

Transfer Kitten on dry food should occur gradually and not earlier than 2 months of age. In this age Kitten fed a few times a day in small portions. Dry food is started to be soaked in water in one of the daily feedings. During the week you observe the reaction Kitten for a new food: whether there are vydeleny from eyes (an attribute of an allergy), whether a normal chair, whether the kitten is cheerful. If the introduction of food has gone unchanged, the number of feeds with dry food is gradually increasing. By 6 months Kitten must be fed 4 times a day. In one of the feeds you can give wet food of the same producer. But this, rather, should be regarded as a treat.

Instructions

1

Make sure that the transition to feed issmooth and painless for the animal. This is necessary in order to avoid such unpleasant side effects as diarrhea, vomiting or constipation. It is not necessary to conduct experiments with different feeds, transfer to industrial food for a while, and then return to natural food. The transition must be carried out once and for all, since for cats the main thing is the smell and consistency of what they eat, and the taste is not in the first place. In addition, these animals change their habits extremely hard.

2

Translate the kitten to the feed no earlier than 2months old when his teeth grow a little stronger. On dry food it is best to translate only in the second year of life. And in the first year the kitten will benefit from natural food consisting of 90% meat and fish paste and 10% of vegetables (squash, squash, carrots, cabbage, except white-bellied, Bulgarian pepper). In addition, it is necessary to give cottage cheese, raw eggs, milk and vitamins. Then you will grow a healthy animal.

3

Choose the suitable food for your pet. Take into account that the economy class food is less nutritious and not useful even for adult cats. And your baby needs a high-quality and high-grade diet, so pay attention to food for super premium kittens.

4

Translate the kitten to the feed gradually. The whole process should take about 2 weeks. In each case, everything will be individual. Some animals quickly and willingly switch to "drying" or soft food, while others are heavily and with complete reluctance. The algorithm of action is as follows: every day for 10-15 days it is necessary to reduce the amount of natural food by about 1 / 10-1 / 15 and to increase the dose of industrial feed by the same amount.

5

Feed the kitten 4-5 times a day smallin portions. For this, read the instructions on the food label carefully. Closer to the year, you can transfer the animal to 2 meals a day. And do not forget to leave enough water for your pet.

6

Do not use when feedingmixed diet (natural products and industrial feed). The fact is that premium feeds are well balanced. And the addition of natural products will disrupt the correct ratio of substances, which will damage the animal's body and lead to metabolic disorders and various diseases of the digestive tract.