Sunday, November 15, 2009

The Right Way To Feed Your Cats

Feeding cats is one of the most relaxing thing that you can do. Feeding your cat the right way is also one of the most important. Every plant and animal needs nutrition to grow. I think everyone agrees that this is the number one need of pets and the kind of food you feed them would also reflect the nutritional contents of the food intake.

We have to feed our pets with the most nutritious food so that they would be able to grow well and be free from possible sickness. Like a plant, poor soil and inadequate fertilizer can stunt growth. There are guidelines to remember like giving a balanced-diet to your cat and refilling his or her's water bowl. There are also things to avoid doing that could harm your cat.

Avoid giving to cats:
1. meals that include by-products
2. bone meal
3. meat by-products
4. animal digest
5. food with added sugars
6. food with corn filler
6. food with preservatives

If one doesn't know what to give to their cat, follow the guidelines below or ask your veterinarian.

Food good for Cats:
1. Protein
2. Quality Meat
3. Quality Fish
4. Quality poultry
5. Taurine
6. amino acids
7. certain Vitamins
8. Minerals
9. Enzymes
10. Fatty Acids

Do Cats Need Carbohydrates?
Well, they do not need such as much as we do. We could not get away from those carbohydrates fillers especially in canned cat food but it has to be ensued that it does not reach or exceed 50 percent of fillers. One big tip is feed your cat varied food from time to time; cats could get easily bored if you feed them with the same food all the time. It would plunge down appetite and of course, the total nutrition of the animal.

I hope that with these bits and pieces you are able to take note of the important tips you need to do which would deal with the right food for your cats.
Enjoy "growing" pets.