Food in bags for cats: what is it made of and how much to give per day?

Pets are an integral part of our life. Their health and emotional well-being are directly dependent on what they eat. What is the current popular cat food bag made of? How to feed them to furry friends? We will answer these questions in detail.

Pet food production dates back to 1860. Then a simple American electrician named Spratt came up with a dog pie, which included wheat, vegetables and beef blood.

Probably, from these times, the myth began that all food for cats and dogs is made from garbage: horns and hooves, as well as sawdust or soy (at best).

Now the variety of multi-colored bags allows you to choose for your pet and pate, and jelly, and pieces in sauce.

Affectionate domestic cats are predators by nature. Borsch and cucumbers are not suitable for them as feed. The digestive system of tailed pets practically does not digest such food.

In order for a cat to delight its owners with health and a playful disposition, it needs to get high-quality protein every day. Meat, fish, offal should be the basis of the diet of any normal cat and cat. In addition, sources of vitamins are also important for them. And these are vegetables, grains and vegetable oils.

All this is quite difficult to give to your pet in a day. When feeding with regular food, you will have to cook not only for the family, but also for the cat or cat.

For the production of wet food for cats, mainly by-products are used: liver, kidneys, lungs. But meat is always present in the composition of not the cheapest feed. Cheaper options are supplemented with soy to replace expensive meat ingredients.

In order to know the composition for sure, you should first read it on the packaging. However, many manufacturers hide the real facts of the presence of certain ingredients in cat food.

It is believed that a psychoactive substance is addictive to many wet foods. Whether this information is true or is it just a "duck" launched by competitors, no one knows for certain.

A huge advantage of wet food is that various vitamins and minerals are added to them. Their absence in the cat's diet can cause illness. When eating natural food, it is almost impossible to find a balanced diet in such a way that it meets all the needs of the animal.

Wet food is produced on an industrial scale. To do this, grind the meat and soy mass together in huge meat grinders. The minced meat is then passed through the holes to form the sausages. They are cut into small pieces and then mixed with the sauce. After filling, the feed is sterilized and packaged.

All wet canned food for cats can be roughly divided into four classes: economy, premium, super-premium and holistic. It is clear that the content of meat in them increases in ascending order. But not all cat lovers can afford anything other than economy class.

Popular brands of economy class canned food: Kitekat, Whiskas, Night Hunter, Felix.

If we talk about the best wet food among the most budgetary options, then, unsurprisingly, the "Night Hunter" is in the lead in protein content. Felix is ​​in second place.

In the premium segment, brands such as Sheba, Proplan, Gourmet, Royal Canin, Brit. In "Sheba", "Proplan" and "Brit" approximately the same protein content - 30–34%.

Super premium class - these are feeds such as Pronature Original, Gina, Bozita and others. If you choose them for your pet, then you can not be afraid to miscalculate - they are all approximately the same in composition and the presence of nutrients.

The best feeds of the holistic segment are Innova, Acana, Almo Nature, Farmina N&D, Pronature Holistic, Orijen. They are very expensive and contain a large percentage of meat.

Firstly, it is better to choose the same brand of food for your cat and not experiment in the future.

Secondly, in order to pick up the daily amount of such food for your cat, you need to check the instructions on the pack. For example, for a medium-sized cat weighing 3-4 kg, 3-4 bags of food, 80 grams each, are needed. And a pregnant fluffy pet already needs 5 sachets.

A newly born pet should be given special kitten food. It is more high-calorie, and its pieces are smaller than usual. Each pack also has a recommended daily dose.

Wet food should not be put in a bowl all at once. It should be warmed up in small portions to room temperature, and an open jar or bag should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day. Undeaten food should be immediately put into the refrigerator, as pathogenic bacteria multiply very quickly in it.

Owners do not always want to feed their pets with liquid canned food for a long time. If there is a need to transfer the cat to regular food, then you need to act according to a special algorithm.

1. Give more water... To remove various additives from the body of a furry friend, he needs to drink more. This will be the first step in the right direction.
2. Stir in regular food gradually. Let the porridge first be 30%, and the remaining 70% - the usual food.Then the percentage of regular food should be gradually increased.
3. Add vitamins to the diet... They are usually added to wet food, so when transferring to regular food, vitamins and minerals are best left in the form of special additives that can be bought at any veterinary store.
4. Grow cat greens... All cats love to feast on fresh cat grass. Growing it in a pot or even wet gauze is not difficult at all. And the pet will be happy and experience less stress from changing the usual diet.

See below for details on wet food.