Features of feed for kittens PERFECT FIT

The production of cat food under the Perfect Fit brand is from factories owned by Mars, the birthplace of the brand is Germany. The food belongs to the economical line, but the list of brands is not limited to PF alone. The manufacturer covers 7 more brands, including Whiskas and Kitekat, advertised since the 1990s.

Like other suppliers, Mars' PF brand emphasizes bird, beef and fish flavors. Perfect Fit feeds are mostly natural ingredients, but this does not mean that a “non-elite” manufacturer does not seek to replace some of them with artificial additives, additives. First of all, meat and other wastes of poultry of mechanical deboning / grinding are used in the composition, among the most often used are fillets and processing of chicken. The second source of proteins is indicated extract of soy, corn, soy milling, animal milling (up to bone meal). Cereals are a source of vegetable protein and natural sugars, animal milling is a source of animal protein and fat ingredients.

As additional components - thickener, yeast culture, beet pith and / or cake, vitamin and mineral supplements. Of interest is the yucca Shidigera - it "extinguishes" the smell of feces after the pet takes this food.

Most of the composition is exclusively natural ingredients. Disadvantages - instead of meat, a fair amount of bone meal and grinding of offal, skin, possibly feathers are used. The origin of animal protein is not entirely reliable: it can be gelatin evaporated from the bones of livestock and poultry. The origin of antioxidants and preservatives is also unknown - those that are not banned in Russia, but banned in many European countries, can also be used.

All feed contains up to 34% protein - in terms of the anhydrous residue. It has a high protein content - 8.5%, fat - 5.5%, humidity reaches 83%, and the remaining 3% are minerals and vitamins, as well as a small amount of ash.

• Liquid, wet kitten food is available in the Junior range. It comes with both chicken and turkey.

• For adult cats, use the wet composition of the Adult line., it is made mainly in the form of a spider-jelly. The composition is close to what a kitten uses, and is aimed at energy, giving additional strength to an adult animal. Taurine is formulated for adult pets to support heart health.

• If it is important for the owner that his cat literally shines, then Hair & Skin food is chosen. with a high content of omega acids and zinc. A slightly higher content of vegetable fiber prevents wool from getting tangled.

• For animals with potentially digestive problems, the addition of salmon component to the wet product is provided. Soy and wheat are absent in PF Sensitive, and to improve digestion, beet cake, rice grinding and blood plasma of poultry or livestock are used. Improve digestion in cats and chicory, xylose. Carotene is a source of vitamin A.

• Older cats are also recommended to eat foods high in taurine. The lack of this amino acid will lead to the fact that the heart will begin to malfunction.

• If the animal is neutered or spayed, then a feed with a high content of carnitine and carotene is recommended. This is the Sterile + range of foods.

Unlike wet food, the moisture content of dry food is reduced to 10%. They do not produce completely dry food - there is still water in it, albeit in small quantities. The released mass is aimed at a high protein content - 34-42%, the fat content of the feed reaches 15% in terms of the total mass. The ash content of the composition is up to 8%. The names of feeds - by series - are named similarly to wet products.

• So, a high content of Omega acids is important for kittens. - in the first years of life, vision and the brain must develop correctly. An excess of protein - 41% - and a lack of fat (only 18%) are necessary for the rapid and effective growth of kittens. The balance of calcium (1.5%) and phosphorus (1.1%) is a prerequisite for the timely development of the skeleton. A source of animal proteins (at least 20% chicken grind, fish oil and sunflower oil, rice, soy, offal broth, balanced minerals and vitamins) enables the kitten to develop quickly and fruitfully in the first year of life. Yeast helps the feed to break down and assimilate, and fiber (1.5%) helps to cleanse the intestines from undigested waste in a timely manner. Minerals are in the form of salts associated with a small amount of moisture.

• For healthy adult cats, the diet of dry food is similar to the diet of kittens., but the amount of taurine is slightly higher - up to 1.8% instead of the standard 1.7%.

• For purely domestic (apartment) cats, an increased dose of carnitine is used (up to 170 mg per 100 g of product) - this helps the animal not to be obese.

• "Salmon" food for pets with sensitive digestion supplemented with lactobacilli and yeast in a slightly higher content.

• For older cats - from 7 years old - dry food of the Senior line is suitable. To maintain energy in older cats, a truly loading dose of taurine is needed - 4.2% by weight, which makes this food the record holder in this indicator. For the sake of this, the protein content has been reduced from 42 to 38 percent.

• Sterile + food for neutered cats is designed to consolidate vitality and energy for other needs other than the craving for reproduction. Thus, the content of vitamins B and iron is increased in the feed, the overall vitamin and mineral balance is slightly changed. The protein content is reduced to 34%.

As with other mid-range brands such as Purina, owners are divided. Perfect Fit feeds are relevant when there is no other analogue similar in composition. Again, judgments about the suitability of this brand are approximate: some pets can eat it for years without any special problems and complications, others do not fit it, which is why they change it, for example, to Brit or Farmina.

Few users try to replace it with branded (elite class) dog food from the best manufacturers in order to save 2-2.5 times more moneywithout losing much of its usefulness. The problem is that replacing cat food with dog food in many cases results in a lack of protein (including 10% less of it) and an increased carbohydrate load on the digestive system, which causes the cat to lose stool and noticeably worsens its state of health.

The best advice is to alternate between “feed” and natural food. For example, in addition to Perfect Fit, you can add boiled fish (except for the gallbladder) waste, poultry offal - this will help the cat to avoid getting used to industrial products.