Choosing good cat food

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

You bought a cat. Great, great, congratulations on your purchase! However, have you thought about what to feed her? Of course, the best cat food is natural food. But this option is not suitable for everyone, for example, because of a dislike for the fuss at the stove or because of an elementary lack of time. So you have to buy industrial or, more simply, store-bought food. But, having come even to the smallest kiosk, you meet whole racks on which multi-colored cans, packs and boxes stand in a tight row. The question arises: how to choose the right cat food? Today I will try to answer it.

Cat food classification

Store food comes in the form of canned food and dry food. Now we will study the latter. However, both them and canned food are divided into four classes. Let's consider each of them in detail.

Economy class

This is the most advertised and cheapest food, but their quality and composition often do not match the flattering reviews of happy cat owners, whom we see for hours on TV during commercial breaks. It's just that the packaging says something like: "Ingredients - natural meat (chicken, rabbit, etc.), fresh vegetables, s alt and water." And below the big onesthe letters read: "Does not contain dyes and preservatives." But in fact, only the latter are present there, and there is no trace of natural meat and vegetables. And they also contain a huge dose of "catnip" - valerian. And because of it, weaning a cat from eating such feeds is very problematic. Also, they are not balanced, do not take into account the diet of the pet, its breed and physical condition.

Premium class

These foods are rarely advertised, their cost is more or less acceptable. They contain meat, but offal is also present. There are much fewer dyes and preservatives in such feeds, but they are still there. They are divided according to their purpose - for example, for homebody cats, for sterilized representatives of the Feline family, etc. However, these foods are deficient in essential vitamins and minerals and, again, do not take into account the breed of the cat.

Super Premium

Such feeds are almost not advertised, they do not contain dyes, flavors and preservatives. The composition of these feeds includes meat and cereals. Accordingly, they have a high price. The types of these feeds are distributed according to breeds, sizes and physiological conditions of cats. Vegetable proteins in super-premium feeds have a much lower concentration. The latter are also balanced and contain all the vitamins that cats need.

Holistic class

Their price is simply cosmic, but believe me, these feeds are worth it. They do not contain any dye, preservative or flavor additive. Animal ingredients for these feeds are grown without hormones and antibiotics, andvegetable - without chemicals and pesticides. In general, their composition is as close as possible to the natural diet of cats. Such feeds have all the minerals and vitamins the animal needs and are distributed according to breeds, sizes and physical condition of cats.

Premium Dry Cat Food

As you already understood, there is no better among economy feeds, they are all, to put it mildly, terrible. So let's start right away with premium feeds. If there is no mountain of money for the maintenance of a cat, but you do not want to poison your pet with low-quality food, then they are designed specifically for your cat. The most common premium food is Russian-made Royal Canin. You can only find it in supermarkets, in packs with this logo (photo above). And when choosing, carefully read the inscriptions on them, because. There are many varieties of these foods. Their general description is given above.

Super Premium Dry Cat Food

If there is a large pet store near your house, and you want to provide your cat with a he althy diet, then the most suitable food is super-premium. The most famous is ProPlan brand food, packs of which have such a logo (photo above). I myself often buy it for my cat, the impression is just wonderful food, the rating is five plus. Description as above.

Holistic Dry Cat Food

If you are absolutely not constrained in fundsand you want your pet to eat food that is as close as possible to natural food, then the holistic is exactly what you need. However, you cannot find this class of food in stores, for this you need to call the manufacturer and place an order for home delivery. By the way, it is even suitable for human consumption. The most popular of these feeds is Innova (photo above). Judging by the reviews of cat owners who buy it, it is of high quality, fully balanced. Holistic is the best food for cats.

Conclusion

That's all the classes of food. The choice is yours. However, the foods described above are not the only ones in their class, there are many others that are similar. And remember: cats are gourmets. They may not like one, but they will like another food. In any case, watch your pet: what she eats willingly is good cat food, at least for her.