Feeding your cat - how much should he eat and how often to feed him
Feeding your cat - how much to eat and how often to feed him
Every day you admire the harmonious movement of your cat. You also nourish your cat every day, trying to provide him with the right dose of vitality to please your eyes. It is extremely important to choose the food according to his needs in order to visibly ensure optimal health through the digestive system, with Purina® ONE® every day.
Dancing - rubbing
When you reach out to fill his bowl, a ritual takes place, which looks a bit different in every home. Some cats call for food loudly, others look eloquently causing remorse in the owner, and still others make a breakneck eight around our legs, until sparks come out of the electrified tights. That's how our cats like to eat. But sometimes because of the boredom that accompanies them mainly during the day, it happens that they eat too much if they have too much in the bowl.
Overeating can contribute to numerous health problems, the most common being:
- overweight and obesity,
- urinary tract diseases (inflammation, urolithiasis),
- mobility problems (including fractures),
- diabetes,
- gastrointestinal diseases (manifested by diarrhea or constipation),
- In general, food first goes to the cat's digestive system - and it is hardly surprising that when too much of it gets, first the digestive system and then the cat itself becomes ill.
How much should a cat eat?
As much as is due! And it should be depending on the body weight of our cat (correct) and its level of activity and age. The spontaneous activity of cats decreases with age, so a developing kitten will have up to 2 times more needs than a well-balanced older cat. Some breeds of cats will also show different activity, some will be more lethargic (e.g. Persian) other more active (e.g. Siamese cats). For a cat that already has rounded sides, we should also limit the supply of food to achieve a correct and safe body shape.
The average cat weighs around 4 kilograms. For such a cat, the daily amount of food is about a cup of dry food (approx.70g) or a large cup of moist food (4-5 sachets). Of course, when combining the administration of dry and moist food during the day, you should take care of the right proportions, e.g. half a cup of dry food (approx. 35g) + 2 sachets.
Such proportions of complete food guarantee optimal energy supply and safe balance of all several dozen nutrients necessary in a cat's diet.
And if we want to add something?
Remember that complementary foods (delicacies, homemade food, some wet sachets) are unbalanced snacks. Snacks should not make up more than 10% of a portion of a daily diet so as not to upset the proportion of important nutrients. So they should fit 2 large spoons. If your cat can digest milk without indigestion, you can safely give him 2 large spoons during the day as a snack.
It's good to know that frequently served human snacks, such as a slice of cheese or cold cuts, have the same amount of calories as a whole sachet of wet cat food. Unfortunately, cold cuts and cheeses also contain several times more minerals, such as e.g.phosphorus, which damages the cat's sensitive kidneys. Even when administered occasionally, from time to time in small amounts, they are tricky, leading to greater sensitivity or chronic diseases of our cat. By really taking care of your cat, you will be giving him food that apparently serves him like Purina® ONE®. You will be able to enjoy his visible health by providing a daily dose of vitality along with tasty food matched to his individual needs.