Therefore, when choosing cat food, we must be targeted.
1, learn to calculate the daily resting calorie requirement of cats, RER (in kcal/day) = weight kg*30+70. For example, a fat cat weighing 15 kg needs 7kg*30+70=280kcal per day. If you are particularly fat and then don't exercise, you can reduce the calculated value by 20%-40%.
However, most cat food bags are not labeled with calories, but this cat food is labeled with 4300kcal/kg, which means that if a fat cat with a weight of 15 kg eats this cat food, its daily food intake is 280/4300≈0.065kg, which is 65 grams.
There are also feeding suggestions on the packaging bag of this cat food. 6-7kg cats can feed 85g to maintain their weight and 57g to lose weight every day, which is not much different from the food eaten by slimming cats. But when feeding, don't reduce it all at once, but gradually reduce it so that the cat can adapt.
2. Grain selection criteria: high protein, low fat, low carbon water and low fiber. Protein is mainly animal protein, fat and carbohydrate, which can make cats fat. Although fiber can increase the satiety of cats, it actually hinders the absorption of nutrients. Cats will change from solid fat to puffiness, and their muscles will be gone. In addition, too high fibers will make them soft.
Regarding the choice of main meat in cat food, white meat is the main diet of cats, such as fish, chicken and duck, because white meat has lower calories than red meat. If you choose to cook it yourself, red meat and white meat are ok, but all the meat should be controlled in a certain amount.
3. Different production processes have different choices for cat food. Expanded grain/dried grain
The most common food on the market is puffed grain, which needs starch to bond, especially low-fat grain, which is basically high protein+low fat+high carbon water+high fiber or low protein+low fat+high carbon water+high fiber.
Therefore, you must look carefully when choosing cat food.
In addition, the calculation method of carbohydrate is: 100%- protein-fat-moisture-ash = carbohydrate.
Canned staple food/wet food
In addition to puffed grain, staple food vat (wet grain) is also a good choice, which can be matched with dry grain and wet grain to achieve the purpose of losing weight while ensuring adequate nutrition.
For the choice of canned staple food, try to choose the one with low fiber and fat content, and then give priority to white meat, such as chicken formula.
If you want to lose weight, you must eat less and eat more meals, and increase exercise appropriately. For example, 65g of cat food a day can be eaten in five meals, which can also increase the amount of exercise. If it is an old cat or a cat with heart disease, it is not suitable for exercise to lose weight.