If you want a good kitten, you must feed it first. The kitten's food must contain enough protein, fat, vitamins and other minerals, and these nutrients should be matched in a certain proportion. During the growing period, kittens have some special requirements for food, and the energy required per kilogram of body weight is four times that of adult cats. They also need to consume more protein than adult cats, and they must contain a variety of amino acids. They also need proper amount of vitamins and minerals to ensure the healthy growth of teeth and bones. Because kittens have much higher requirements for nutrition and energy than adult cats and have a smaller stomach capacity, they should eat less and eat more meals. In order to ensure that kittens get enough nutrition, their ideal food should be digestible, delicious and nutritious. Your own big meal may not meet all these needs at the same time, so the lazy way is to feed the cat food. The nutritious diet designed by professionals is more scientific than your own.
If you find that the kitten's original diet is not reasonable enough, you should first know its eating habits in the original owner's house in detail, and then gradually change the kitten's diet in 3 to 4 days after it adapts to your home environment. Don't feed the cat too casually, try to be regular and quantitative. Newly weaned kittens should be fed four to five times a day, and when they are six months old and weigh 34 times as much as adult cats, the feeding frequency can be gradually reduced to twice a day. Cats generally don't overeat and feed as much as they need for each meal. Feeding time should generally be controlled at 20 to 30 minutes. There should be no food left on the cat's food plate and it should be removed in time. Male cats eat more than female cats, grow faster and weigh more as adults.
Kittens can gradually feed adult cats when they are 8 to 9 months old, and the transition process is preferably one week. It can gradually increase the proportion of adult cat food in young cat food, and finally make cats fully adapt to adult cat food. When kittens grow up, they occasionally go out hunting. If she is not sick, she just eats less at home, and nine times out of ten she gains something outside, which means that your kitten has grown into a "human".
? Key points of kitten feeding
Make sure it has fresh drinking water at all times. Please don't give it too much milk. It may like drinking, but drinking too much will cause diarrhea. You can dilute it with water according to 1: 1 and give it a drink. For kittens, the best food is baby cat food. Cat food not only contains all kinds of nutrients that cats need, but also tastes delicious. In order to enrich its diet, you can also feed it some freshly cooked fish and chicken at an appropriate time, but remember to boneless it.
Cats should be fed four times a day before they are less than three months old, for example, at 9 am, at 12 pm, at 6 pm and at 10 pm. When you are three to six months old, feed it three times a day. Six months later, twice a day, from now on, it is best to eat dry food with the cat completely, which is very good for its teeth and gums.
Anyway, please remember to make sure it has fresh drinking water at all times. If you only eat biscuits and don't drink water, it will cause the cat to dehydrate. Eating too much and too little is not good for your cat's health. Generally speaking, an adult cat needs 150-200 grams of food every day.
? What water should cats drink?
What water should I give my cat? Pure water, mineral water, boiled water, tap water or Nongfu Spring?
There is not much difference between these kinds of water. Since the water meets human hygiene and drinking standards, cats and dogs can certainly drink it. Judging from the effect of long-term drinking, both boiled water and pure water can be used; From a health point of view, boiled water is ideal; Whether drinking mineral water for a long time can easily lead to an increase in the incidence of urinary calculi has not been tested by veterinarians at present, but boiled water is economical and hygienic, so it can be used as the first choice.
? "Animal liver+carrot" = rickets+poisoning!
-Provided by the Research Center of Royal French Pet Food Company.
"Cats fed carrots in the liver are prone to rickets and poisoning!" When this statement came out, everyone must be surprised and in an uproar, especially those who love cats at home. They wonder: animal liver is rich in nutrition, cats especially like to eat it, and carrots are rich in vitamin A. How can they add up to harm others and harm themselves?
According to the research, the correct ratio of calcium and phosphorus in cat food is about 1 ~ 1, while there is less calcium and more phosphorus in liver, and the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in fresh liver reaches 1 ~ 36. If cats eat liver for a long time, it will lead to calcium deficiency. The external manifestations of calcium deficiency are: 1, weakened stomach function, loss of appetite, and getting slimmer and slimmer. 2, no longer alive and kicking, afraid of heights, afraid to climb down from heights ... >>
Question 2: What vegetables do cats eat? In order to make cats spit out hairballs, you can buy catnip or wooden natural gum, which cats generally like. Other vegetables depend on the individual hobbies of specific cats. Among the cats I contacted, some like to eat mugwort, some like to eat celery, and some like to eat watermelon skin. . . Others eat everything as long as they are mixed in the rice, and the amount is not much. Of course, some people don't eat any vegetarian food at all, such as this one I am eating now. . .
Question 3: What should cats eat? What vegetables can I eat? For newborn kittens, it is still mainly breast milk.
After weaning and before adulthood, we can call them underage kittens.
Cats before this age have sensitive intestines. Special cat milk powder can be used to help weaning. Qi Bo sells it. If you feed cat food, you need to make it into paste for the cat to eat. But whether it is paste food or cat milk powder for young cats, we must control the amount of feeding. 5ml can be used as an increase or decrease unit. You can feed it once in the morning and once in the evening. And observe the defecation of the kitten. If you feel sick, stop eating.
Cats entering this stage can feed cat food.
Their teeth and stomachs are very small, so they should be fed at least three times a day, not too much each time.
Cat food with more meat ingredients is more suitable for cats at this stage, and other ingredients may cause malnutrition.
Question 4: What fruits and vegetables can cats eat to supplement vitamins = = boiled carrots, potatoes and the like. Anyway, when I make it myself, I always read the ingredients written on the back of the cat food bag.
Some things in it will be cooked fresh and mixed with your own cat rice or cat food.
Question 5: What vegetables can cats eat? How to make simple cat rice? Cats don't need to eat vegetables. Can't absorb it. It's no use eating it. Say it's cat rice, but it should be whole meat.
Question 6: What vegetables do cats eat? I planted catgrass for meow, which is actually the seed of wheat. When it grows up, the cat will rush into the flowerpot to eat. When meowing, I chopped the lettuce and mixed it in the canned shrimp, which made me very happy.
Question 7: What are the vegetables and other foods that cats can't eat? All kinds of spices, sugar, salty food, tea, wine and so on can not be eaten. Sweet potato, yogurt and the like can actually be eaten in small amounts, as long as the cat is willing to eat.
Question 8: What vegetables can cats eat? In order to make cats vomit hairballs, you can buy catnip or natural chewing gum, which cats generally like. Other vegetables depend on the individual hobbies of specific cats. Among the cats I contacted, some like to eat mugwort, some like to eat celery, and some like to eat watermelon skin. . . Others eat everything as long as they are mixed in the rice, and the amount is not much. Of course, some people don't eat any vegetarian food at all, such as this one I am eating now. . .
Question 9: Question: What fruits and vegetables can cats eat? Cats can eat fruit.
Our kitten likes to eat tomatoes and watermelons.
Our old cat doesn't eat it.
This is the different temper and personality of each cat!
Question 10: What vegetables does the kitten eat? Fruit: It can provide enough vitamins and minerals for cats.
carrot
It has the function of detoxification and helps to clean the intestines.
cabbage
Rich in vitamins, it can prevent indigestion and gastric ulcer.
sweet pepper
Rich in vitamin C, it can be ground into powder and made into cat food.
tomato
Rich in lycopene and vitamin C, it can effectively prevent cancer. Dietary fiber and potassium can also be obtained from it.
Chinese wolfberry
Rich in essential amino acids. The seeds in Lycium barbarum hinder digestion, so be sure to remove them before use.
aubergine
Purple skin is rich in anthocyanins, which can play an anti-acid role. Chlorogenic acid contained in eggplant has anticancer effect.
sweet potato
Rich in dietary fiber, it can improve constipation. Because of its sweetness, it is very popular with cats
Chinese cabbage flower
Rich in vitamin C, it can improve resistance and contribute to skin health.