How to Choose Cat Food

First of all, we need to understand the classification of cat food. Cat food is generally divided into dry food and wet food.

Dry food is divided into natural grain and commodity grain:

Natural food, characterized by high protein, low fat, comprehensive nutrition. Natural cat food is made of non-polluting cereal meat and other natural ingredients, without adding any chemical synthesis products, is a green food. Of course, the price of natural grain is more expensive, but it is safe and nutritious.

Commodity grain, with palatability as the main goal, is generally processed with animal carcasses as raw materials, which is what we often call "4D cat food". Moreover, in order to improve the taste, commodity grain is often added with various food additives and attractants, including synthetic spices. The price of this kind of cat food is relatively cheap, but the safety is low.

Wet food is rich in water and tastes close to fresh food, so it is very popular with cats. Generally divided into three categories: canned, wonderful fresh bag, cat pudding. The nutritional value of wet food is very high, but if you eat wet food for a long time, it is easy to have oral problems such as bad breath.

In the long run, cats eat natural food more nutritious and healthy!

How to choose cat food?

1. observe the surface of the cat food

Look: a good cat food, the particles are relatively complete, the size is very uniform, and the surface is rough and there are traces of meat fiber material.

Smell: High-quality cat food usually has a faint smell of meat.

Taste: You can also judge whether cat food is salty or not by tasting it. Cats eating too salty are prone to problems such as black chin and lazarillax tropica, so you should choose the one with light taste.

Touch: Grab a hand on the heart of your hand and see if the cat's grain and oil are not greasy. If it is too greasy, don't choose!

A good cat food is not oily, fishy, salty and has no additive taste.

Table of recipes for 2. cat food

The formula table of high-quality cat food must be marked with the protein (such as chicken, beef, fish, etc.) in front of it, and the higher the content in front of it. Cats must consume enough animal protein every day, so they must choose cat food with a large amount of meat to meet their nutritional needs.

3. look at the data in the cat food composition table.

1. Crude protein: between 37% and 40%, cats can only meet the needs of growth and development by taking a certain amount of animal protein every day. This range value is more appropriate. If it is too low, cats will suffer from malnutrition, and if it is too high, it will cause pancreatic problems.

2, crude fat: 14%-20%, too little easy constipation, too much easy soft, obese.

3, crude fiber: 1%-8%, higher than 8% is best not to choose. But also need a certain amount of crude fiber, can promote the cat's gastrointestinal peristalsis, is conducive to the discharge of hair balls, improve constipation and so on.

4. Water-soluble chloride: about 0.3%, which meets the daily salt requirements of cats without being too salty, resulting in tear marks, black chin, hair loss and other problems.

5. Taurine: Between 0.2 and 0.25, cats cannot synthesize taurine by themselves, so cat food is best to contain taurine, otherwise it will affect the cat's eyesight.

6. Mineral content (mainly calcium and phosphorus): At about 1%, cats need to supplement a certain amount of minerals to achieve balanced nutrition. When it is too high, it is easy to affect bone development.

4. see palatability

After all, cat food is the food that cats eat every day. In addition to ensuring adequate nutrition, it is better to satisfy the cat's taste buds. Pet owners can choose a cat food that uses fresh meat crushing and drying methods to retain the natural meat flavor. Not only rich in animal protein, nutrition can be guaranteed, but also pick mouth cats love to eat.

5. situation after eating

Buy cat food and buy those equipped with try-on food, so you can also let the cat try it first, or you can return it if you can't. A good cat food, after the cat eats, the poop is generally granular and striped, the color is dark brown, and the taste is not too big. Cats eat poor-quality cat food, feces sticky, particularly smelly, and shapeless.