Does Your Pet Need a Special Cat Diet?

Some pets require a special cat diet to help support their lifestyle or particular circumstances. It is often something that is over looked by many cat owners and they continue to feed their pet the same food throughout their lifetime. Although this may not be harmful to the cat it certainly won’t help them through times when they require special nutrition to support their system to remain fit and healthy.

We have changed Little Mo’s diet several times throughout her lifetime to help her through illness and aging. She remains healthy despite her advancing years and we put it down to her good diet and exercise regime (we play with her every day).

The Elderly Cat Diet Requirements.

It is important to reduce the protein levels for older cats because an excess of protein in their system will put a strain on their Liver and Kidneys. This can cause an increased level of thirst and or course urination as the body tries to eliminate some of the excess protein, but of course at the same time it is flushing away valuable vitamins and minerals as well.

The cat diet for an elderly cat needs to be very well balanced and easily absorbed by an aging system. If not then problems can arise quite quickly as their bodies struggle to cope with the imbalance of nutrients. You may notice that even though your cat appears to be eating well they are still losing weight; again this could be because they are not receiving the right kind of fats in their diet that their bodies are able to process well. (If this happens it may be advisable to have them checked by a vet as they could be suffering from hyperthyroidism, this is easily treatable).

Special cat foods are available which have been specially balanced for the elderly cat, providing all the right amounts of nutrients to keep an older cat healthy. One such special cat diet food for elderly cats is Felidae Platinum Senior & overweight Formula. I know it’s a mouthful to say but it is formulated to keep your elderly kitty in tiptop condition.

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Motherhood and nursing queens

A normal healthy cat should not need extra food during her pregnancy until the last few weeks when they will require more food fed to them in small quantities. She will need top quality food which will provide energy but which is not too bulky. Don’t forget she is full of kittens and space is at a premium. Find cat foods that are designed to give your cat extra energy in a kibble format as this is not too filling but packed with goodness. Continue to feed your queen this cat diet as long as she is nursing her kittens and perhaps adding some wet food as well for bulk.

Kitten diets

When feeding kittens make sure that you only provide enough food in their bowls to fill them up. The danger with kittens is that they may gorge themselves and make themselves sick. You will have to make all the decisions as to how much is enough, but generally feed them little and often. Make sure that food is small enough for kittens to cope with, break up meat with a fork to make it more palatable. Dry food will already be made small and is soft to eat making it easy for kittens that have not yet developed their strong teeth.

The adult cat diet

From my experience never buy cheap cat food. You never really know what is in it and it is likely that it is cheap for a reason, perhaps using less than quality meat etc in its ingredients. I once bought a tin of cat food that was on the cheap side and when I opened it, it really looked awful. It was watery and grey and had a peculiar texture to it. There was no way I was going to feed that to my feline friend, especially if I didn’t want to clean up any you know what afterwards.

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