Nutrition cats - one of the burning problems that are facing our owners in these days. With food, the cat receives the entire spectrum of vitally important microelements and vitamins. That is why her daily diet should be well balanced - then your cat will not know what diseases are.
Modern veterinary stores offer a fairly wide range of different feeds. First of all, these are the so-called "dry" ready-made rations and canned food. Among them, budgetary fodder of economy class and more expensive and high quality premium fodder can be distinguished. Also, they sometimes talk about super premium cat food - they are slightly different from the last in their composition for the better. In this article, we present to your attention a list of the most popular premium feline feeds and hope that this rating will help you decide on the choice of your pet's diet.
Royal Canin
This popular brand is consistent with the premium level at a price, but as for the composition, there are controversial points. The structure of dry feed of premium class Royal Canin includes meat ingredients, cereal ingredients (rice, wheat, corn) and a small amount of ballast ingredients (soybean, offal). Royal Canin can be noted as the producer of the best premium diet food, because in their line there are veterinary feeds with a perfectly balanced composition for the treatment of various feline diseases. There are also premium-class feeds for kittens-Royal Canin Kitten.
Purina Pro Plan
Premium feeds for cats and cats Purina are designed to prevent and solve problems of digestion, wool removal, and there are variations in the ration for animals after castration and sterilization . The composition of this feed includes natural animal protein (turkey, chicken), cereals, vitamins, minerals and omega-acids, which will successfully replace the cat for a natural diet. In addition, breeders and just amateurs note that the animals really like canned goods of the brand Pro Plan. However, it should be noted that these feeds are self-sufficient, so you should determine in advance whether you feed the cat with dry food , or it feeds "from the general table" alternating with a canned diet.
Hills
Feed Hills in the rating of the premium class is roughly on par with the Purina Pro Plan described above. If your cat for some reason did not like one of them, try to give her food of another brand. Even with an identical composition, animals are very sensitive at the physiological level to a change in diet. Dry feline ration of Hills brand is a vivid example of premium food among all brands on the market. It is suitable for cats of any breed, there is also a division according to age categories. Translate a finicky animal on Hills will help a special kind of food with improved taste. In addition to regular feed, the manufacturer also offers dietary feeds Hills Prescription Diet.
And finally, some useful tips for choosing a cat food:
- the meat component of the present premium cat food should be on the label in the first place, and in an amount from 28 to 54%;
- the indication of the composition of the ingredients should be extended: "chicken fillet" instead of "poultry meat", "rice" instead of "cereal", etc .;
- watch for the level of additives, food colors and flavor enhancers;
- Buy feed only in proven veterinary stores with the right storage conditions.