Monday, September 1, 2008

Cat Food Tips

Next to good vet care the cat food your cat consumes is the best way to give them a healthy lifestyle, but when faced with deciding on whether to feed your cat dry or tinned foods how do you make the best decision? Here are some essential thoughts on dry and tinned cat food that may help you in the decision making process:

• Pellets are regarded as being ‘dry’ cat food, this should be available to your cat at all times for them to munch on whenever they feel hungry. However, if your cat has a slight weight concern then you can limit their dry cat food in take by giving them a certain amount of dry cat food each day which they can feed on until it’s gone and then not fill up the bowl until the next day.
• Tinned cat food is regarded as being a wet food for obvious reasons and should be used to form your cat’s staple meals. Depending on your cat’s age and size the food can or sachet should guide you in how much cat food to feed your cat. Generally you should feed your cat a staple meal twice a day – once in the morning and then again in the evening.