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Basic Nutritional Needs
For Persian Cats
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- Protein from a meat, fish,
or poultry source
- Taurine, an essential amino
acid
- Certain other vitamins,
minerals, enzymes, and fatty acids
- Water
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Types of Cat Foods
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1. Dry Cat Food
Dry food is usually the least expensive, but it is often snubbed by
finicky eaters, which many cats are. Dry foods contain 6 percent
to 10 percent moisture. Cereals, grain by-products, bone meal, fish
meal, milk products, and vitamin and mineral supplements are
combined, extruded and dried into
bite-sized pieces.
2. Moist Cat Foods
Moist cat food may be more
appealing to some cats than dry cat
food. Moisture content is approximately 35 percent. Moist cat foods
generally offer higher palatability as compared to dry diets, are
convenient to serve and store easily.
3.
Canned Cat Food
Canned
cat food is quite popular with owners, despite its higher cost.
Canned varieties are highly palatable to cats, which
can be helpful if your cat is a finicky eater.
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What
Not To Feed Your Cat
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Milk
Many cats are lactose intolerant and cannot easily digest milk
products such as ice cream, yogurt, and
cheese. This can result in diarrhea. Lactose-free
milk products are available for cats.
Tomatoes
This is more of a problem in livestock. Tomatoes
can cause gastrointestinal upset, leading to vomiting, stomachache or
discomfort, and/or diarrhea.
Onions
Onions and other root vegetables possess a specific substance
that obliterates red blood cells in cats.Contain sulfoxides and
disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia.
Raw Eggs
This can lead to skin and hair coat problems. Avidin, an enzyme found
in raw eggs can decrease a cat's level of B vitamins
Chocolate
Contain caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline, which can be toxic and
affect the heart and nervous system. The toxicity of the chocolate depends on how mush your cat
weighs, the type of chocolate
depends on how much your consumed, and
the amount of chocolate
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| Tips To Feed Your Cat |
1. Be
sure to choose a reputable brand of cat food.
2. Do
not feed cats table foods or foods that are cold.
3.
Leave dry or soft-moist cat food available to your pet at all times.
4. Remember that most cats are
snackers or nibblers and like to eat small amounts of dry food
throughout the day.
5. Rotate
the food by
adding the fresh food to the bottom of the dish. This prevents food
from being left in the bottom of the dish for several days.
6. Always
keep fresh
water available. Do not allow your cat to drink from the toilet, flower
dish, fish tank, or other unsanitary source.
7. Feed your cat a small,
measured amount of canned food twice a day. Leave the dry food out so
that he can snack throughout the day. |
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| Useful
Information |
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| Super Fast Fact |
Cat's Claws Sharp
Most cats pull in their claws while
walking on rough ground.This helps keeps the claws sharp.
How Long Cat Pregnant
A female cat will be pregnant for
approximately 9 weeks or between 62 and 65 days from conception to
delivery.
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