Contents
- 1 cat food
- 1.1 Meat
- 1.2 Chicken and fish
- 1.3 Dairy products
- 2 Obesity in cats
- 3 types of food in animals
- 4 Video What do you know about cats?
cats food
There are many foods that cats can eat, including:
meat
With regard to feeding cats, they can - to some extent - eat some of the food that humans eat. They are able to eat most cooked meats, even if they are mixed with red tomato sauce, meat broth, and so on. It does not matter if the meat is boiled or grilled, but it is better if it is well cooked. This is to avoid the possibility that the cat will be infected with the types of bacteria that spread in this meat.
Although wild cats are accustomed to eating raw meat and even the corpses of dead animals for days, the meat that humans consume is more dangerous to them, and the reason is that it contains types of bacteria resulting from the food of livestock and the environments of industrial farms in which humans put it, and which cats are not used to.
Chicken and fish
Cats also eat chicken, as it is an important source of protein, and chicken bones are useful for cats, and they do not mind eating them, as they are easier to break compared to sheep or cow bones, etc., and eating liver meat may be very beneficial for cats, so there is no objection to providing chicken liver with their food from time to time. Fish is one of the most popular foods for cats.
It is desirable that it be cooked before serving it to it, as is the case with meat, chicken, and liver. Fish gives the cat very important nutrients and substances for its health, such as iodine and phosphorus, as well as vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin D, as well as providing it with protein.
The cat can be given canned tuna and sardines, as domestic cats have a great tendency to eat fish, but this does not necessarily mean that it is the best food for them. Wild cats often live in dry environments and it is very rare for them to eat fish, and if domestic cats eat fish as their main food, they will suffer from a deficiency of many types of minerals and vitamins, and therefore it should not be exaggerated by feeding it to cats, but it is useful when it is presented to them in a reasonable amount.
Dairy products
Cats can feed on milk, cheese, and all dairy products in the various stages of their lives, but contrary to the prevailing belief, it is not considered much good food for the cat, and in fact, it may be dangerous in some cases. Milk and its derivatives are beneficial for cats when they are young, especially in the first eight weeks of their life before they are weaned.
But when she grows and reaches puberty, eating milk and its derivatives may cause her problems. The ability of her digestive system to absorb lactose (which is the sugar found in milk) decreases a lot, and she may become allergic to milk, as it may cause indigestion, diarrhea and dehydration, all of which will negatively affect her health. In fact, the only liquid that cats need to drink is water, and if the appropriate amounts are provided to them, they will not need to drink anything else.
Obesity in cats
It is necessary to pay attention that the cat does not become obese, as this may affect its health to a bad degree, as is the case in humans, and it is necessary to provide suitable and useful food for cats, but in reasonable quantities, as the goal is to provide it with the elements that its body needs and not to fatten it, and therefore also it should not be offered to the cat Food that contains large amounts of fat, and the fats and oils that are served to her must be sparing.
It is useful to organize the cat's eating times so that the digestion process can be regulated. Obesity is considered one of the common problems among cats in first world countries, just like humans, and similarly, obesity causes the same risks in humans for cats, as it threatens them with heart disease and a decrease in their life span.
Types of food in animals
Living organisms obtain their food in many and varied ways. They are mainly divided into two types: autotrophic organisms that make their own food, and they are represented by plants that obtain energy from sunlight through photosynthesis, and non-autotrophic organisms, which need to feed on others. It includes all animals.
Animals have many ways to obtain their food, some of which live parasitic on others and their food, and some of them eat dead and decomposing organisms, including herbivores that feed on plants, and carnivores that prey on other animals.
Cats are considered real carnivores, as they only feed on the flesh of other living organisms, and although they may eat vegetarian food at times, they lack the functional organs equipped to digest it and extract nutrients from it in an effective manner, and they desperately need the available food in meat. of all kinds.
