You bought a cat. Excellent, wonderful, congratulations on your purchase! However, have you thought about how to feed her? Of course, the best
food for cats is natural food. But this option is not suitable for everyone, for example, because of dislike for the hustle and bustle of the stove or because of an elementary lack of time. So you have to buy industrial or, more simply, store-bought feed. But, having come even to the smallest kiosk, you come across whole racks on which multi-colored cans, packs and boxes stand closely. The question arises: how to choose the right
cat food? Today I will try to answer him.
Cat Food: Classification
Shop feeds are canned and dry. Now we will study the latter. However, they and canned food are divided into four classes. We consider in detail each of them.
Economy class
These are the most advertised and cheapest feeds, but their quality and composition often do not correspond to the flattering reviews of the happy cat owners, whom we see for hours on TV during commercial breaks. It is only on the packaging that something like: "The composition is natural meat (chicken, rabbit, etc.), fresh vegetables, salt and water." And below it is written in capital letters: "Does not contain dyes and preservatives." But in fact, the latter are only present there, and there is no trace of any natural meat and vegetables. And they contain a huge dose of "catnip" - valerian. And because of her weaning a cat from the use of such feed is very problematic. Also, they are not balanced, do not take into account the diet of the pet, its breed and physical condition.
Premium class
These feeds rarely advertise, their cost is more or less acceptable. They contain meat, but also offal. Dyes and preservatives in such feeds are much less, but they are still there. They are divided by purpose - for example, for domestic cats, for sterilized representatives of the Feline family , etc. However, these feeds lack the necessary vitamins and minerals and, again, the cat breed is not taken into account.
Super Premium
Such feeds are almost not advertised, they do not contain dyes, flavorings or preservatives. The composition of these feeds includes meat and cereals. Accordingly, they have a high price. The types of these feeds are distributed according to the breeds, sizes and physiological conditions of cats. Super-premium vegetable protein feeds have a much lower concentration. The latter are also balanced and contain all the vitamins that cats need.
Holistic class
Their price is just cosmic, but believe me, these feeds are worth it. They do not have a single dye, preservative or flavoring. Ingredients of animal origin for these feeds are grown without hormones and antibiotics, and plant - without chemicals and pesticides. In general, their composition is as close as possible to the natural diet of cats. Such feeds have all the minerals and vitamins necessary for the animal and are distributed by breed, size and physical condition of cats.
Dry cat food premium
As you already understood, there is no better economy feed, they are all, to put it mildly, terrible. So start right away with premium feeds. If there is no mountain of money for keeping a cat, but you do not want to poison your pet with poor-quality food, then they are designed specifically for your cat. The most common premium feed is Russian-made Royal Canin. You can find it only in supermarkets, in packs with such a logo (photo above). And when choosing, carefully read the inscriptions on them, because There are many varieties of these feeds. Their general description is given above.
Super Premium Dry Cat Food
If a large pet store is located near your home, and you want to provide your cat with healthy food, then the most suitable food is super-premium. The most famous is ProPlan brand food, with which packs have such a logo (photo above). I myself often buy it for my cat, the impression is just a wonderful feed, the rating is five plus. Description is as described above.
Holistic-class dry cat food
If you are absolutely not constrained in the means and want your pet to eat food that is as close as possible to natural food, then the holistic is exactly what you need. However, in stores food of this class can not be found, for this you need to call the manufacturer and make an order for the house. By the way, it is suitable even for human consumption. The most popular of these feeds is Innova (photo above). Judging by the reviews of cat owners buying it, it is of high quality, fully balanced. Holistic is the best food for cats.
Conclusion
That's all feed classes. The choice is yours. However, the feeds described above are not unique in their class, there are many other similar ones. And remember: cats are foodies. They may not like one, but they will like another food. In any case, observe the pet: what she eagerly consumes is good cat food, at least for her.