Acquiring a thoroughbred animal, we often get all the necessary recommendations for feeding and caring for it from the breeders. But what if you have a British kitten in your house, and you do not know what to feed it? From milk refuses, meat does not eat, ready feeds of interest do not cause. To maintain the health and liveliness of any pet, it is important to observe the correct mode of feeding and the balance of the diet, and thoroughbred cats require special attention in the organization of nutrition.
How to feed a British cat?
British cats prefer natural food, although modern pet stores have in their assortment dry and moist forage of high class, designed specifically for this breed. Feeding an animal with ready-made fodders significantly reduces the time and effort spent on making breakfasts and dinners for a pet, but it requires a lot of investment, the cost of such feeds is significantly higher than, for example, the well-known Whiskas. Deciding on how best to feed a British cat, many owners of animals of this breed combine feeds and, for example, give natural food in the morning, and in the evening they offer dry or wet ready food.
The diet of a British cat, however, like any other, should include meat. The entire family of felines refers to predators, albeit small, so nutrition should be appropriate. To feed an adult cat is better 2 times a day, in the morning and in the evening. For breakfast and dinner, take the pet for half an hour, this time is enough to saturate, after which a bowl of food is better to clean. A small kitten can eat up to 6 times a day, and until it is at least six months old, you can leave food freely available, it is unlikely that it will overeat.
Beef should be given in raw form, before it is frozen in for 3 days. For a kitten, forcemeat will fit, and an adult cat can cut into small pieces. Once a week, it is advisable to give offal, liver, heart, lungs, note that beef is enough to freeze, and chicken is better to cook. Chicken and fish are given to the cat boiled, boneless. Chicken can be provided in a cat's dish 3-4 times a week, and with the fish it is necessary to be careful because it destroys the vitamin B in the animal's body. In addition, for the castrated cats and sterilized cats, the fish ration is minimized (a couple of times a month) .
For full nutrition in the diet of the animal include the yolk of the boiled egg, which is added to the main food. Milk to the British is contraindicated because of a possible upset stomach, it can be replaced with kefir, yogurt, lean cream. But you can give the cat milk porridge without sugar, for example, oatmeal or semolina. Also, cats are given fresh curd, just not sour, porridge with meat in a 1: 2 ratio, grated cooked vegetables, which can also be mixed with meat or cook something like soup-puree for a pet, whipping boiled meat, carrots, broccoli with a blender. In the same soup you can add the yolk.
To feed the cat, vegetable oil is added in small amounts for better bowel function and dry brewer's yeast that provide
What you can not eat a British cat?
In the diet of an animal, avoid raw fish and poultry because of the risk of infection with worms. Chicken and fish beforehand, release from bones that can harm the cat. You can not give the animal canned food for people and any smoked meat, the sweet and various spices are contraindicated. From the list of vegetables, exclude potatoes and legumes.