barf raw feeding and nutrients To round off the species-appropriate diet for your Savannah cat, it is important to have a thorough understanding of the individual nutrients in order to know why the addition of these nutrients is so important and what role they play in the health of your cat.
Protein – one of the most important nutrients for your cat
The intake of healthy proteins is very important in cat nutrition. The cat, the body begins then reduce endogenous protein in the form of muscle mass, if not enough protein in the diet zugefü leads is. Cats have therefore a much higher protein requirements than dogs or humans. From the protein of the food and the cats recover energy and the body structure as well as a balanced r Gluscosespiegel in the blood of the cat is ensured by an adequate intake of proteins. Proteins refers your Savannah cat primarily through animal food ingredients such as meat, since this is an o includes ptimum amount of proteins and also about amino acids, taurine and arginine, which every cat needs to live and can digest well.
Fat – why fat is so important to your cat
In cat nutrition, too, fat is not only a flavor carrier, it also provides valuable energy. So that fat-soluble vitamins can be optimally absorbed by the cat’s body, a certain amount of fat in the cat’s food is very important.
If my cat vegetable or animal fat get ?
It is important to remember that the essential fatty acids that should be included in every cat food are only found in animal fats. Vegetable oils do not contain the essential fatty acids your cat needs. In addition, the vegetable oils have an unsuitable fatty acid pattern and significantly more unsaturated fatty acids than animal fats. Some types of oil such as sunflower oil or diesel oil but also chicken fat also contain a high proportion of linoleic acid, which can lead to an oversupply in the cat’s body and the actually important fatty acids cannot be sufficiently absorbed. Arachidonic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) k LEVERAGING from the cat’s body are not made for themselves how it is possible in the human body and must be supplied in the diet.
Mice, rats, chicks and the like – which food animals get healthy fats?
The correct proportion of the fats to each other plays a major role in cat nutrition. To determine whether the is the ratio of fats is to each other in a healthy frame , one always looks at the ratio of omega 6 3. Omega The natural prey of the Savannah cat, so wildlife gets inherently an omega ratio of 4: 1-5: 1. This composition is ideal for cats and you should try to implement this value in your own feeding. The meat from animals that are predominantly grain-fed during your rearing process has an omega ratio of 20: 1 or more. The same may also apply to rats and mice from the pet trade, which can be bought for feeding. In principle, the meat of animals raised on pastures contains a higher proportion of omega 3 fatty acids . This is especially true for lamb and beef. Therefore, free-range meat is best for feeding your Savannah cat. Wild animal meat such as deer, hare, wild fowl or rabbit also has a good composition of fatty acids and is therefore also suitable for feeding.
Carbohydrates – Do Cats Need This Nutrient At All?
It is a fact that cats generally do not need to ingest carbohydrates. You get your energy exclusively from proteins and fats. The prey that cats would catch in the wild contain all of the essential nutrients a cat needs to stay fit and healthy for a long time. Nevertheless, one has to consider that prey animals often contain 3-5% vegetable components in the form of stomach contents, which a cat also ingests when consuming the prey. So it is safe to feed seeds, sprouts and some vegetables, the fibers of which also stimulate the digestion, similar to what fiber does in the human body. The F ütterung of grain should be avoided as far as possible, as many cats grain is not well tolerated and bring this also additional calories in the form of starch with it, thereby to supply without the cat with essential nutrients.
Vitamins
What is the function of vitamins?
Vitamins are important for your cat’s body to be over made. They not only contribute to an intact metabolism and immune system but are on the bone structure and to participate good eyesight. The correct handling of food is very important, as vitamins can quickly be partially destroyed during processing, storage or freezing. In fact, the supply of vitamins can lead to either an over- or under-supply. This in turn leads to physical limitations and illness. Like humans, cats are able to produce some vitamins in the intestine itself, while others have to be supplied with food. An exception to this is vitamin C, as this vitamin is not essential for cats. Prey that a cat catches and consumes in the wild contains all of the vital vitamins a healthy cat needs.
Which vitamins are important for my cat?
When supplying vitamins, it is important not to overdose on the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K that are stored in the body, as these could subsequently accumulate. The cat depends on getting vitamin A from animal sources . Most of the vitamin A is stored in the liver . The so-called beta-carotene, which in plants as Vitamin – A – occurring precursor , may by a cat not to retinol , an essential vitamin A, are converted. Only vitamin D3, which can be found in animal products, is really usable for the cat. This is then stored in the fatty tissue. Fish , on the other hand , is rich in vitamin D. D he plant-based vitamin D2 is not essential for cats because it cannot be used.
The water-soluble vitamins C and biotin and vitamin – B – complex are not stored in the cat’s body and must be fed regularly so there will be no lack.
Minerals
There are a lot of substances that do not occur naturally in living nature, including calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium and trace elements such as zinc, iron, manganese, copper and selenium. Mieneralstoffe play a major role , as they are very important for the different are bodily functions, bone, nerves and protein metabolism. They also regulate the activity of hormones and enzymes and maintain the osmotic balance in the cat’s body. Minerals are in comparison with other nutrients such as vitamin, much more robust and stable and therefore will not be so easy for e infrieren or e rhitzen destroyed. However, when boiling in hot water, minerals can be lost.
Calcium and phosphorus are particularly important for building your cat’s bones. These can be found, for example, in raw bones. Basically you have to know that not only minerals such as calcium and phosphorus are dependent on each other, but also all bulk and trace elements in general. A healthy balance between calcium and phosphorus, the cat can be between 0.9: 1 and 1.4: 1, but a value of 1.1: 1-1.2: 1 is considered optimal. When it comes to these nutrients, too, the correct dosage is important, as an over- or under-dosage can lead to interactions with the other nutrients.
Sodium, chlorine and potassium are also important minerals that regulate the water balance, the osmotic pressure of body fluids , the formation of gastric acid and the transport of important nutrients and nerve function in the cat’s body. It is important to ensure a healthy and balanced balance between potassium and sodium and, above all, to add sodium chloride (salt) to the feed if the blood and bones are not fed. Otherwise, pure meat contains sufficient sodium and potassium. Sodium, on the other hand, is found mainly in the kidneys, blood and bones.
Water – Are Cats Really Bad Drinkers?
Every living thing needs also I hre cat enough water , so the heart, circulation and kidney function optimally and oxygen and nutrients can be transported easily and also the heat regulation in the body of the cat works by itself.
Cats are desert animals that can get by on very little water, provided the food they eat is around 70% moisture. This is the case with prey that cats catch in the wild.
Remember that a cat k an innate thirst g efühl felt because it is naturally disposed to make do with a little liquid. The food supplied should therefore contain sufficient liquid so that the cat does not dry out internally because it is basically drinking too little. A drinking fountain can help in this case and encourage the cat to drink more.
2 The species-appropriate raw feeding of your cat
Raw feeding is one of the supreme disciplines in cat nutrition. You should acquire extensive knowledge if you want to feed your cat raw food. On our website you will find extensive information on the nutritional requirements of cats and get practical tips for the implementation and production of species-appropriate raw food.
protein
Meat / feed animals as the most important component of raw feed
Meat is in raw feeding diet the bulk of I -phones cat. A prey that a cat would catch in the wild is roughly 50% muscle meat. Skin, fur / feathers, blood, body fluids, S Ehnen, bones and offal form the other half. The different types of meat have very different protein contents. This is also because the prey different water and fat levels in the body is own . While muscle meat contains essential amino acids but also much more phosphorus than calcium, it provides relatively little sodium. However, this mineral is found in bones, blood and tendons. It is the same with many trace elements and vitamins.
There are a lot of animals that can be offered to the cat as a whole or larger pieces cut up as part of raw feeding . These include smaller animals such as chicks, house chicks, day-old chicks, fish, seafood, mice, rats, quails and pigeons. In addition, meat-containing bones such as chicken necks or chicken legs can be used.
Many of the animals just mentioned can be bought frozen for reptile owners in pet shops or online.
Food animals that can be used with bones:
Unless I hre cat is not accustomed to animals in larger n parts n cut or to consume whole, the following animals may be rotated with their bones through the meat grinder:
– Chicks, house chicks & day old chicks
– chickens & ducks
– mice & rats
– Fish & seafood
– Wild birds such as quails, pheasants & partridges
– rabbits & hares
Food animals that can be used without bones:
The bones some r animals are too large to be able to rotate through a meat grinder, may be why only the meat of animals listed below chopped recycled:
– beef & veal
– horse
– Lamb & Sheep
– goats
– deer
– turkey
– goose
– Emu & ostrich
Offal
In a varied balanced cat e rnährung should in raw feeding not on offal be omitted , as these contain many vitamins and minerals and also important additives like taurine to keep. A meal should contain about 10% offal. Since Le via a high has vitamin A content, can not than 3-5% more Le about the total amount of feed containing his. While the heart as a muscle can be fed in larger quantities, other offal such as the kidneys, lungs, or stomach, for example green rumen, should be fed in small quantities.
Raw eggs & dairy products
Raw eggs and dairy products can be integrated into raw feeding from time to time as components . Egg yolks are rich in proteins, fats and valuable vitamins. If you feed your cat regularly poussin, should the additional F üttern be dispensed with eggs. Natural yoghurt and quark can also be added to the feed, but contain relatively few nutrients, no taurine and only a few vitamins. An adult cat naturally does not consume dairy products , which is why these products are not necessary.
Since dairy products in the cat e rnährung lead to any significant advantage has Ma r gitta Graeve these products from the diet I omitted stirrer cats.
Taurine
Taurine is an important nutrient found predominantly in dark meat. Taurine is found in the brain, eyes, heart, partly in muscle meat and also in bile, which is not used in raw feeding. But taurine is also found in white meat such as turkey meat and crabs .
There is a chance that storage or freezing will make taurine less digestible. So your cat sufficiently with taurine is supplied, 1000-2000 mg should each kilo of roughage taurine supplemented be.
fat
In lining I -phones cat should not too much and not too little fat to be included, however, an average of about 10%. Fat is mostly under the skin and into the fat d epots distributed stored in the body and is sometimes also found in meat. Lamb and beef in particular are often streaked with fat, while the fat in poultry is mostly deposited under the skin.
It is healthiest to use the natural form of fat, that is, in the form of raw fat in meat. Since not all meat contains the same amount of fat, depending on what has been used, fat must be added to the feed. For this purpose, animal or vegetable fat can simply be added to the feed, whereby you should prefer animal products to vegetable ones. If you use vegetable oil, then only cold-pressed and high-quality oil, which you buy in small quantities and then store in a dark and cool place and use up quickly.
In order to provide your cat with the right amount of fat, you should alternate between feeding on lean and fatty meat. The lard from geese, ducks, horses and pigs can be used as animal fat. Alternatively, 1-2 tablespoons of butter can be added to the feed and raw fat from horses, lamb, geese or beef can be used.
fish
Fish such as herring, salmon, mackerel and sardines in particular are rich in omega 3 fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. As we have already learned, it is better for cats to use meat from free-range animals, as it is much more nutritious than that of animals raised conventionally. By feeding fatty fish, a possible nutrient deficit can be compensated for by poor quality meat.
If the cat doesn’t like fish, salmon oil capsules, which are high in vitamin E, can be used as an alternative. Once a week, 1-2 capsules of 500-1000 mg vitamin E can be given to one kilo of feed. But be careful: Fish oil can quickly go rancid, which is why the oil should smell fresh and not fishy .
Tip from Margitta Graeve: Feed a very fatty fish such as salmon once a week!
The vegetable content in raw feed
A proportion of 3-5% (but not more than 10%) of vegetable components should be included in the feed per meal . In addition, about one to two tablespoons of cold-pressed oil such as wheat germ oil, corn germ oil , evening primrose oil and borage oil can be added to the feed, as these oils contain important vitamin E.
The vegetables used can be served either raw or cooked / steamed and previously chopped up with a food processor or grater and mixed with the rest of the feed. If necessary, the prepared vegetables can be frozen together with the meat in portions. In the best case, the meat should be portioned and frozen separately from the vegetables.
Ingredients such as lettuce, grass and sprouts should be added fresh just before the food is served. Seeds and kernels contain much more protein and fat than vegetables and can therefore replace the oil content in vegetable-free meals . The kernels and seeds also provide variety in terms of taste, but they should not be included in every meal. If you offer finished feed in addition to raw feed, the vegetable component of the meal can be omitted.
The following ingredients are suitable for the vegetable part of the feed:
vegetables
Raw or lightly steamed; Carrots, tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini, broccoli.
Only raw: various leaf salads, sprouts, grass from the garden.
Seeds and kernels r
Wheat germ, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, nuts, now and then ground in small quantities.
Wheat bran
Pure fiber, should be soaked in water.
Vitamins – the right composition of raw feed
In nature, a cat is supplied with all important nutrients and especially vitamins through the consumption of prey animals. Vitamin supplements must be given so that your house cat does not suffer from deficiency. Here, you must make sure that especially fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamin A and vitamin D can be overdosed and also a too high r can be critical content of vitamin A in the cat food.
When the liver is weathered, the very high vitamin A content must therefore always be kept in mind. The feed should contain water-soluble vitamins such as the vitamin B complex. Another healthy addition to your raw feed preparation is seaweed flour, as it contains many important vitamins and trace elements. The addition of seaweed meal can be omitted as this addition is optional.
Your cat’s diet should be balanced with a vegetable content, meat, bones, blood and nutritional supplements so that as few additives as possible need to be supplemented . Vitamin C is one of the nutrients that do not have to be added, while vitamin E, on the other hand, should be preserved when unsaturated fatty acids are used in food. You should change the various nutrient supplements regularly and bear in mind that many additives already contain other nutrients such as calcium and phosphorus. In high amounts of phosphorus and calcium are already receiving bone, which is why the added e amount of these nutrients must be made on the proportion of bone used dependent.
Tip from Margitta Graeve : Depending on the feeding method, various products are suitable, such as Centrum or preparations with a similar composition, Kitty Bloom VM900 + 3, Nekton, Catfortan , Marienfelde Vitakalk , Trixi structure lime , Murnil, yeast flakes, vitamin B complex and vitamin E !
Minerals & Calcium Supplements
When preparing the raw feed, you must always bear in mind that the animals have different amounts and bones in their bodies, each of which contains a lot of calcium, which accordingly less has to be added to the feed as a supplement. Too high a proportion of bone in the feed should therefore be avoided. While smaller animals like mice have around 5% bones in their bodies, rabbits have around 8-10% and chickens actually have up to 12%. The pure bone amount of feed should not exceed 5-10% and must be supplemented with additional meat in the case of processing chickens with a pure bone content of 20%.
If you do not want to use bones for your raw feed, you must ensure that you add sufficient trace elements, salt and calcium additives so that the phosphorus content in the meat is balanced. Studies have shown that calcium carbonate has an alkalizing effect on the pH of the cat’s urine. While kalac , calcium carbonate, calcium citrate and ground eggshells do not contain phosphorus, bone meal contains phosphorus in addition to calcium. So you should always weigh all calcium supplements because the r portant dosage is very important here.
The following information can only represent average values:
– Calcium carbonate: 5 g (approx. 3 teaspoons) per kg of meat
– Calcium citrate: 9 g (approx. 4 teaspoons) per kg of meat
– Ground eggshells: 5 g (approx. 1 teaspoon) per kg of meat, let dry and grind in a coffee grinder
– Kitty Bloom Kalac M34: 5 g (approx. 1 teaspoon) per kg of meat
salt
When adding salt, 5g of salt must be added to 1kg of pure meat or 2.5g of salt to 1kg of meat supplemented with bones so that there is enough sodium in the feed. If whole animals are fed with bones and blood, no additional salt has to be added to the food. On I hre n dietary supplements you should read before the addition of salt, whether already contain sodium and should also most an unrefined natural s alz as sea alz or crystal salt for I hr ROHF utter use. This salt contains all the necessary and natural minerals.
water
As already mentioned, a cat is a desert animal that needs little water to survive. If S ie the lining so mix that it has a moisture content of about 70%, the cat gets everything it needs for a healthy life. Nevertheless , you have to provide a water bowl or drinking fountain with distilled water or still water from the bottle, which in the best case is not placed directly next to the food, but in a different corner. Tap water is not suitable for cats because it contains too much chlorine or is too hard.
3 preparation and feeding tips
Finally, we would like to give you a few tips and hints that you should consider when preparing and feeding raw food in order to provide your cat with a balanced diet that is appropriate to the species.
What distinguishes raw feeding?
There are different ways of performing raw feeding. It is important that high-quality animal ingredients are used. For the feed, raw ingredients from whole chickens, ducks, turkeys, pheasants, rabbits, quails, mice, rats and day-old chicks can be fed, or smaller animals such as day-old chicks, quails, mice and rats or bone-containing meat parts such as chicken necks or chicken legs as a whole be fed, which ensures strong and healthy cat teeth. Whole raw fish can also be fed a maximum of 4-5 times a month.
Where can feed animals be purchased?
Smaller food animals such as mice, rats and E in t can agsküken over the Internet or frozen at the zoo h andel be purchased where these are normally sold to reptile holder. At poultry farms, day old male chicks can be purchased fresh or frozen, which of course cannot be used as laying hens and are therefore killed. Usually the chicks are sold to falconries , cat food manufacturers or zoos.
Beef, lamb, horse, roe deer, emu, ostrich or, to a certain extent, pork can also be chopped up and fed in combination with bones and appropriate supplementary products.
Make sure you have balanced meals
Even if there are many different types of meat to choose from, you have to make sure that the meals are varied and that all the important nutrients are integrated so that your cat is optimally cared for and there are no deficiency symptoms. Raw feeding is time-consuming and should not degenerate into stress. You do not have to make every single meal balanced, but all important nutrients should be covered in a period of a few days.
Raw feed vs. Ready-made feed – which is better?
Best suited for cats a diet without finishing f utter. If I hre Cat far only finished f was utter accustomed has the change made at roughage slowly and the cat become accustomed gradually to the different meats and different accessories before finished products are completely discontinued. In the chapter on changing food, we will give you valuable tips on how you can get your cat used to a new, raw food step by step .
We are aware that it takes a lot of time to feed your own cat only with raw food. If it I so do not allow hre time differently, can be fed and are also fed from time to time pieces of meat to which ensure the health of the teeth as an alternative various high quality canned food. However, the total meat content must not exceed a value of 20-25%, with growing or lactating cats the value should be slightly lower. At this point it is then not necessary to feed further additives.
What kind of raw feeding is possible?
First, you should also worry whether it is feasible for you, regular whole, ungutted e to process animals. Depending on where you live, it’s not that easy to get the respective animals. You also need a high-quality meat grinder that chops the animals thoroughly. Even if it seems easier to feed only raw meat at first, sooner or later the decision must be made whether raw bones should also be fed, as these contain important minerals such as phosphorus and calcium and the tendons and cartilage do not easily pass through Supplements can be substituted.
Even if it may initially take some effort to process unexcepted animals as a whole, one should realize that cats would consume such animals in the wild. The more you leave out the respective animal, the more you end up having to replace it with supplements. So you should try to include as to utilize the whole animal , and m as well as to provide the necessary variety.
What you need to make raw feed:
For the preparation of the cat food you should use the following tools to make the processing of the products as easy as possible:
equipment
– s charfes knife
– Meat ax (can be bought cheaply at flea markets or on Ebay, sharpen regularly)
– d Ickes board of hard natural wood, best book (not oak, contains tannins)
– m everal bowls, frozen bags or boxes
– Kitchen scales with gram graduation
– Food processor / chopper or fine grater to puree or grate vegetables
– Coffee grinder and / or nut grinder for seeds, nuts or eggshells
– o ptional: Rubber gloves & Poultry shears
– meat grinder
What type of meat grinder is best for mincing animals?
A small amount of meat can easily with a H a processed ndfleischwolf, while larger amounts must be rotated by an electric meat grinder made of steel (not plastic!) With integrated motor protection switch.
Practical tip by Margitta Graeve : f he following household wolves have in practice been found suitable: Kenwood MG 450 or PG 520, Braun PowerPlus 1300 and Moulinex Charlotte HV6, prices from 100 to 200 euros. It is best to use the coarse perforated disc.
The preparation of the raw feed
The food preparation should on be performed in a room best, which can then be cleaned well, such as the kitchen. Before Z of the animals succumbed should be covered if possible, the walls and floor with newspaper and designed. The first division of the animals can be optionally run slightly dirty, the actual S chneiden of meat and Z explained an N in the meat grinder is basically a clean affair. The meat should be washed before processing and the equipment should be thoroughly cleaned after use.
How is raw feed stored?
If S ie larger amounts of fodder want to prepare, it must then be frozen. To do this, you should freeze vegetables separately from meat and other ingredients. The ingredients used should be as fresh as possible, as fresh food only lasts for around two days in the refrigerator and around 2-3 months in the freezer, but no longer.
Because of the ingredients, you should use a scale that accurately weighs grams and milligrams. Remember that only water has the same volume and weight, ie 100 ml weighs as much as 100 g. There can be major differences here for all other ingredients. All other additives must also be carefully weighed for the correct dosage. Feeding tips for more variety in cat nutrition
How often should a cat be fed?
An adult cat should have 2-3 meals a day. A young animal has around 3-5 meals, depending on its age. The smaller the cat, the more meals should be served in small portions throughout the day. Larger cats like Savannah or even dogs usually get 1-2 meals a day.
Basically, one counts on a feed amount of 30-50 g per day and kilogram of body weight of the animal. Otherwise, the amount of food depends on the age, body structure, energy density of the food and the activity of the cat. Stud cats, kittens and pregnant / lactating cats generally need more food than neutered cats.
Preparing and serving the feed:
Frozen cat food should be thawed slowly and gently in the refrigerator. As an exception, this can also be thawed at room temperature in a warm water bath or on the lowest setting in the oven. A E of the feed rhitzen in the microwave should be avoided because the food here in places too much heated / cooked through can be, leading to a loss of nutrients. This can also happen in the oven if the oven is set too hot.
Basically prefer cats body warm food that you carefully in a lukewarm Wasserba d can warm up. However, you can also serve the food cold as this will keep it longer. Since raw feed spoils quickly, leftover feed should be removed after about 1 hour.
Proper feeding of young cats:
Contrary to what many believe, need Katzenbabies no special food and can therefore starting from the fourth to be fed with the same raw diet, which also get the parents week. However, you should make sure that young animals have an increased need for phosphorus and calcium. The diet of the young should therefore be enriched with ground bones, bone meal and dicalcium phosphate , which contain additional phosphorus .
Eintags chicks have the property to have very soft bones and therefore, this optimally fed to kittens or in meat grinder according to z can be erkleinert. This diet is quite well accepted and spared the offspring also against known problems such as diarrhea, which in the transition from mother’s milk Finish f utter or baby food may occur. The pieces of meat can be prepared by gradually become larger, depending on how well eat the young. Thus the teeth slowly get used to chewing . Food parts with bones from rabbits or chickens should only be fed to the offspring from the 12th week.
Digestive problems that occur due to a change in diet, can be attenuated, which for a healthy cat by probiotic products and related enzymes in principle, but should not be necessary.
Feeding errors and unsuitable feed
- Mistake: Follow instructions for dog nutrition
You should always only follow the instructions for feeding cats, as they must never be fed like a dog because they have different nutritional requirements. There is often a high proportion of grain in dog food, which has no place in cat nutrition. A cat needs a lot more protein than a dog. A proportion of 20-40% of vegetable components in the food is optimal for a dog, but clearly too high for a cat, 3-5% vegetable components are recommended here.
Cats can only get vitamins and essential amino acids and fatty acids from animal products, in contrast to dogs. Grains and herbs should be omitted from food for cats as many cats cannot tolerate these ingredients. The meat must always be fresh, too, while dogs often tolerate older meat well.
- Mistake: making the cat fast
While dogs and humans are good at fasting, cats are metabolically dependent on eating several small meals throughout the day. Especially in overweight and older cats can be a sudden fasting to problems with the metabolism and organ damage, such as a r cause fatty liver.
- Error roughage and compound feed mix
Only during the change of diet may Ready f utter and roughage are mixed. Otherwise, the cat will have difficulties in being able to ingest the food components individually, as cooked food generally takes longer to be completely digested.
Of course, it is possible to feed compound feed and roughage alternates, should between meals then each but a few hours to take place break.
- Error: v mix arious meats
In theory , mixing different types of meat is not a feeding error. However, it is not recommended as some cats do not tolerate this mixture very well. However, this differs from animal to animal. Nevertheless, cats like variety and you can therefore always feed different types of meat. Can be very picky and refuse food if they are served the same thing every day. You should therefore hiring now make change and helps to consciously try , to mix meat during the transition to an unknown meat so the cat gets used gradually to new tastes. But refrain from feeding pure meat, as the balance between calcium and phosphorus does not fit without bones and other additives .
- Mistake: using too many bones
The cat food should have a maximum bone content of 5-10%. The value is about is taken too much calcium and phosphorus, which in turn for providing too much collagen in the body, negatively affecting the digestive tract. As a result, it can happen that the cat suffers from constipation, the mineral balance is imbalanced and the cat does not consume enough protein because of the low meat content .
- Mistake: feeding too much raw fish
You should feed raw fish no more than once or twice a week, as the thiaminase it contains destroys the vitamin B1 absorbed at the same time . Fish that are too oily, such as tuna or salmon, can also cause steatitis . This disease causes body fat inflammation due to vitamin E deficiency.
- Mistake: not paying attention to quality
Remember, only raw pork from Aujeszky virus-free countries to buy because the A ujeszky germs can for cats can be fatal.
- Mistake: overdosing on vitamin A.
Ed üttern S ie too much liver, there is a danger that vitamin A is overdosed. You should therefore not feed more than 3-5% liver per meal. Cod liver oil may only be used in tiny amounts, as vitamin A and vitamin D can quickly be overdosed. You should also refrain from using egg yolks when preparing cat food, as an overdose of vitamin A can lead to diarrhea in this case.
- Mistake: feeding too much protein & dairy products
Raw protein contains the enzyme avidin , which leads to a reduced absorption of biotin in the intestine. Adult cats can get diarrhea from too much dairy products because they lack the enzyme (lactose) necessary to break down the lactose in milk.
- Mistake: feed unsuitable vegetables
Some types of vegetables are not only unsuitable for cats, they are poisonous and must therefore not be fed under any circumstances. Poisonous vegetables include onions such as onions, leeks, garlic , raw potatoes, raw beans, grapes, raisins, and avocado (a certain variety) . In addition to being fatal for the cat, eating these vegetables can cause anemia (anemia). Be careful with vegetables like spinach, chard, beetroot, sweet potatoes and parsley , as these vegetables contain much more oxalic acid than other vegetables, which in turn binds calcium in the cat’s body and leads to the formation of oxalic stones . Be particularly careful with spinach! You must also exercise caution with the green components of nightshade plants such as peppers and tomatoes, as these contain the poisonous solanine, which is no longer found in ripe, exported fruits. The leafy green must therefore be removed while the rest of the fruit can be fed.
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