So, you made the right choice, deciding to have a kitten in the house. By nature, cats are freedom-loving animals, but they also do not refuse to live in warmth and coziness. When a person has a first cat, history is silent. But many facts are known, when cats were the favorites of the great rulers. Looking at the behavior of these little fluffy lumps, sometimes it even seems that the top of evolution is precisely a cat, and people are so, creatures called upon to feed, love and clean up after them.
With the appearance in the house of such a newcomer inexperienced kotovodov immediately raises many questions. One of them is what to feed the cat? In the past, cats fed themselves, catching mice and other animals, and they only came to the house to sleep, get a portion of attention and eat something. But modern cats often become just a decorative element of the house, a member of the family, but not a hunter and a getter.
Feline fast food.
Many owners make a huge mistake, accustoming the cat to inexpensive cat food, mostly dry. Such a product does not need to be cooked, it's easy enough to put it in a bowl, and everything - dinner is ready. But, choosing this kind of food for a cat, we rather behave selfishly, rather than rationally.
Most likely, the news that such feeds are harmful with constant use, as well as are able to cause addiction - you do not hear it for the first time. And it is conscious to feed the cat with such food, anyway, that completely transfer you from homemade food to semi-finished products, and not of high quality. Yes, and saving time, and justifying yourself that your pet likes, you yourself will not be happy with this choice. But not all feeds are equally bad. There are feeds that are allowed to eat, and even recommended, but it is worth taking into account their considerable cost, and the fact that the cat's diet can not consist only of this dry food, or canned food. In any case, there must be diversity in food.
Proper nutrition.
How to teach a cat to eat properly depends only on your personal relationship with the cat, and its taste preferences. Cats like people, they do not always want to eat, they have what they are given, and are able to be picky in food. Or it happens, and vice versa, that a cat eats with joy everything that is given to it, but it is rather an exception than a rule. So, if you want to teach the cat to eat properly, apply patience and effort to it.
There is a list of products that are recommended to give to cats, but which are not. The main thing is that whatever products you give to a cat are natural, this will be the first step to proper nutrition.
And so, the best for a healthy cat diet is suitable: raw, lean meat (pig, but not pork, beef, horse meat, chicken, turkey), low-fat boiled fish (not more often 2-3 times a week), boiled yolk ( 1 time per week), boiled liver, raw rumen of ruminants. From your diet, you can give the cat soup or broth, but without excess fat, porridge from such cereals as: barley, buckwheat, wheat (but not millet), oatmeal. Rice is best given only cooked on milk, to avoid the possibility of constipation, especially if your cat is predisposed to them.
You can also accustom a cat to eat fruits, vegetables, greens, often the animals readily reveal such a desire, so catch the moment.
There are also products that are not advisable to give to cats, such as: raw liver, raw fish, especially with small bones, dairy products (only provided the personal immunity of the cat), fried, smoked and fatty foods. Remember that the cat is an animal raw in its food, so do not exclude raw meat from its diet. As for dairy products, such a ban exists, only for the period after weaning from feeding. Then you kitten can simply not take whole milk. Over time, you can give him small amounts of milk, sour cream and even condensed milk. Just small kittens do not need to give raw meat in its pure form, and raw fish. Having tried such products, he can further completely abandon the other food.
Study, study and study again.
It is better to teach a cat to eat properly from the youngest age. Then the easiest way is to give it a chance to sell the whole range of products, and then focus on its preferences. Usually small kittens, especially those who were picked up on the street, are very indifferent to food, and are ready to live near their bowl. But do not let us awaken in ourselves a feeling of pity, and doubt that you do not feed it enough. Cats are by nature curious, and always asking for food. So to look into your plate, or to watch near the refrigerator, they are considered a matter of principle. Feed in small portions. From the first days try not to mix a lot of products, so you can more easily determine what the cat has a negative reaction, and when it's just being naughty. Just do not fool around the cat when he demonstratively turns away from the proposed food. Remember, not a single cat has died, from hunger, with food in the dish. With animals often harder than with children, remember at least yourself, you did not eat everything, either. But the main thing for you in this matter should remain healthy interests, and not pampering. Keep in mind that the food is always fresh and of good quality, a cat, like a person, having eaten one poor-quality product, will not touch it again in life.
If in the beginning you find such a science very difficult, then in due course you will perfectly learn the tastes of your pet. Do not forget to also plant the grass in the flowerpots, and put clean water. In cases where your cat refuses any food, you should immediately show it to a veterinarian, maybe she gets sick and needs timely treatment. And let your home favorite bring you only joy, and a minimum of difficulties.