VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR FEEDING CATS

• Cat should be fed individually and food selected should promote health
• The food should result in the formation of well formed stools and normal defection frequency
• The food should contain optimum nutrients
• Rapid change in the diet should be avoided.
• New diet should be introduced gradually by mixing it with the old diet in 25% increment each day.
• Cats are carnivores in nature.
• Feed should be rich in protein of animal or fish origin.
• Either raw or cooked meat can be fed. Sometimes there may be digestive trouble.
• Also provide vegetables, green grass etc to avoid digestive trouble.
• Green grass helps to expel fur balls from the stomach.
• Grass will be having vitamins and minerals especially trace minerals and so grass feeding is advantageous.
• Cat should be given plenty of drinking water.