Everyone has different opinions on whether different cats should eat different cat food. This is because some parents have incorrect understanding of cat food and think that kittens and adult cats can eat the same cat food. In fact, kitten food The nutrition of cat food must be better than that of adult cats. Many people have bought this cat food, and most of them are even used to feed adult cats. This approach is incorrect.

1. Calcium and phosphorus ratio

Cats need various nutrients, and minerals are also very important among them. Calcium and phosphorus play an important role in bone development. As cats age, the calcium and phosphorus content in their food should gradually decrease. Especially the phosphorus content is in the order of young cats>adult cats>senior cats. This is because the metabolism of phosphorus is mainly completed in the kidneys. The older the cat, the lower the ability of the kidneys to metabolize phosphorus. In this way, if adult cats or even elderly cats are fed kitten food for a long time, it will easily cause kidney problems. , such as kidney failure.

In addition, the sodium content in food should also decrease as the cat ages. The older the cat, the higher the chance of heart disease. Sodium ions place a greater burden on the heart. In order to reduce the burden on the heart, the sodium content in the food should be reduced as the cat ages. Therefore, you should choose cat food for cats scientifically, instead of blindly pursuing novelty and novelty, so as to avoid causing cat diseases due to your own mistakes.

2. Urine acidity

This time I will explain this issue again from the perspective of urine acidity. The acidity of a cat's urine gradually increases with age. The urinary acidity of cats under 1 year old is generally below 6.5, and will gradually rise to 7 after 2 years old. Therefore, acidifiers are added to most cat foods. But all kitten food does not contain acidifiers, because kitten urine is inherently acidic. Therefore, it is inappropriate to feed adult cats with kitten food and feed kittens with adult cat food.