People need to eat, and cats need to eat cat food. A reasonable diet is delicious for both humans and cats, and is also an essential source of health. There are many cat foods on the market now, with different prices and quality. We need to choose the right cat food to feed our cats, so it is necessary to choose high-quality cat food.

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1. Generally, cat food produced in the United States has a license mark from the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) to prove that the cat food has undergone and passed animal feeding tests and that the ingredients can provide 100% complete and balanced nutrition.

2. The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has general guidelines for the ingredients listed on the packaging bags of cat food manufacturers.

3. There have always been many different opinions on the source of pet food ingredients. The most terrifying one is the so-called 4D. The 4Ds are: DIED (dead), DISEASED (sick), DYING (dying), DISABLED (incomplete). This means that pet food is made from dead, sick, dying and mutilated animals (just think about how many animal carcasses are humanely destroyed every day), and then 'made' into the so-called MEATMEAL meat meal, BONEMEAL Pet food such as meat and bone meal, ANIMALFAT animal fat.

4. Be careful to read the ingredients on the packaging bag. Some manufacturers will list different parts of the same ingredient separately and reduce the proportion. You can put the meat at the front and it will look more premium. For example, if you list roundcorn and corngluten separately (they are both similar things), you can put chicken first, using a clever method to confuse people's perception of it. .

5. Take a closer look at the types of cereals contained in the ingredient list of cat food. Rice is the most easily digestible cereal. If the proportion of corn in the ingredients is too high, please consider other brands. Why? Corn is also a good cereal, but the acid content in it is too low and additional supplements must be added. Moreover, corn contains a lot of sugar, which is not good for cats, and if it contains too much fruit, it will not be easy to digest.

6. If you want to change the brand of cat food for your cat, do not change it in a hurry. First mix one-third of the new cat food with two-thirds of the old cat food, and then gradually increase the proportion of the new cat food every day. , slowly transition until the old cat volume is completely replaced. This is done for the sake of the cat's stomach, otherwise switching to new cat food at once may cause gastrointestinal discomfort (the cat's stomach has adapted to the old cat food).

7. Observe the cat’s reaction to dry food. You can feed it for 6 to 8 weeks, and then make a judgment based on the growth of hair, nails, weight, urine/urinate and overall health.Cat food is suitable for cats. If your cat’s fur is dull, dry, itchy, or hairless after being fed a new cat food, it may be that the cat is allergic to the ingredients of this cat food, or that the nutritional ingredients are not suitable for the cat.

8. Different cat foods have different feeding portions. Although the recommended portions are listed on the packaging, after all, each cat has a different nutritional intake, so cat owners must carefully adjust a suitable portion to feed their cats. , this depends on observing the cat’s weight and overall health.

9. During the period of changing cat food, cat owners should pay attention to their cat’s excrement. The feces should be solid but not hard, and there should be no pungent odor. Usually when you start to change cat food, the cat's excrement will have a foul smell. This is because the digestive system cannot adapt to the new cat food for a while. It will return to normal in the short term, but if the situation persists, it may be that this cat food is not harmful to the cat. Not suitable.