How to properly feed your cat ?

They say difficult cats. The term "maniac" would suit them better! Indeed, a cat will never touch food whose freshness seems doubtful. Likewise, he will sulk his bowl if you place it too close to his litter box. Finally, the plastic releasing molecules that some cats deem repulsive, it is in your best interest to choose a glass or porcelain bowl (impeccably clean and perfectly rinsed), especially not too deep because your new friend wants to be able to watch this happening around him while he eats. Ditto for its drinking water, to leave it available 24 hours a day, changing it twice a day.

Cat food: pâtés or croquettes?

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In fact, it's not so much the presentation, but the quality of the nutrients, that counts. Prefer the high-end, on sale in specialized stores and at veterinarians, because the proteins provided are real pieces of selected meat or fish and not pieces of tendons or other parts deemed unfit for human consumption. Since a cat must be able to have access to food 24 hours a day (it loves to peck), kibble is particularly practical. The Sam & Lily brand offers healthy grain-free kibble (or kibble with little grain) and a high meat content. They are available for delivery on the Shop by Miaoubox.

However, nothing prevents you, if you really want to, offer him a pâté (same brand, same range) in the morning for example and unlimited croquettes, the rest of the time. It is more complicated to give him only pâté by leaving it indoors, because after a few hours, it might reek especially in summer! This risk is all the greater since a cat hates being served its frozen meal: he wants it lukewarm or at room temperature, failing which he believes he is dealing with a corpse and refuses to touch it. .

Your cat's menu: no fantasy!

Believing to be doing well, many owners often change the menu of their animal, for fear that he will find his meals too monotonous. But apart from possibly changing the fragrance, while remaining in the same range and the same brand, this fantasy is useless. Useless and even harmful because the cat has the enzymatic equipment necessary to digest its usual meals, but not necessarily the new foods that you want to introduce. By changing your eating habits, you risk especially causing digestive disorders (in particular, diarrhea). For the same reasons, do not give him your leftover meals: the cat, no more than the dog, is a table trash can.

Finally, if you change his meal as soon as he pretends not to touch it, your cat will quickly understand the ride and play the difficult ones, in the hope of always having better. So many reasons to find a food that suits him - taking into account his age, his condition and being advised by the veterinarian - and not to change it any more!