The cats are more senior, the more difficult them to an organism to perceive and digest food. A task of the owner to eat not provide to the pet the correct diet, but also to choose food which the animal will be able easily to eat, despite problems with teeth.
Bases of the choice of a diet for old cats
Consider that the animal becomes more senior, the risk of emergence of problems with teeth and a stomach is higher. Because of it food is worse acquired, or the cat begins to eat less. As a result, unfortunately, she receives much less vitamins and minerals, than it is required, and it conducts to even big problems with health. Not to allow emergence of this vicious circle, it is recommended to give to an animal not only a special forage for old cats, but also vitamin complexes.
Choose only a high-class forage. It differs in high quality, is better acquired and also can serve for prevention of some diseases.
Remember that old cats quite often experience serious difficulties at a food razgryzaniye. Sometimes they cannot eat even a dry feed. To solve a problem, give to a cat more canned food or pastes – certainly, made especially for animals, but not for people. Your pet will be able to eat them, without feeling gum pain.
If your cat has serious problems with health that is very characteristic of old age, by all means address the veterinarian and ask it to recommend any given cat's diets if necessary. It will help you to choose an animal diet according to state of his health.
As it is correct to feed old catsUnfortunately, quite often animals in old age begin to refuse food often. It is connected both with diseases, and with deterioration in taste and sense of smell. To solve a problem, give food to a cat gradually, but it is frequent and also her priuchivayta to the mode. Of course, it is not necessary to force an animal is, however it will be remarkable if you are able to find delicacy which the cat will not be able to refuse. However, you should not overfeed her too not to allow an excessive set of weight.
To enhance aroma of cat's canned food, it is possible to try to add to them slightly some sunflower oil, and then to slightly warm a dish in the microwave. Pay attention: it has to be hardly warm!
Old cats can give gradually the porridge made on water without salt and with small addition of oil and also light boiled meat of chicken. It is possible to add a small amount of the crushed and slightly boiled carrots to a diet. However it is recommended to refuse fish and the products rich with magnesium. Otherwise the risk of development of an urolithic disease which is already high in this case will become even more. For prevention it is possible to give to a cat the special forages of a premium class intended for prevention of an urolithic disease.