Cat Nutrition - What is the Best Food For Your Cat?

By Gary Pearson

If you are bringing home a new kitten or newly adopted cat, it means that need to consider their diet to ensure your pet's health, naturally. If you have walked down the pet food aisle at the supermarket or local store any time recently, you know that choosing a food for your pet is confusing. In fact, many cat owners are quite perplexed as to just what is the best cat food for their new pet. A well balanced diet is necessary for the wellbeing of your pet. But it can leave a pet owner wondering: just what type of food should they get for their new cat?

Your pet's health is the important thing, so providing a healthy diet for your cat can help promote physical well being and prevent unnecessary medical condition. However, there are so many provisions available that assert to offer your cat that suitable nourishment. Which ones are best? Dry cat food is unmistakably the finest food form out there. It can provide the essential nutrients and minerals that a feline needs, just as long as your pet has plenty to drink, as dry food does not provide the necessary water that cats need. Dry cat food offer the greatest combination of nutrients, as well as sustaining fit teeth and gums for your cat. However, wet cat food tends to be kitty's favorite type of food, as it is quite similar to the texture of the organic food they would eat in the wild. However, wet cat food does very little to help maintain good dental hygiene and can be smelly and unhygienic for you and your family.

Trying to remember that our four-legged friends are an integral piece of our family means we must remember that they are not us and do not have similar dietary requirements. A vegan diet is not healthy choice for maintaining your pet's health. A feline in the wild exists on a diet that is mostly meat based, that is, cats feed on other animal's meat and tissue. Cats are carnivorous, which means kitty will needs a diet high in protein. Feeding kitty vegetables and grains will not provide the proper nourishment to sustain a healthy pet. While kitty may need the occasional green to keep them regular, cats need protein and calcium they received from their carnivorous diet. These are nutrients that they cannot receive from a vegan diet.

Giving kitty a raw meat diet is not advisable either. If you want an organic diet for your cat, it is best to consult your veterinarian to help design an organic diet for your cat. By asking a veterinarian, you can ensure that your kitty is getting the proper nutrients it needs to ensure the best for your pet's health. While protein is the main constituent of their diet, raw meat does not have the absolute composition of nutrients that your cat can receive from dry food or a well balanced organic, physician designed diet. If you wish your cat to have a more organic diet, there are plenty of resources that can aid you in drawing up an organic diet for your feline that has the entire, essential nutrimental requirements it needs for a joyful, fit lifestyle.

Your pet's health should be considered when choosing what to put in their food bowl. Do not settle for the cheapest, biggest bag of cat food at the store. If your four legged friend is relying on you to provide proper nutrition to help them maintain a healthy mind and body, why disappoint them with a less than balanced diet?

Gary Pearson is an accomplished niche website developer and author. To learn more about cat food visit Life With Cats for current articles and discussions.