Here are some things to
consider about cat food for constipation.
Not exact matches
Ingrid... would you
consider sometime researching and posting information on The Conscious
Cat site
about protein levels of some of your preferred wet
food brands, calculated on the basis of dry matter?
Before you get worried
about the word «meal» here,
consider the fact that fresh meats contain up to 80 % moisture by volume — when the
cat food product is cooked, most of that moisture is lost and the ingredient ends up having a much lower volume.
Seek your veterinarian's advice regarding various brands and also spend time in your local pet product store in order to read labels and becomes educated
about what's in the
food you're
considering offering to your
cat.
If you have a difficult work schedule or are concerned
about forgetting to feed your
cat,
consider an automatic
cat feeder that controls the meal time and amount of
food your
cat will get.
Wet
food is any that you may cook or at least steam for your
cat: chicken liver, for instance is a great example of wet
food for
cats, but
consider asking your vet first as he may have own opinion on the matter (read more
about healhy kitten
food).
Along with the issues already mentioned, there are some other things to
consider about dry
cat food:
Cat people research everything
about the
food or product they're
considering purchasing and ask a lot of thoughtful questions.
Also, since 24/7 access to dry
food is a major contributor to weight gain, feed primarily wet
food (canned, raw, homemade, etc.), and
consider going to a timed - meal feeding schedule (30 - 60 minute meal periods, 2 - 3 times per day) once your
cat is
about 6 months old.
If we have to
consider the things that we have been talking
about so far, we can easily come up with a list of the ingredients that we should be looking for in a wet
cat food.