Is it necessary to feed cats canned food?

Canned cats

Although most owners will not let their cats eat canned cats for a long time, canned cats are also an important food in the process of raising cats. Canned cats are mainly divided into two types, main food cans and non-staple food cans. You should be able to understand their functions from the name.

Canned staple food is food that can be used as a staple food and can be eaten with dry feed as a dinner. Canned non-staple food is usually fed as snacks and snacks, and its ingredients are relatively simple, so the nutritional content is not very high. It can only be used as snacks to reward cats, or as a means of reward.

So whether canned cats is healthy, we can leave its ingredient list. Whether staple food or non-staple food cans, the daily serving amount is often marked on the can, and even slogans such as "nutritional complete" are written on the can. Of course, this can only be used as a reference. The real nutritional value still needs to be further checked on the ingredient list on the brand's official website.

Generally speaking, when choosing canned food for staple food, the meat content and quality of the meat are usually the main factors. For canned food for non-staple food, attention should be paid to avoiding deep-sea fish. Some owners will personally eat the canned food to determine whether the taste is too good. Salty, whether there are too many additives.

One advantage of canned food is that it contains more water. Because many cats don’t like drinking water, there may be a certain gap between the amount of water they consume and the amount of water their bodies need. If your cat is obese, you can consider canned staple food, because relatively speaking, canned staple food has less starch content, and it is easier to feel full than cat food. Just be careful to provide your cat with some chewable toys or objects, and pay attention to oral hygiene.