The most important thing for raising cats is the purchase of cat food, which is also most related to the cat's health. Therefore, when purchasing cat food, parents must choose the best among the best, but there are many choices. Parents are not very knowledgeable about buying cat food, but they only know some brands of cat food or the introduction of cat food owners, so the cat food we buy sometimes has problems, so we still need to buy cat food before buying cat food. You must have a certain understanding of the purchase knowledge of cat food, so that you will not be fooled when you buy it.
1. Look at the top five highest ingredients in the ingredients
(1) If there are meat or poultry by-products, then Out is out, not a consideration. In this place, the three words by-products are the key. The so-called meat and additional products, to put it bluntly, the best part must have been used up, and you can imagine what is left.
(2) If grains account for most of the five ingredients (for example, there are 3 items), Out is out. Obviously, do we spend money to eat so many grains for our cat? How much is the grain worth?
(3) For meat, it must be specified what kind of meat, if only what poultry meat is specified , animal meat, Out is out. Do you dare to give cats and cats meat, which are not understood, snakes?
(4) Among the cereals, brown rice is more beneficial , and oats are also rich in natural fiber.
2. Look at the Fat in the ingredients--fat
(1) The fat must indicate what kind of animal or poultry (such as chicken fat, tallow), If only animal fats and poultry fats are labeled, I'm sorry, the ghosts and snakes are here again. OUT is out
(2) In addition to animal and poultry fats, some cat food manufacturers use vegetable oils. In fact, vegetable oils with good quality and good for cat health are also good choices.
3. Look at the preservatives in the ingredients
(1) If the preservatives are BHA, BHT or Ethozyquin, Out is absolutely out! (BHA and BHT The safety report on animals is still insufficient, and even veterinarians do not recommend its use. As for Ethozyquin, a preservative that has been banned from human food)
(2) Try to buy cats that use natural preservatives Dry food, such as vitamin C, E, rosemary oil, etc.
(3) Certain ingredients, such as fish chunks, and some mixed ingredients of vitamins and minerals need to be prepared separately Chemical preservatives are often used in vitamin-mineral blends, so the ingredient list may include more than one preservative, so look carefully.
4. Look at the Nutritional Analysis (Guaranteed Analysis)
(1) Basically, different brands of cat food have different nutritional ratios. Before buying, you should understand the condition of the cat's body before making a choice. For example, if the cat is relatively thin, you can choose some cat food with a higher proportion of protein and fat.
5. See special needs
(1) Each cat's physical condition is different, and some cats may have special needs (such as veterinary prescription series cat food), must be taken into account when purchasing.
(3) Now the cat food is becoming more and more diversified, regardless of whether your cat has such needs, (such as anti-uric calculus, anti-calculus, anti-allergic) cat food vendors will also sell them well Advertising, so that you can subtly affirm the need for the cat food, but whether your cat has these needs, and whether the cat food can achieve the effect stated in the advertisement or label, please consider it carefully. Buy.