| In order to promote cat health and as a part of cat | | | | Because of their need for plenty of water, it is |
| health care, a healthy diet for your pet is vital. It is | | | | better to feed cats moist food from either tins or |
| incredibly easy to just buy any old pet food from a | | | | pouches than dried food. Owners who wish to |
| pet shop or supermarket but cat owners aren't | | | | change their cat's diet from dried food to moist food |
| always aware of what is in the food their cats are | | | | might meet with some resistance from the cat who |
| eating. | | | | might not appreciate the change: mixing dried food |
| Cats are carnivores so they need a diet of meat. | | | | and moist food with gradually smaller quantities of |
| Unlike dogs, cats have no need for grain in their diet | | | | dried food should overcome this problem. |
| and if they are fed it they are at risk of developing | | | | Once or twice a week it is advisable to feed the cat |
| diabetes and obesity, which are major problems for | | | | some raw sardines, herring or mackerel. Don't be |
| cat health care professionals to treat. | | | | tempted to feed tinned tuna though: it is too salty. |
| In the wild, a cat would normally get most of the | | | | A healthy diet is the lynchpin of good cat health care. |
| water it needs from its prey. This means that pet | | | | Being a conscientious owner will save your pet from |
| cats, who don't hunt and who eat dried food will | | | | bad health in the long term, as well as saving hefty |
| need to drink plenty of water to make up for the | | | | vet bills. |
| dryness of their diet. | | | | |