Currently, there is a huge variety of different ready-made cat food. But at the same time for animals with digestive problems, you should more carefully choose the appropriate option. Today we will talk about the most popular types of feed that can be used in this case.
Features
Most often, the problems of digestion in cats are associated with individual intolerance to a particular component contained in the cat food. Such components are often gluten from corn or wheat. In addition, food may contain a considerable number of addictive chemical additives and problems with the digestive system.
In such cases, specialized kittens are bought for kittens and adult cats. They are created taking into account problems with digestion and food allergies in animals.
The composition of such feed includes natural ingredients. At the same time, there are no grain elements.
As a protein, only natural ingredients without chemical additives are used.
Kinds
Currently, manufacturers offer a large number of varieties of specialized cat food. The most common type is dry food.
This dietary variety contains only hypoallergenic components. They also contain vitamins, fatty acids and minerals necessary to maintain the health of the animal.
Dry food is small granules. They are produced by high pressure and high temperatures. Such nutrition is quite possible to make the basis of the diet of the cat.
Compared to other types of dry food can be in the bowl of the animal for a long time. However, its quality and nutritional value will not change. Therefore, this food is convenient for those owners who for a long time leave their pets at home alone. It is this type of food that helps to clean the plaque from the teeth of the animal.
For the manufacture of specialized dry feed manufacturers can use different types of fish, meat, vegetables and cereals. But the water in this diet is almost completely absent.
Another variety is liquid feed. Often it is mixed with dry. This species is made from frozen raw material, which is sent for thorough processing.
Industrial meat grinders grind the frozen product, and then process it under the action of high temperatures, thus avoiding the ingress of disease-causing organisms in future feed.
On the processing line, the raw material is converted into a homogeneous mass. Vitamin and mineral supplements, vegetable oils are added to it. Then the mixture is divided into small pieces.
Sauce for food is made separately. At the end it is mixed with prepared sliced pieces. After this, the food is sent for sterilization.
Today they produce liquid food with a different consistency (thick with dense pieces, more liquid). Also in the shops can be found jelly mixture for cats.
Top manufacturers
Today, there is a wide variety of feed for cats with digestive problems. Among the most popular with consumers are the following manufacturers:
- Brit;
- Hills;
- Royal Canin;
- Go;
- Grandorf;
- Josera;
- Gine Elite;
- Leonardo;
- Bozita;
- Pro Plan Delicate;
- Eukanuba;
- Arden Grange;
- Perfect Fit Sensitive;
Brit
This Czech company is engaged in the production of wet and dry feed. It makes food without the use of soy and chemical additives.The manufacturer uses fresh fish and meat, which are pre-processed for the removal of bones.
The products of this company are divided into two series - Brit Premium and Brit Care. The first group refers to the premium class, and the second - to the super premium.
Brit Premium includes less meat. Also in its composition there is corn. This food has 8 types of dry and liquid mixtures. They are given depending on the age of the animal and on individual characteristics. In the set of this manufacturer can be seen and canned food for cats.
Brit Care contains more beneficial vitamin and mineral supplements. They contribute to the protection against tartar, are a means of prevention from urolithiasis of the animal.
Hills
This manufacturer creates food using rice, poultry and egg as a base. These ingredients are easily absorbed by animals and do not cause allergic reactions.
But the products of this company contains gluten. In this case, cats and kittens often have intolerance to such a substance, therefore such feed should be chosen, taking into account the individual characteristics of the pet.
Royal canin
This French brand produces pet food almost all over the world.
In the manufacture of food developers use a special formula, which is selected by a special combination of proteins that do not cause allergic reactions and disorders of the digestive system in the cat.
The diet also includes rice and natural plant proteins.
Go
In addition to the usual feed, this Canadian brand also produces special types of food for cats and kittens with sensitive digestion. It is called "Sensetivity & Shine". This food is most often made with fish or duck. Grain elements are completely absent.
Grandorf
This Belgian brand guarantees consumers a complete lack of chemical components in their products. He creates both a regular diet and a special diet for cats and kittens with a sensitive digestive system.
The main ingredient is fish (herring, cod). Turkey meat and yam are also added.
Products of this brand are saturated with fatty acids and vegetable proteins.
Josera
This German brand produces specialized feed based on poultry meat. They also contain fiber, which helps improve digestion. But Josera products should not be given to pets that have gluten intolerance, as there is corn in the diet.
Gine elite
This company feed is produced in the UK. She makes a diet based on meat of turkey and lamb. It also includes barley.
Oatmeal in the composition of the feed contributes to the enveloping of the stomach, which allows you to normalize the work of the pet's digestive system and better digest food.
In the diet there are special prebiotics that improve the intestinal microflora.
Leonardo
This German company produces super-premium feed. In the product range there are certain types of specialized rations "Grain Free", which do not contain grain elements.
Leonardo produces salmon and poultry products.
It also contains potatoes, which are easily digested by the cat or kitten's digestive system.
Bozita
This Swedish manufacturer makes a diet of natural ingredients without adding chemical elements. The basis of this feed is salmon.
This food also contains a special substance that is made by processing oats.. In the composition there is a beta glucan. This substance helps to strengthen the pet's immune system.
Pro Plan Delicate
The American brand has in its assortment special food «Delicate», intended for pets with problems of the digestive system. The basis is turkey meat.
The diet also includes a special supplement OptiRenal, which contributes to the normal functioning of the kidneys of the animal.
Eukanuba
This American company has developed its own dietary formula for animals - “Intestinal Formula”, in which the feed contains two types of meat (turkey and chicken). In the composition there is maize, it replaces the wheat.
Food is saturated with prebiotics that support the work of the digestive system. A high content of fiber improves the intestinal microflora.
Arden grange
This British manufacturer for the manufacture of food uses only the basis of white fish, which does not cause allergic reactions. The composition can be found and potatoes.
Food is produced along with various natural prebiotics.
They promote good metabolism in the pet.
Perfect Fit Sensitive
This brand produces specialized feed for both dry and liquid varieties. The composition of dry food may include corn, cornmeal, flour of animal origin, turkey meat, vitamin components and minerals. Such a diet contains allergenic components, so it can be given only to those pets who do not have an individual intolerance to these products.
Liquid food is produced from turkey meat and by-products, vegetable oil, cereals, vitamin and mineral elements. This variety should also be included in the diet of the animal carefully, as some ingredients may have a bad effect on its digestion.
How to choose?
When choosing food for cats with sensitive digestion should consider some things. So, pay attention to the gluten content in the diet. After all, it is found in many veterinary feeds, and in some pets, this component can cause a strong allergic reaction.
Also do not forget to take into account the content of meat in the product. If it is less than 5%, then there may be more cereal ingredients and various additives in the feed.
When choosing carefully examine the composition. In good diets, in addition to natural ingredients, must be present mineral and vitamin supplements. They contribute to the normal operation of the digestive system of the animal.
Remember that for a cat with sensitive digestion masses with vegetables, oatmeal and maize will be useful. They envelop the stomach walls, allow food pieces to be digested more easily in their bodies. Potatoes or egg white can also be a useful ingredient.
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