Describe the diets of cats?

Question

Most specific gets 10 points

Answer 1

getting a good brand name like iams wet and dry food is a great, yet cheap brand. feed your cat three times a day like a human should. and make sure your cat gets penty of excersize. every now and then you can give him a treat. and making sure u show him love will keep him comfortable around all humans.

Answer 2

A natural diet for a cat includes whole raw carcasses of small animals. My cat just gets high quality kibble(  http://www.canidae.com/  ) supplemented with raw meat.

And cats do not need vegetables. I have yet to find on google how long cats have been reported to live on vegan diets. Veggies lack taurine which is essential for heart health of cats. And they have problems digesting dairy. Seriously. In the wild they wouldn't stop and ask a water buffalo(closest to thing to a cow in africa) for a drink of warm milk LOL.

Answer 3

Hi,  i leave a bowl of dry food for my cat to eat ,a bowl of water and she gets her treats 2 times a week.she dosen't like wet food only dry..she is a very happy 12 year old cat and she isn't overweight...lots of love and kisses.....

Answer 4

Cats are obligate carnivores and hence, must eat animal tissue to maintain their long-term well-being. If left on its own the cat survives on whatever small animal prey is available in the habitat. From the muscle of its prey, the cat obtains protein. And from the bones and viscera (intestines and other organs), it obtains vitamins, minerals, and other important nutrients. The cat also meets most of its fluid requirements through its prey. The cat's tendency to eat small but frequent meals.

Food provides the cat with nutrients - proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins, and water - that are crucial to the growth, reproductive, and adult stages of its life cycle. Cats require two essential amino acids - taurine and arginine. Taurine deficiency in cats causes reproductive problems, blindness, and heart disease. An arginine-deficient diet leads to a situation in which the cat develops toxicosis because it can't adequately convert the harmful waste product ammonia into urea (normally eliminated via the urinary system). To avoid the dangers of taurine and arginine deficiencies in cats: make sure that the cat's diet contains adequate amounts of these and other essential amino acids.

A cat's protein requirement varies according to its life stage. A healthy adult cat's diet should contain 30 to 45 percent protein on a dry-matter basis (without the water content of the food). To fulfill protein's requirement buy meat-based high protein cat food. As such cats do not require carbohydrates but most of the cat foods contain carbohydrates. A healthy adult cat's diet should contain 10 to 30 per cent fat on a dry-matter basis. Cats also need vitamins and minerals. Vitamin or mineral supplements should be only supplied after consultation with the vet.

Several factors influence cat's gastronomic habits. Smell and taste play a major role in shaping cat's food preferences. In terms of flavor, cats prefer salty, sour, or bitter-tasting substances. Cats don't develop a sweet tooth because they have no perception of simple sugars. Cats prefer food that is close to their own body temperature.

Contrary to the cat's image cats must develop a taste for milk. Many cats do not enjoy cow milk. Cow's milk can occasionally be a problem for cats that do enjoy it. Some adult cats cannot effectively digest cow's milk (lactose intolerance), which can result in diarrhea.

Answer 5

they have to have meat one silly vegetarian lady only fed hers veggies and the cat ended up blind