Sunday, November 11, 2012

Tips Replacing a Good Cat Food

Many cat lovers who are not familiar with how to properly feed cats. They only feed origin regardless of cleanliness and health. Have your cat diarrhea after the turn of the type / brand of food? of course you immediately judge branded food is not good, but more expensive. Despite the high price does not always mean better quality, most good quality food is always more expensive. Then, why is diarrhea? when food is given, better quality than the previous one? The following is an explanation of the cause.
In the intestine there is a wide range of bacteria and microorganisms that are harmless and serves to help digest food so that the cat can be absorbed and utilized. These bacteria exist naturally in the intestines and are often called intestinal Flora.
Any type / brand of cat food has the nutritional composition and a different main ingredient. The development of the intestinal flora is also in accordance with the materials contained in the food. Several types of flora growing more and more effective in digesting nutrients derived from corn. Several other flora evolved specifically to digest protein derived from chicken. Increasingly diverse composition of the food, the more diverse is also the type of intestinal flora.
When cats were given one type of food for a long time, growing in the intestinal flora also adapt to digesting food. When a change of diet suddenly in large amounts, intestinal flora could not immediately adjust to the new food quickly. As a result the majority of the food is not digested and pass loose stools or diarrhea.
Here's a guide to replace the cat food, that cats avoid digestive disorders such as diarrhea.
 the first and the second 30% of new food mixed evenly with 70% old food. Third and fourth day Akanan new 50% old food 50%. Then the fifth and sixth days 70% new food, 30% old food. Selajtnya seventh day 100% new food

Guide above is not an absolute benchmark. Substitution can be accelerated if the food has not changed stool consistency / diarrhea not.
Cats who are familiar with a variety of foods is usually not a problem with the food changes suddenly.
In some cats with sensitive digestive tract, the change of food done in a longer time. The proportion of new foods can be increased gradually so that the cat can adjust the intestinal flora with new makakan.

Hopefully this article can be useful to the reader...