Expert-Approved Tips For Feeding Your Cat

 

Feeding your cat should be a breeze. Provide your cat with premium quality and brand-name kitten or cat food. You should also consider the age, activity level, and health status of your pet when choosing and giving food.

Here are some reminders about feeding pet cats:

●       Taurine is essential for cats; it promotes a healthy eye and heart. Choose the appropriate food for your kitty’s life stage. A properly balanced meal should contain taurine which your cat needs.

●       Provide clean and fresh water all the time, refill her bowl regularly. You should also wash the water bowl daily.

●       Limit cat treats to 5-10% of their diet.

●       Be careful in giving cat baby food if your kitty refuses to eat her cat food. Some baby food contains onion or garlic powder, which is toxic for cats.

Bring your cat to your animal hospital Goodyear, AZ if she has anorexia, diarrhea, vomiting, or being lethargic for two days or more.

What Can Make Your Cat Gag

Are you aware of gagging in cats? Do you know what causes gagging in cats? Have you seen your cat gag before? Cats may gag whenever their own senses are overwhelmed by various factors such as laundry products, an undesirable taste, strong smell or scent when they ate something toxic, or some other issues that can bring about a gagging reflex. Aside from these, the following are potential reasons why cats would gag:

Scented litter or litter box liners

Cats have a very strong sense of smell and they would stop using a pan or litter box that is scented or an unscented litter box that has scented litter or liners.

Vaping or cigarette

Are you aware that ash from cigarettes or smoke residues can easily cling on to the cat's hair coat or fur? If they lick or groom themselves, they would ingest these ash or smoke residues as well, and this can cause gagging.

 

Frequent and persistent gagging exhibited by your cat should warrant an emergency trip to your animal hospital Goodyear AZ.