Real Food for Cats

Cats have dietary need just like humans. By giving them a balanced diet of proteins, and vitamins they will be able to lead a healthy life. Nowadays cats are considered a domesticated animal, but they have not always been this way.
    • Cats need some of the same things we do.

    Significance

    • A balanced diet will help your cat live an active and healthy life. Cats are carnivores; their systems have adjusted to eating a raw food diet, as they would in the wild.

    What to Avoid

    • Human multivitamins, poultry bones and milk are not beneficial to cats. They require calcium, but do not require carbohydrates.

    Toxic

    • Some "people food" is toxic to cats, including green tomatoes, chocolate, onions, garlic, grapes and raisins.

    Needs

    • Cats need animal protein such as chicken, turkey or beef. They need vitamin E and flaxseed oil for the fatty acids, along with other trace minerals and nutrients.

    Contents

    • Optimum cat food contains up to 90 percent muscle and organ meat along with crushed bones (no poultry bones), 6 percent fruits and vegetables for the vitamins, and 4 percent functional foods like flaxseed oil.