Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Age Wise Diet Of A Persian Cat

By Cynthia Yearners


You would find a large variety of pet products in the market and you might face the difficulty of deciding which would suit your pet the best. You need to be extra careful in this regard when you shop for your Persian cat's food items.

The governing factor to a Persian cat's health is a stable and appropriate diet since this kind of cats is somewhat more sensitive towards food as compared to other cats. Persian cats generally also require more vitamins in comparison to other cats, and if needed you can purchase supplements from animal stores, however if provided with a balanced diet that consists of an adequate amount of vitamins the supplements would not be required.

While feeding your Persian cat you have to be very careful about what you feed it particularly when they are young. As a month to two month old kittens they should be given only milk which is especially meant to be given to kittens. After they attain the age of 4 months till the 12th month they can be put on soft food like chicken and other soft food items with plenty of vitamins. This will ensure that your kitten will grow up to be healthy cat.

There should be optimal nutrition so that from the beginning you can help your Persian build up a strong and healthy immune system, which would then in turn support your pet's natural defenses against the negative effects of aging & illness that might threaten your pet and also against any physical and environmental stress.

Once your Persian cat is one year old you must graduate to Royal Canin Adult Persian cat foods as this variety of food is excusively made for Persian breed of cats and continue to give your pet till it reaches the age of ten. Sometimes the pet owners make a habit of giving the same food to the cat everyday. If the food contains some element which is not suitable for the cat it may fall sick. One should follow a diet rotation if you want your cat to stay healthy.

This regimen can play a vital role in assisting your pet build a stronger and healthier immune system. If the diet is not correct then the Persian cat is susceptible to develop certain health problems.

The Persian cats experience series of health problems like allergies to food and other allergies; digestion problem, diabetes and above all obesity which are the effects of not being active like other cats.

This is the reason why Persian cats require balanced diet which should be accurately weighed. If you continue to give it human food the cat may become fat and develop all types of health problems and finally it may die because of these ailments.

If your cat has managed to live till 10 years of age because of all the precautions you have adopted and given it a diet that is well supervised in both quality and quantity then it is better that you give your cat a diet of Royal Canin anti age mixed with skin re-generation supplements. For a shining coat of your pet you must give it vitamin B regularly.




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