Cats are carnivores, and as such, are natural predators.  Farm, barn and feral cats' dietsconsists almost entirely of animal tissue.  The hunt to fill their bellies with the creatures they capture.  This means they consume very high amounts of lean protein with little to no carbohydrates and just a moderate amount of fat.

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High quality cat food is widely available in three forms; dry, semi-moist, and canned. Dry food is the easiest to use and store, and is also the most cost effective option. You can buy large amounts.  The caution is to store it properly protecting it from moisture and rodents.  Moisture causes it to mold while mice and rats leave being excrement that taints the food.  Mold and feces can make your cat sick and in some instances result in death.

You are in charge of feeding your cat and her cat food choices.  Well...he may help you out a bit with the cat food choices by turning tail on some your offer.  Your challenge is to provide them a quality diet that provides a similar balance of lots of protein, a little fat and just a hint of carbohydrates.  This is accomplished with one of the well-balanced foods available on the market today.

Do you think that feeding your cat out of an open can on the floor is ok?  Many cat owners choose to feed their cats by leaving food out all the time. This is a perfectly good option for feeding your cat, but it is most safely accomplished with dry food. Dry food stays fresh longer once exposed to air.

Semi-moist cat food choices are usually formed into small soft morsels.  It actually contains more meat than its dry food counter parts. This type of food is usually presented in airtight pouches. A pouch represents one meal.  Semi-moist products stay fresh in the open air longer than the canned food, but it does dry out in a couple of hours. Once it is dry, your darlings may refuse it which can mean more waste.

You may find that your cat prefers canned food.  This is because canned food contains the highest levels of
moisture and meat products; making it the closest to what your pet would eat in the wild. It is tempting to just let your cat eat from the can, but use a separate food dish. 

The smaller 3 oz. cans are very adequate for a single meal, but the larger 5.5 oz. cans provide too much food for single cat.  Spoon out a third or half portion of a 5.5 oz. can on a separate food dish for each cat. 

Canned food is the most expensive of the three cat food choices. In fact, a week's supply of this type of food can cost as much as a months worth of dry food. Also, once the can is open, it needs to be eaten or refrigerated immediately, or it will begin to spoil.

Feeding your cat canned cat food is not a good option if you like to just leave food down for your cat. You will need to replace the food at least twice a day, whether or not your pet has finished it.  Just another good reason to refrain from leaving the can on the floor.

When choosing the cat food, check out the nutritional labeling and the ingredient list. As the ingredients are listed in order of volume, meat or seafood should be at the top of the list. Remember that your cat is a carnivore. If a meat protein is not one of the main ingredients of their food, there is no way for that food to meet their nutritional requirements.  No matter which type of food you end up choosing, dry, semi-moist, or canned, look for a meat protein to be listed first in the ingredients.