The growth stages of cats are not just infancy, adulthood and old age as we simply think. If you want your cat to be healthy, nutritional care during the growth period is essential.

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"Cat growth period"

The growth period of cats should be considered in two stages, the 4 months of rapid growth after birth and the 4 months of rapid growth. A period of slower growth;

The energy required per unit weight of a kitten under 4 months old is 4 2-4 times that of cats after 1 month of age;

The digestive ability of kittens at different stages is different. The ability to digest starch within 4 months of birth is lower than the ability to digest fat.

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"Kitten immunity"

The disease immune antibodies carried by pregnant female cats will basically not be transferred to the fetus in the belly, so the newly born Kittens have very weak resistance to disease.

Dietary status within 4 months of birth:

Starch cannot be completely digested during this period, so foods with low starch content must be used and foods with high fat content must be fed at the same time to ensure that In addition to energy, you also need to take in L-carnitine (animal products, especially red meat, such as chicken, fish and dairy products, and some vegetables also contain it) to promote the smooth metabolism of fat into energy.

Diet after 4 months of life:

The growth rate slows down during this period, and the energy required per unit body weight decreases. Compared with before, it is appropriate to adopt a diet with less energy and fat. food, and adequate protein intake to promote muscle growth.

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"Diet throughout the growth period"

※Easily digestible protein is the top priority

Essential for growth -Protein

Ingest sufficient energy -Fat

Starch that must be controlled due to inability to fully digest

Increase beneficial intestinal bacteria -Fructooligosaccharides

Reduce harmful intestinal bacteria - Glycooligosaccharides

Improve immunity - Antioxidant ingredients/vitamin C/vitamin E/lutein/taurine fat metabolism-L-carnitine

·As a carnivorous animal, cats should not be fed only dry cat food. Cats should consider homemade cat rice with nutritional combinations.

If you don’t have time to make homemade cat food, you can consider dry food + wet food + fresh food.

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"Cat Nutritional Diet Suggestions"

If you have Time to make homemade cat rice, homemade is recommended.

In fact, making homemade cat rice is a relatively simple matter. On the premise of feeding dry food, use chicken breast + carrot puree + broccoli puree and cook it together. The operation steps are relatively simple and easy to operate.

If you don’t have time to make your own, it is recommended to feed them with a mixture of dry food + wet food (canned staple food) + fresh food

Appropriately feed some "raw bone and meat staple food freeze-dried".