Simple Tips For The Healthiest Cats

Expert Author M. Tracy Robinson

Clean Water and Litter Boxes

Cats are incredibly clean creatures. They don't like to eat in the same area as a dirty cat box. Cats bury their feces because of instincts. In the wild, cats bury their feces to keep away wild predators. You want to scoop out their litter at least one time a day. Wash their cat litter boxes out with dish detergent and warm water every week or so. Don't use harsh cleaners like comet or ajax, they can be toxic to your loved kitty. Water is essential for your cat. Keep clean, fresh water available at all times. Cats don't like water so if your kitty isn't drinking, a water fountain from a pet store might be a good solution. The best premium canned cat food is also an excellent way for your cat to get their extremely important moisture intake.

Your Cats Nutritional Needs

Cats have different nutritional needs than other pets, like dogs. Cats unique dietary needs include Taurine. Taurine is essential for your pampered cat's eye and heart health and is especially important for pregnant cats. It is vital for their babies. Your cat's protein needs to come from a high quality source, so choose a food with high quality protein. For the healthiest cat, learn exactly what is used as the protein source. Watch out for labels that read meat protein and do not specifically say if that protein is from chicken, egg, turkey, fish etc.. Foods sitting on the store shelf have the potential to be old with no nutritional value. Cat food on store shelves possibly use toxic preservatives. The raw diet can have salmonella. The healthiest cat food not only has the highest quality in ingredients but also is fresh and comes from a manufacturer with tough safety standards.

Visiting The Vet

Annual visits to the Vet are an important way to keep up on your cat's health. Your vet should contact you when shots are due. As a cat parent keep your cat's shots records in your kitty's file in your desk. Double check to make sure your cats shots are really due and there is not a mistake in the Vet's paperwork. Over vaccination has been linked to serious health issues, even death. Vets are not schooled in healthy cat nutrition as a whole. They had a day or two of cat nutrition in class. These classes are taught by the big pet food companies. Vets get kick back on some foods they sell, not knowing if that food is healthy. Prescription diets are different. But the same advice is to check prescription diets so you know what you are feeding your cat has their prescription needs and also the best quality ingredients available.

For the healthiest cat, keep your cat's nutritional needs in mind. Have plenty of clean water available. And keep their cat box clean. These basic needs will help ensure a good long life for your pampered cat.