The Secret to Feeding Your Cat Dry Food Properly? The Truth About Cat Kibble

Cat kibble is one of the most popular types of pet food due to its convenience, ease of use, and especially because it requires no preparation. However, too much of anything isn’t good, and kibble is no exception – if you want kibble to be effective, you need to learn how to use it properly. So how do you feed your cat dry food the right way? Don’t worry, PAWDELI will share everything from A to Z in this article.

What are cats’ real nutritional needs?

To feed your cat dry food properly, we first need to understand cats’ nutritional requirements. Protein accounts for up to 60% of their diet, which is extremely important for their development. Fat also needs about 25% of their diet to help maintain healthy, shiny skin and coat while providing more energy.

As for carbohydrates, the main ingredient used to make all types of kibble, cats only need very little – approximately 2%. The problem here is that any type of kibble, whether premium or budget, cannot fully meet cats’ nutritional needs.

the truth about dry cat food

As we analyzed above, we’ll reveal some truths about cat kibble.

First, no kibble contains enough 60% protein to meet cats’ needs. Furthermore, some brands even use plant protein or artificial protein instead of animal protein. Of course, the ingredient list won’t clearly specify what type of protein it is.

Second, kibble contains more carbohydrates than you think. All types of kibble contain carbohydrates. Even “grain-free” kibble still contains carbohydrates – grain-free is just a way for manufacturers to mislead consumers. They don’t use carbohydrates from grains, but they can still use carbohydrates from potatoes, green beans, etc. Eating too many carbohydrates goes against cats’ natural physiology and can easily cause obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and kidney problems.

Third, kibble has very little moisture. However, cats are desert animals by origin, so by instinct, they are very reluctant to drink water. In nature, cats absorb water mainly through food and prey meat. Eating too much dry kibble will cause cats to become dehydrated, easily leading to urinary tract diseases like kidney stones.

so should you feed your cat kibble?

Although dry food does have more disadvantages than you might think, this doesn’t mean kibble isn’t good for cats.

For busy pet parents with little time to prepare meals, dry food becomes exactly the lifesaver you need. No cooking required, extremely convenient – just tear open the bag and pour it into the bowl. Moreover, compared to cooking food yourself or buying pate daily, dry food is much cheaper.

Additionally, the ingredients in kibble have been carefully calculated and balanced by manufacturers to meet cats’ basic nutritional needs, so pet parents don’t need to worry about it anymore.

For a food that has both advantages and disadvantages like this, the most important thing for pet parents is to learn the secret of feeding cats kibble the right way.

The Secret to Feeding Your Cat Dry Food Properly

You can still feed your cat kibble regularly, but you need to know how to balance and combine it with other types of food. With PAWDELI’s extensive cat care experience, we can confidently provide you with a reasonable daily meal plan as follows:

• 1 kibble meal
• 1 pate meal

You can completely mix kibble with pate to make meals more varied.

• And finally, 1 meat meal – you can use either raw or cooked meat

This meal plan takes full advantage of kibble’s convenience while ensuring your cats don’t lack nutrients or face health problems from improper feeding.

We hope that through this article, you now know how to feed your cat dry food properly. Each cat has different dietary needs, so please observe carefully and adjust their diet to suit your cat best. We believe that if you apply this secret, you’ll see your furry boss become happier, with shinier coat and more energy every day.