The food quantity depends largely on the weight and physical activity of the cat. Further factors are age, health condition, gene markers and metabolism. It should be borne in mind that domestic cats often don’t move a lot and their basic issue is overeating. The indicative tables below may serve as a benchmark. Besides the values shown in the table, it’s crucial to take into consideration your cat’s individual traits.

Both human and feline body produce most of the nutrients they need. However, there are crucial nutrients for the proper development that they can’t synthesize by themselves in the necessary amounts, so the human and feline bodies must get these nutrients from a variety of foodstuffs.

Homemade food better suits your cat. Preparation of homemade food isn’t hard but you need to be consistent. The basic cat food are meat and meat products and they should be given every day. Edible offal might be used a couple of times weekly and fish could be put in the menu once a week or every two weeks.

When choosing food at the shop, the point is to be aware of the ingredients the food contains. If the description on the label doesn’t give the precise quantities of the ingredients, like it’s usually the case, you can figure them out from the order in which they are listed. The higher in the list is an ingredient, the more is its content.