How to choose food for Maine Coon?

Big cats such as Maine Coons require not only high-quality, but also balanced nutrition. Industrial feeds will provide them with all this, and also help save time on cooking.

Under natural conditions, these cats feed on game. Wild meat contains a lot of protein, which is very important for their body. It can be replaced with both natural products and industrial products.

First you need to consider all the products that should be included in the Maine Coon diet.

1. Beef, Chicken, or Rabbit. It should be 2/3 of the total diet.
2. Sea fish must be cleaned of bones. It should be given 1-2 times a week.
3. Fruits and vegetables should be in the diet of cats daily.
4. Cereals should be 1/5 of the diet. It can be rice, semolina, and buckwheat.
5. Chicken Yolks must be given 2 times a week.
6. Minerals and vitamins.
7. Germinated herbsfor example wheat or oats.

Industrial feeds can be either dry or wet. Both species are very useful for Maine Coons.

Best suited for Maine Coons premium food. They are created under the influence of very high temperatures and pressure. In addition to meat, other components are added to them. In addition, they:

• practical to use;
• perfectly stored;
• have a low price;
• quite high in calories;
• perfectly massage the gums of their pets.

It is considered the second and main food for Maine Coons. In addition, it can have different textures. It:

• mousses;
• fish pastes;
• meat pastes;
• various nuggets.

All of them have many advantages:

• better combined with natural food;
• perfectly preserved;
• everything is eaten almost at once;
• they are balanced;
• they have enough fluid in them.

However, such feeds also have some disadvantages. It often happens that pets overeat them. They are not always able to control themselves, so they must be monitored, giving no more than the norm.

All components that are in the feed, dry or wet, must be listed and written on the packaging.

They often include the following ingredients:

1. dried meat or meat products;
2. dry yeast;
3. dried chicken yolk, egg powder can also be used;
4. fiber, always raw;
5. probiotics that are very beneficial for the stomach of cats;
6. aromatic meat additives;
7. regulators and stabilizers that make it possible to store feed for a long time;
8. protein 25-30 percent;
9. fats 8 percent;
10. calcium 1 percent;
11. phosphorus 0.5 percent;
12. some magnesium;
13. vitamins A and D;
14. omega-3 fatty acids.

In order for Maine Coons to develop well and feel great, the following ingredients must be present in the composition:

• meat or fish broth;
• fish or fish products;
• meat products or meat;
• vegetable fats;
• prepared cereals;
• vitamins and minerals;
• various healthy herbs, such as fennel or calendula.

The list of feeds must include such products that will be useful not only for the health of cats, but also for their active behavior. Today, several brands are considered one of the best for Maine Coons.

This food from American manufacturers appeared on Russian shelves recently and quickly gained popularity among cat lovers. It consists of the following components:

• 25 percent salmon;
• 5 percent ground tuna;
• 8 percent ground herring;
• various dried vegetables (potatoes, beets);
• flax seeds;
• vegetable oil;
• dried kelp;
• some cranberries;
• fish protein, as well as yucca.

The composition contains absolutely no preservatives, and also contains all the nutrients and proteins necessary for cats.

Such feeds are produced in Germany. They practically have no preservatives, as well as flavor enhancers. They contain the following ingredients:

• 30 percent of the protein found in poultry meat and liver;
• cereals, such as rice, sorghum and millet;
• mussels;
• cranberry;
• fish fat;
• herbs, calendula and chicory;
• yucca.

This brand has been known for a very long time. Most recently, the company has changed management. Accordingly, the production technology, as well as the product range, has changed. Even wet feeds appeared on sale. All products are purchased only fresh, this is under strict control.

The composition of the feed includes all the necessary products that are required for the growth of Maine Coons. In addition, after eating the pet's hair becomes silky to the touch.

This food is best for pets such as Maine Coons, whose fur is not too long. Besides, it is perfectly balanced, it includes only animal proteins, not plant origin.

This is chicken meat, as well as meat flour, also made on the basis of chicken. In addition, there are corn, and oatmeal, and dried beets, and cranberries, as well as flax seeds.That is, all the products that are necessary for the cat's body.

This company has been known since the last century and has long been developing high-quality feed. They are made in the Netherlands. The feed is perfectly balanced, it includes only high-quality products, as well as vitamins and minerals. It:

• meat meal;
• corn flour;
• fat;
• rice
• oat groats;
• barley groats;
• dried beets;
• carrot;
• fish fat;
• tomato and grape marc;
• pea groats.

Maine Coon is considered the best food dry or food, which consists of natural products. The main thing is that its components should be products such as meat. This can be rabbit meat, and chicken, and beef. And also there should be chicken yolks and necessarily sea fish. For cats older than adults, the diet should consist of 25-35 percent protein, 25 percent fat, and several percent fiber. Only in this case will they look healthy.

For kittens of this breed, a high protein diet is suitable. In addition, it can be given to lactating cats. All components can be read on the packaging, and only after making sure that they are suitable for a particular age category of animals, buy them.

For sterilized cats, as well as for neutered cats, feed should be special. They should include many trace elements, as well as a large amount of nutrients. You can purchase a complex called Mineral Tabs or Radostin, which includes all the necessary vitamins and minerals. In addition, it is necessary to ensure that no fish or fish offal is included in the food for such pets, although Maine Coons love them. After all, they contain a lot of phosphorus and calcium, and during this period it is best to abstain from them.

When feeding Maine Coons, it is imperative to monitor your pets. You need to watch so that they do not have problems with overweight. This means that you must strictly follow the nutritional rules and feed your pets of this breed, observing the regimen.

1. At the first feeding, it is necessary to act carefully. First you need dry food, especially if it is large, soak a little with water until a thick porridge. You can give it on your finger so that the kitten can understand that this is food.
2. All new additives should be administered no more than one product per day.
3. As the pet grows, the number of feeds gradually decreases, but the portion sizes increase. To understand what norm is required for the baby at the moment, you can see the description of the feed. In addition, dosages must be observed so that Maine Coons do not have health problems. And this often happens in case of overfeeding animals.
4. Be sure to adjust the food for sterilized and neutered pets.
5. Water should be an integral part of their diet.

To summarize, we can only say that completely identical animals do not exist. And if some animals can be fed in accordance with all the rules, then others may need a little more. The main thing is to control his weight and adhere to the rules of feeding as much as possible. Only in this case, the handsome Maine Coon will be both healthy and beautiful.

You can learn all about Maine Coon by watching the video below.