What and how to properly feed a Maine Coon kitten?

Maine Coons are a large breed of cats. Having an impressive size, they have an easygoing character and are not very whimsical to care for. It is important for owners to pay attention to the nutrition of their pets. Since it is slightly different from the diet of other breeds.

Animals eat meat products, so meat ingredients are about 51% at the heart of cat food. A well-chosen diet should include natural foods and have such foods.

• Chicken meat must be peeled and boiled or raw (thawed).
• The giblets of a bird are the stomachs, heart and liver.
• Fat-free beef and offal of beef, which includes scars of the liver, lungs and heart.
• Cottage cheese should not have fat and not be sour.
• Products containing sour milk - yogurt, kefir and fermented baked milk.
• Cheese must be good, hard and natural.
• Porridge should be buckwheat or multi-cereal. It should be cooked on water, with a cereal content of not more than 11-16%.
• Products consisting of fresh, boiled, chopped vegetables - carrots, cabbage, zucchini, pumpkin and cucumber.
• You can give a special cat grass, sprouted crops.

Additives such as brewer's yeast and meat and bone meal can be added to natural foods. For natural food to be right, you need to add complex vitamin supplements, special pastes.

A balanced diet is a professionally prepared feed. The composition of the feed includes the necessary vitamins and supplements. It is convenient and practical to use them. On the package must be indicated the required daily allowance.The food will not deteriorate quickly, as it has a dry appearance.

The best feeds for animals of this breed are the following.

• Royal canin. It has dry and wet Maine Coon food. This food was specially developed, taking into account the characteristics of the cat.
• Bosh Sanabelle. It contains food that is designed for large cat breeds.

Premium feeds may be as follows.

• Eukanuba. Feed has a high protein content.
• Pronature contain proteins and fats.
• Hills. The composition of the feed is balanced.

Do not mix feeds for which different manufacturers are indicated on the packaging, since each of them has its own composition. Great food is when both dry and wet food are included in the diet. Dry products make up the bulk - about 76%, canned food and spiders - 24%. It will be good if dry and wet feeds are produced from the same brand or have one cash register segment. No need to use wet fodder economy class, they will be harmful, as well as a dry budget option.

If Maine Coons are in a certain period of growth and development, it is recommended that they use a special feed that has a regulated composition. There is a special line of feed with a characteristic mark. These foods should be given to neutered and sterilized pets. Ill animals need to purchase food of the “Holistic” class. For older pets, foods that are low in calories are recommended. Since older cats are less active.

If the cat is pregnant or lactating, then for it you need to use the same food as for kittens. Thanks to this feed, there will be no problems with the digestive system.

A mixed diet is when the food is both dry and wet. The simplest and easiest way to provide a pet with nutritious nutrition is to purchase factory-made feed. It is possible to meet dry and canned finished feed. Dry-looking products are cheaper than canned foods, which can last a long time.

Canned wet food will be expensive, but it is nutritious, your pet digests it better. Wet has a drawback - this is a limited shelf life of the opened can. It is forbidden to leave canned food for a long time in a cat's tank, because food will lose all its good qualities. Maine Coon needs to be given dry and canned foods belonging to the "Premium" class.

These animals are forbidden to feed with such feeds as: KitiKet, Whiskas and Friskas. They do not have high-quality meat, offal, mineral salts are added in small quantities. The labels must indicate the meat ingredient: chicken, rabbit, turkey or beef. The composition should not contain artificial preservatives.

Before forming the diet of Maine Coon kittens, the recommendations of veterinarians should be used. Cats of this breed are not allowed to introduce the following foods into their foods.

• Do not give bones from chicken or fish, because small individuals choke, or their intestines become clogged and the esophagus is damaged.
• Because of pork, cats can become infected with worms or various infectious diseases.
• It is forbidden to give foods that contain fats. Also, you can not give canned, smoked products, sausages, products that have spicy and salty tastes.
• Do not give sweets and confectionery products.
• It is forbidden to feed animals with potatoes, as starch can cause diarrhea.
• The intestines will not work well if cats are given legumes.
• It is forbidden to give medications and vitamins that are intended for humans.

Thoroughbred Maine Coons having an age of 1.5 to 6 months or 1 year in practice have one diet. There are no significant differences in the composition of the food. The only thing is that you need to change the frequency of feeding and the amount of food consumed.

At first, kittens need a large amount of milk, it should have a composition that is similar to mother's milk. Such a product must be purchased at a pet store. You can give goat milk instead of milk mixture. In the first 30 days, the kitten should be fed 6 times in 1 day, small portions should be given.

When a kitten turns 1 or 2 months old, it is necessary to add cereals that are made with milk to its natural nutrition. For a two-month-old kitten, the nutrition should include meat and vegetable ingredients. If Maine Coon kittens have reached the age of 3-4 months, then the owner needs to feed such kittens 5-6 times in 1 day. If cats turn 5 months old, then they need to be fed 4 times in one day.

If the cat is more than 6 months old, she can gain weight well, and she does not show any signs of the disease, then you need to slowly transfer the pet to finished products. Pets can be given seafood, dairy products, kefir and fermented baked milk along with natural nutrition.

Before you keep Maine Coon, you need to know that the animals of this breed are large. They are moving pets that need a balanced, nutritious diet. For this reason, do not mix types of feeding.

When you need to feed cats of this breed, you need to start using special products for this breed. Among these feeds, one can distinguish the following:

• Royal canin - designed for Maine Coon cats;
• Bosch sanabelle grande - must be used to feed large breeds of cats.

If cats are 10 years old, then they need to be provided with a special diet. This will help not to aggravate various diseases. You need to purchase such products:

• dry food Eukanuba Mature & Senior - for older individuals;
• BiOMill Cat Senior product;
• dry products Perfect Fit Senior;
• Bosch Sanabelle Senior;
• Pro Plan Vital Age 7+ Dry Chicken & Rice - designed for Maine Coons who have reached the age of 7 years.

Many pet owners do not know what the pet feeding method should be. Owners can give small kittens canned food, and this is forbidden to admit, since this food must be given to a pet who is 6 months old. People can save on the purchase of feed by purchasing cheap brands. Such food will harm the kitten; the baby’s digestive system will not work well. It is better to purchase feeds that have high quality premium.

Cat owners can give forbidden foods to their pet. Therefore, before feeding cats of this breed, you need to know about what foods can harm a pet. People can feed cats, and excess weight is formed in pets.This should not be done until the cat is more than one and a half years old.

If the weather is hot in the yard, then the appetite worsens in cats. At home, you need to provide the right care for pets of this breed. So, the ration for thoroughbred Maine Coons must be selected taking into account all the rules.

See Maine Coon feed overview below.