How to feed a Scottish fold kitten?

If a Scottish kitten has appeared in your house, it is very important to learn the basic rules for feeding it. The nutrition of such kittens is slightly different from feeding ordinary or kittens of other breeds. After all, the breed was formed as a result of a gene mutation. Today, the market offers a very large assortment of different foods designed specifically for cats. For animals of different ages, different breeds, as well as those that differ in certain particularities, feeds with different composition are developed - depending on the needs of the animal. In all this diversity you can just get confused. A thoroughbred kitten needs high quality products. In addition, his diet should be well balanced. Only in this case, the Scottish kitten will develop, grow correctly.

The smallest age at which it is recommended to acquire a fold kitten is 2 months. After all, before that, a cat should feed him with his milk. And as soon as you bring it home, the kitten’s nutrition will change.

So that as a result, the animal does not have digestive problems, you need to ask the previous owners what they fed him with. For some time it is advisable for the kitten to give the same food. If you want to change the diet, this should be done not abruptly, but gradually. If it was a special food for kittens, then continue to give the kitten exactly that. If you want to convert it to natural food - this is done gradually.

Natural food

If you do not trust the manufacturers of dry food, and consider that you can grow a healthy animal only with the help of natural food, you need to familiarize yourself with some rules and recommendations. It is also important to remember that, having accustomed a kitten to natural food, you will be forced to spend time and energy daily on its preparation. If this prospect does not scare you, you have the time, and the animal’s health is much more important for you, start studying the diet of lop-eared kittens.

Kittens of this breed are recommended to feed the following products:

1. Poultry meat. It must be given to the kitten in a boiled form. In this case, preference is given to low-fat varieties, even if the animal is already an adult. But a small kitten is perfect chicken breast.
2. Beef. The product must be frozen. Give it raw, cut into small pieces. Beef should be present in the diet at least every other day. At one time, small representatives of the breed are given 35-40 g.
3. A fish. Often you should not add it to the menu. It will be enough once a week. Choose lean fish before boiling the animal.
4. It is also recommended that you give your pet a liver at least once a week. It must also be boiled. If you feed the kitten more often, it may well cause digestive disorders.
5. 1-2 times a week, you can give a boiled yolk 1 egg. It can be mixed with other foods or given separately.
6. At intervals of about 3 days, your favorite pet should have cottage cheese in its diet. Preference should be given to non-greasy. Dairy products in this case are simply necessary, because without them the pet will not fully develop. If you can’t get a little pet to eat cottage cheese, sour cream or kefir is suitable instead. It is very important that they are not fat.
7. Until the animal is 5 months old, he should be given boiled milk. Also in the diet should be cereals boiled in milk.
8. A day later, a little boiled porridge is cooked. Oat or rice is suitable. So that the kitten eats it more willingly, porridge is mixed with meat, fish.
9. Little Scots also need vegetables. They are also mixed with fish or meat.The ideal option would be carrots, cauliflower. They need to be welded, and then grind.

If you choose to feed with natural products, you should remember that not all the necessary substances enter the body. Therefore, you should consult your veterinarian, and introduce various additives.

Finished feed

This type of feeding has many advantages. It is very comfortable. No need to waste time cooking, worry about the variety of animal nutrition, and make supplements. This food is very tasty, and animals are happy to eat it. It is only necessary to ensure that they consume a sufficient amount of water. It’s easy to train your pet in such food. In addition, it is balanced. There are already all those components that the animal needs at one stage or another of life. Specialists made sure that the feed was made in accordance with all the rules.

But besides numerous advantages, this method of feeding animals has disadvantages. First of all, this is the danger of fakes. There are a lot of them on the market today. The quality of such feed is, of course, much lower. If the feed is of even the highest quality, it can be ruined by improper storage. This is what often happens in modern stores.

There are several manufacturing companies that have established themselves quite well. Veterinarians and breeders are advised to purchase their goods for their pets.

1. Royal Canin. This company produces special food intended for kittens up to six months old. This is Babycat Instinctive. The food is canned mousse. For this age, it is also recommended that you gradually begin to give the kitten dry Kitten Instinctive 12 food. After the kitten is six months old, it is recommended to feed it with two types of food from this company. This is Kitten 34 - small pieces in gravy. Kittens really like them. The second type of food is Kitten 36. This is dry food. They should be a pet's diet for up to a year. After you open the bag with dry food, it must be tightly closed. Otherwise, it may become damp and deteriorate. Canned food is transferred to glassware, closed and refrigerated.
2. Innova EVO. In the finished feed of this company contains few carbohydrates. Therefore, even with overeating, the kitten will not gain weight. There is also a lot of calcium in this dry food. All components are natural. This is poultry, as well as a variety of vegetables.
3. Purina Pro products labeled Plan Dental Plus. This food is specially designed for small representatives of this breed. It not only provides the intake of all necessary substances, but also helps to maintain the Scottish fold kitten's oral cavity in good condition. Studies show that cats that consume this food show a significant decrease in dental deposits.
4. Hills. There are a lot of carbohydrates in the feed of this company. If the kitten is prone to gain weight, it is better to give preference to another manufacturer. But, if the small pet is in normal form, such nutrition will be very useful to him. After all, it contains calcium and magnesium.

Combined nutrition

Mixed nutrition is a combination of dry food and conventional foods in the diet. As a rule, in this case, the basis of the diet is dry food. But during the day, a certain amount of natural products is added to it.

Fold kittens should be fed in accordance with the following rules.

1. All the food you give the little Scots must not be too cold, and not hot. The ideal option is room temperature food.
2. The meat should be boiled, in extreme cases, well thawed. This will make it safe. Raw meat may contain parasites.
3. There is no need to add salt to food for such kittens.
4. Before you feed a kitten with fish or meat, you need to make sure that the product has no bones.Slices of food should be small.
5. The body of kittens of this breed does not perceive fatty meat. Therefore, they should not be given pork.
6. It is necessary to change the water in a bowl daily. It must be boiled or filtered.
7. We must not forget about the addition of vitamins and minerals, which are sold in veterinary pharmacies.

A kitten, starting from the age of 2 months, until he is six months old, should be fed three times a day. Next, the baby is transferred to a two-time meal. Do not give the small pet foods that you eat yourself. This can only be done with ordinary yard cats. If you feed a Scottish kitten with your food, it can adversely affect his health.

What is forbidden

1. Never feed the breed with bones.
2. Fatty foods, salted and seasoned, are also contraindicated for them. This will do considerable harm.
3. Do not feed kittens spoiled food, as well as dry food, which has already expired.
4. The use of milk for kittens of this breed is very doubtful. The body of the animal may not perceive this product well. Sometimes it may not be digested. Since it contains lactose, fermentation processes can begin in the body. As a result, the work of the stomach is disrupted, which will cause unpleasant symptoms and pain in the animal. Instead of milk, it is better to give other dairy products that are listed above. If you still want to water your pet milk, this is best done only occasionally.
5. It is still desirable to boil the meat. An adult cat may well eat a raw product, but in a kitten this can cause indigestion. In addition, the product may be of poor quality. Due to the consumption of raw meat products, animals often develop toxoplasmosis.

Food secrets

Before feeding, give the same team. For example, "come here." When the kitten comes to the call, put a bowl in front of it. In this way, you will let him know that you allow him to eat. The pet will develop such a habit, and in the future he will not steal food from the dining table or, for example, from a dog bowl.

Already from the age of 2 months it is allowed to start training. Feed your pet always in moderation. In no case should you feed him from the table. Representatives of this breed are quite unpretentious, because they tend to gain weight, they can suffer from heart diseases, as well as disorders of the genitourinary system. Therefore, it is very important from an early age to provide the pet with the most proper nutrition.

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