Vitamins and your cat
In addition to protein, fat and carbohydrate, cats need vitamins. These are important because they help support your cat’s metabolism.
Vitamin A
Helps keep skin and mucous membranes healthy, protects the body from infections and is important for growth, fertility and visual function. Cats aren't able to synthesize vitamin A from carotenoid pigments. They are completely dependent on a sufficient supply of vitamin A from their diet, which is always found in Whiskas® branded products.
Vitamin D
Is indispensable for bone tissue formation and keeping the skeleton healthy. If it lacks in the diet of an adolescent cat, this can lead to bone deformation, or to weakness of the bones in adult cats.
Vitamin E
Fulfils many protecting functions in the body, and is responsible for fertility and a normal pregnancy.
Vitamin K
Is essential for normal blood coagulation in the event of injuries, and is synthesized by microorganisms in the cat's intestines in a sufficient amount.
-The B-complex is a group of nine water-soluble vitamins that were originally classified together because of their similar metabolic functions and occurrence in foods. These vitamins act as coenzymes or cofactors for specific cellular enzymes that are involved in energy metabolism and tissue synthesis.
Commercial and home-cooked cat foods:
It’s always recommended that you feed your cat a commercially prepared cat food that’s 100% complete and balanced for their life stage. Whiskas® food for cats is developed by experts in pet nutrition to meet strict nutritional guidelines, such as AAFCO. The product is also developed based on Waltham nutrition guidelines. The Whiskas® food for cats is convenient, delicious and consistently high in quality.
Preparing cat food at home to meet your cat’s nutritional needs is extremely difficult. This is because the exact amount of various nutrients is hard to accurately measure. It is hard to formulate complete and balanced foods for cats at home. Also, some nutrients may be destroyed during cooking, and over time.
Home made foods may not properly heat treated and it is difficult to guarantee food safety for the pet, or the owner. These foods are susceptible to spoiling quickly if not handled properly, and the quality of the raw materials can vary greatly.
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