The party who thinks it is better to feed raw meat to cats thinks that cats are pure carnivores, and the most primitive food for cats is other small rodents. Eating raw meat for cats follows the nature of cats. Keeping the habit of eating raw meat is excellent for cats' health, but it is not good for cats to eat other foods.
However, those who think that eating cooked meat is very important to cats agree that cats are carnivores. The best food is meat, but at the same time there are inevitably many bacteria and parasites in raw meat, which will affect the health of cats. After thousands of years of human domestication, the digestive system of cats has changed, and raw meat may not be the best choice for cats. After high temperature sterilization, cooked meat can kill most bacteria and parasites, not only
Pet owners who think that cat food is the best for cats think that cat food is thousands of professional researchers in modern times. After thousands of experiments, the cat food specially developed for cats is not only free from the harm of bacterial parasites, but also has nutrients not only limited to meat, but also other ingredients needed for the growth of cats, which meat does not have. Therefore, cat food is not only nutritious, but also very convenient, which is more suitable for modern pet cats.
There seems to be some truth in what the three parties said, so what should cats eat?
Bian Xiao has some personal views on this issue:
First, raw meat
Although cats have been domesticated by humans for thousands of years, their digestive system has not changed much. For example, in modern rural areas, cats are free-range, and their staple food is still rodents such as mice, and cats' unique digestive system can digest raw meat without any obstacles. As for the bacteria and parasites in raw meat, most of them have no effect on cats, and the problem of parasites, even if the cat is not fed raw meat, the pet owner will deworm the cat every month, which has little effect. As long as the source of raw meat is guaranteed and fresh.
Second, cooked meat.
Although high temperature kills most bacteria and parasites, cooked meat also loses some nutrients. Therefore, it is better to feed cats cooked meat than raw meat.
Third, cat food.
Modern cat food is indeed made by professional researchers in strict accordance with the nutritional ingredients needed by cats every day, which can basically meet the nutritional ingredients needed by cats. But the cat food market is mixed, and cheap cats will bring diarrhea and other problems to cats with poor intestinal function. But it does have an advantage in convenience.
Therefore, Bian Xiao personally thinks that pet owners with professional knowledge and sufficient time can choose raw meat to feed their cats, supplemented by animal viscera, while pet owners with insufficient time and lack of relevant feeding experience can choose cat food with guaranteed quality to feed their cats.
So, let's call it a day.