Many people name a lot of the advantages of a cat, from the toilet to the fact that the pet eats well. True, this usually means that the pet eats cat food perfectly, which is not suitable for everyone. How to wean your pet from Whiskas and other foods?
Why is food harmful?
The first thing to consider is that it will be difficult to wean your pet from food, especially when it comes to food in the form of pieces of meat in a sauce. It is much easier to refuse dry food, but even in this case, the process of weaning from food will take a lot of nerves and a lot of patience from the new owner.
What is the danger of feed? There are a lot of additives in dry food, so with constant use of it, your pet may develop kidney disease. As for wet food, in most cases it is filled with chemistry.
Diet change and its features
If the new owner of the animal has decided to radically change the pet's diet, it is important, regardless of the choice of a new food, not to forget about vitamins. They must be given always, throughout the year.
In order to change the diet from feed to a simpler, homemade meal, you should first reduce the portion of the feed. At the same time, you need to put a second bowl next to the bowl with food, already with homemade food (as an example, these can be pieces of boiled meat).
Important: all weaning procedures should be carried out gradually and in no case should the cat be limited in the food to which he is already accustomed. In this case, he may be offended and completely refuse homemade food and switch to its use.
At the very beginning of getting used to a new type of food, you can use such types of products as fish porridge or boiled chicken. When preparing fish porridge, it is important that all bones are removed from the fish. If this is not done, the pet may simply choke, and then you will have to go with him to the veterinary clinic. It is also important not to feed the pet with tubular bones, because not all cartilage and bones will be "in the teeth" of the cat.
The psychology of attachment to new food
Very often cats can ignore new, homemade food, move away from it, starve or simply turn away. And in this case, it is important not to be led by the animal. You should be more persistent, and sometimes just speak in a calm voice.
One of the most productive ways to show your pet that homemade food tastes better than store-bought food is to eat the bite yourself. This should be done demonstratively, and it is important to show how delicious homemade food is.
This behavior can interest the pet, and after that it is important to give him a try and him. However, you do not need to do this every time, since then the cat will learn to simply beg for food from the table during a family dinner.
How to finish the transition to a new diet
After a while, the cat will start eating homemade food, and then you can start increasing the portion of the homemade food, while simultaneously reducing the portions of the cat food. And the most important thing in the transition process is to survive the very period in which the pet refuses to eat.
