A short yet comprehensive article about cats nutrition and what should we check when we're choosing with what to feed our domestic cats and kittens. From http://mewings.com/

1. Although they are small and cute and love to cuddle and purr
cuddle, cats are basically carnivores and therefore feed primarily on
animal-based foods, such as meat, poultry and fish.
Wild cats out in nature also get feed by hunting of poultry, meat or
fish, unless they live in reserves that people watch and care about
and supply them with meat or other high protein foods.
House cat who go out keeps hunting available
preys in the domestic area and eat mice, birds,
lizards and so forth.
Cats Nutrition Introduction
So today it is acceptable to feed domestic cats with food that is
manufactured especially for them, which is divided into two major
types:
dry food and wet food.
Some people (in the past in a way that was more
common) feed their pets with leftover food, but it made
quite a few health problems for the cats such as
vomiting, allergies, obesity, lack of vitamins and
minerals and various nutrients.

2. The canned wet cat food is mainly consists of meat and animal fat.
Dry food is the totality of all these nutrients, vitamins, minerals,
supplements and sometimes food coloring.
Usually the wet food is considered inferior in terms
of its quality than dry cat food.
Dry Cat Food vs Wet Cat Food
First, because the dry food is done by machine, usually all parts are the
same size and due to that fact, the ingredients are equal, so the cat gets all
that is needed and it is less likely for him to have deficiencies.
Another advantage of dry food is the price as usually is cheaper than the
alternative…
The degree of quality wet food is also determined according to the area,
since in hotter areas the food in the bowl gets dried out very quickly and not
edible and therefore dangerous to the cat’s health. The food might go bad
fast and cause problems in the cat’s digestive system.
There are some reasons for that:

3. Please note that usually when pets are getting used to eating wet food, it
might be hard to convince them to change the routine and suddenly
agree to accept dry food too.
But the opposite is possible so it’s another reason to espouse the dry cat
food.
Another advantage is that dry food handling doesn’t require much of the
cat owner.
For example, you could leave your cat alone for a night with a sufficient
quantity of dry food without fear that the food will go bad until you’re back
home.
In addition, the accompanying smell of the wet food is usually less
pleasant to the human nose :)

4. Great selection of types and different companies make it difficult to
choose the best food of our pets and often have economic
considerations that could affect the recommendation of a recognized
company or another.
It happened once before that dogs were poisoned because certain
foods were highly recommended by selling stores, although
unfortunately the pet’s best interest wasn’t the reason for their advice.
How to choose the appropriate food
for your cat:
So what should we pay attention to when we need to
choose our cat food?
Usually it’s difficult to get a cat to like new food so pre-
selection of good quality food is significant and will benefit
the cat not only in terms of health but will also ease on our
beloved pet.
In addition, just as in humans good diet might be a little
more expensive, but that can save a lot of money later on,
treatments and visits to the vet wise, and this is another
reason to invest.

5. A lot of times dry food companies are putting grain and cereals in it
even though it is not natural cat food and often could damage it.
The dry food might contain, for example, corn, wheat and soybeans.
This is why it’s important to check what is the percentage of each
component of the food, which in general should be with a high
percentage of protein.
Check that most of the components are from animals and less grains
and food coloring.
Preferably the source of animal protein will be mentioned so you can
see that the food is not made by residues of the meat industry.
The same applies to real chicken or leftover chicken and chicken
meal.
Other ingredients such as corn, soybeans and rice aren’t foods for
cats in nature and should not be part of the components of the food
they receive at home, because usually these are products of
industrialized growing and can be dangerous in light of pesticides,
genetic engineering and so on.

6. It is important to note also that vitamins and minerals are in the food, since when
cats hunt their own food, they also enjoy the fat of prey and minerals of the
animal. On the other hand, try to avoid the addition of food coloring, amplifiers of
taste and preservatives that can be very harmful to your cat.
There are also foods that are specially designed to help different phenomena like
hairballs, urinary problems, obesity, etc.
Note that there is an appropriate food for kittens and adult cats. Kittens need food
to maintain the proper growth and adequate amount of protein.
Also note that, despite the myth, most cats do not like milk or even if they do like
it, it’s not good for them to digest and usually cause them to vomiting and / or
diarrhea. This of course also applies to cream…
You should also avoid raw eggs, chocolate and onions.
Onions are occasionally in infant formula so it is better
not to give baby food for cats.
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