Upkeep in adult cats

Once they pass six months, the nourishment must be balanced and can count with the following elements:

• Raw meat and vegetables, which must be given cooked and without salt
• Some cereal is also necessary, like rice or pasta.
• Chicken is also a very good alternative, but it has to be done as a stew and without any bones.
• Egg, only if it's cooked. If not just give them raw egg yolk.
• Fish is another good option rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals. It must be well cooked without salt and checked to see there is no fishbone.
• Careful in giving them raw fish, this contains tiaminasa, which destroys the vitamin B1 in cats. A good option is to give them caned tuna.

Harmful food
Among harmful food, we can find:

• Salt is an ingredient that causes disorders to the circulatory system, causing liquid retention, which is why it is recommended not to give them any salt.
• Horse meat or pork, since these meats cause toxicity in the cat.
• Liver must not be given in big quantities since it is an organ that can contain parasites and some residues of hormones that given in excess can cause calcium deficiency. The advisable thing is to cook it.
• Do not offer them any leftovers since they have different spices that can affect them. It can also produce obesity, having different schedules, it is common to give them a little taste of what we are eating. Have to keep in mind that it also depends on how many member there are in the family, this innocent action can be repeated several times a day. It is better to feed them in hours already establish.

Geriatrics
Though few investigations exist on real needs of geriatric cats, the intention of their nourishment is to increase their longevity and preserve their quality of life. For that, we will help them keep an adequate corporal weight to avoid them from getting obese (which could predispose them a wide scale of diseases).

Suggestions
There are two alternatives on how to feed cats: offer them a high energy nourishment or low energy nourishment. The best is to give them small portions highly acceptable to the taste with high energetic content. The second alternative, probably it is not the best, since the geriatric cat can become more selective in their eating habits.

Practical advice
To accomplish that your geriatric cat has a good nourishment:

• The scheme of nourishment is of free access. To provide small but regular portions is the best thing so that the nourishing consumption of the cat can be carefully monitored.
• If a geriatric cat has bad denture, it could be necessary to offer them other food finely chopped or have a major content of dampness.
• It is indispensable the presence of clean and fresh water. This is really important in geriatric cats, who have more problems to control their corporal temperature and their thirst perception diminished, which can cause dehydration.