How many treats can I give my cat a day?
Keep treats to no more than about 10 percent of her daily calories, with the other 90 percent coming from a complete, balanced food
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The Best Kitten Foods: 3 Picks That Meet the Growth Standard
Kitten food isn’t a smaller portion of adult food. AAFCO’s growth and reproduction profile sets a higher protein, fat, calcium and phosphorus floor than adult maintenance. Royal Canin Kitten, Hill’s Science Diet Kitten Indoor and Wellness CORE Kitten compared, plus when to switch to adult food.
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Can cats eat dog food?
A stolen bite of dog food won’t hurt, but cats can’t live on it
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How do I help my overweight cat lose weight?
Carefully and slowly, because crash dieting a cat is dangerous and can trigger fatty liver disease
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Why do cats need taurine?
Taurine is an amino acid cats can’t make enough of on their own, so they have to get it from their diet, and it comes only from animal tissue
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The Best High-Protein Dry Cat Foods for Indoor Cats
AAFCO’s protein floor for cat food is a maintenance minimum, not a target, and a lower-activity indoor cat needs more than the floor. Orijen Original, Instinct Raw Boost Indoor Health and Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken compared on protein, formulation and who each one actually fits.
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Best indoor cat food: 5 formulas that account for a life spent mostly on the couch
Indoor cats face real obesity risk. We compare five dry indoor cat food formulas by calorie density, fiber and protein, and share what we’d actually put in the bowl.
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Can cats eat tuna?
A little canned tuna as an occasional treat is fine for most cats, but it shouldn’t be a regular meal
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The Best Wet Cat Food for Indoor Cats
An indoor cat’s life is lower-energy by design, which makes wet food’s extra water and protein a real asset. Four wet foods for an indoor cat’s routine, what to check on the label, and why feeding schedule matters as much as the food.
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What human foods are toxic to cats?
Several everyday foods are genuinely dangerous
