1. Reasons why cats don’t eat fat
1. Insufficient nutritional intake
A single cat food is fed to cats for a long time, which leads to incomplete nutrition intake of cats and affects the absorption of other nutrients, so cats can’t get fat no matter what they eat. There are also owners who fail to provide cats with timely nutritional supplements according to the cats’ growth needs, resulting in insufficient nutritional intake for cats.
2. Digestion and absorption problems
Cats with chronic enteritis are more prone to weight loss, because the small intestine is the main place for the body to digest and absorb nutrients. , cats often have soft stools and diarrhea, which usually affects the body’s absorption of nutrients, so it is difficult for cats to gain weight.
3. Infected with parasites
Cats who have not been dewormed regularly will also experience how to eat and not gain weight, because the parasites in the body will absorb the nutrients in the intestines, resulting in cat nutrition bad. Parasites can also damage the protective layer of the cat’s intestinal tract, causing the cat to have symptoms such as diarrhea, diarrhea, and bloody diarrhea, which further leads to the loss of nutrients in the cat’s body.
4. Fast metabolism
Some cats have relatively fast metabolism, and they are affected by hormones because of long-term estrus, so energy consumption is particularly large, so they need more nutrients than those of the same size. More cats.
Second, what should I do if my cat is not fat?
1. Supplemental protein
The digestive enzymes in the cat’s body have a higher utilization rate of protein digestion, so it is not possible to feed high-starch food for a long time. It is recommended to replace the cat Other high-protein diets, and appropriately feed the cat nutritional paste, meat, goat milk, milk cakes and other foods with high protein or energy.
2. Regular deworming
Regardless of whether cats have the habit of going out, adult cats should be dewormed at least once every 3 months, and cats under 6 months need to be dewormed regularly Insects, it is recommended to once a month.
3. Timely sterilization
After the cat is neutered, the hormone level will gradually stabilize, the metabolic rate will also decrease, and the amount of exercise will decrease after the cat is neutered, so it is easier to gain weight. However, if the weight of the cat has developed to an appropriate level after neutering, the owner needs to pay attention to starting to control the diet to avoid the cat being overweight!
