1. What should cats eat when their appetite becomes worse during tooth replacement?
Due to problems such as swollen teeth and sensitive gums, cats may experience loss of appetite during tooth replacement. Pet owners can prepare some soft food or liquid food for cats to ease the cat’s chewing Difficult, you can soak the cat food properly before giving it to the cat, or soak the cat food with boiled fish and fish soup for it to eat, or you can directly replace the staple food with canned cat food, because the canned staple food contains more water and nutrients. More comprehensive, the cat will not irritate the gums when eating, and the taste will be better. This will not only encourage the cat to eat, but also prevent damage to the new teeth. Complementary food can feed some fish, which is soft and easy to absorb, and can also add a lot of calcium! However, be careful not to feed canned or homemade cat food to cats for a long time, otherwise it will easily lead to cats being picky eaters.
Second, what nutrition should be supplemented for cats during tooth transition?
1. Supplementing calcium and phosphorus
The cat needs to feed more calcium-rich food during the period of changing teeth, you can feed it some fish, goat milk, pork bone soup , pork liver and other soft, easy to absorb food. It is also necessary to pay attention to supplementing phosphorus for cats, and food options: fish, pork liver, etc. If it is troublesome, you can directly feed the cat a high-energy milk calcium tablet for pets in addition to the staple food to supplement the cat. You can directly supplement calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D, etc., so that the cat can grow new teeth quickly.
2. Vitamin supplements
Also, you may not know, although cats are carnivores, they also need to feed some vegetables to supplement their vitamins. The pet owner can feed the cat carrots, broccoli, lean meat, egg yolk, etc. to supplement vitamin B for the cat. If your cat does not like to eat vegetables, it is recommended to use the multivitamin tablets for pets directly.
Notes: When the cat is changing teeth, pay attention to the shedding of the deciduous teeth. If the deciduous teeth do not fall out, but the permanent teeth have grown in, the cat is prone to malocclusion and crooked permanent teeth. If this happens It is recommended to go to the veterinarian to have the cat’s teeth extracted in time.
