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How to feed your cat

Cats are classified as pet animals and their diet is dependent on their owner. The diet of cats is also specific and a cat is not a small dog as many people always tend to think. Cats prefer their food served at body temperature or in easier terms, they love their food a little bit warm. That is about 38 degrees Celsius. Unlike dogs which are omnivores, cats are strict carnivores. Many however tend to force cats into being omnivores and it is not good for them in other factors that will be discussed later hopefully. One major problem with cats is that they have low glucokinase activity and this makes them have limited ability to digest carbohydrates. This tells one that Ugali is not a good thing to give your cat for it is of no help to your cat. Cats have a high dietary protein requirement than dogs. It is estimated that their protein requirements are four times that of dogs. Why I said that cats are not small dogs. The other thing about cats is that they cannot generate vitamin A fr...