Cats have been kept as pets or living contentedly amongst humans for thousands of years. Their ability to catch rodents which ate grain on farms made them likable as they were seen as a great asset to man. It is thought that the ability of cats to rid grain stores in Ancient Egypt of pests and their ability to be sociable friendly animals turned them into worshiped deities.
The cat became so revered in Ancient Egypt that anyone who found an injured or dying cat would flee from the scene for fear of being accused of causing the animal's death. Cats were also mummified by the Egyptians and placed inside gigantic tombs along with thousands of other cats.
Nowadays cats are still loved by thousands of people all over the world. They hold a special place in many people's home and are considered to be one of the easiest pets to look after due to their independent nature and gentle temperament.
Whether you have a pedigree cat or a domestic cat, the food you provide it with needs to meet the dietary requirements optimum for the cat's health and well being. Pedigree cats are often fed with fresh fish and meat to maximise their potential for becoming 'best in show' or simply because some breeds can be extremely expensive to buy and therefore the owners lavish them with fresh food.
For most domestic pet cats there are varies different foods on the market which comes ready prepared, this is either as wet or dry food. Wet food is the type you find in tinned foods, sachets or pouches, dry food is the hard biscuit varieties.
Either of these foods come in a vast range of flavours to tempt the most discerning of cats! The debate as to whether dry or wet food is most beneficial continues to be fought among the manufacturers, with each claiming that their food is the best and most beneficial for your cat's health.
The choice of wet or dry food is to a certain extent down to the preference of the cat and its owner. Feeding advice can be obtained from vets if a cat has a medical condition which prevents him or her from eating either type of food.
Dry cat food has increased in popularity in recent years because it is 'cleaner' to use than wet food, it also has a longer shelf life once opened than wet food which often makes it a more cost effective method of feeding a cat. In order to keep ahead or in line with dry foods, the manufacturers of wet food have developed pouched foods or food which is in small tins in order to meet consumer demands of less waste and more cost effectiveness.
For most cat owners it is their cat which dictates which food is brought! Cats can be fickle creatures and will eat one variety one day and simply turn its nose up and flatly refuse to eat it the next! As such many people buy both wet and dry cat food in order to satisfy the fussiness of their pets!
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