Many owners decide to castrate, quite effective procedure, which allows you to eliminate sexual desires in an animal. The owner needs to think in advance about what to feed the cat after castration. This is very important, since after removal of the gonads there is high risks development of obesity or urolithiasis

In the first months of life, a male pet does not cause much trouble to its owners. Difficulties can arise only during puberty, when hormones begin to play in the body.

The cat develops a natural desire to procreate, he demands to be walked, meows pitifully under the door and marks the corners. It is very difficult to tolerate such behavior from a pet, especially if it shows its rebellious nature at night.

In our article we will talk in detail about the diet of an operated pet and tell you how to care for a domestic cat after castration. And now first things first!

Feeding a neutered cat

After castration, the animal's life changes dramatically. He ceases to be interested in natural processes, he becomes more domestic and obedient. The eliminated interest in the opposite sex is compensated by an increased interest in nutrition.

The cat begins to eat food large quantities, constantly requires supplements and is rapidly gaining weight. All this ends in obesity, very dangerous condition, predicting a short life.

That is why owners need to think through the diet in advance and decide how to feed the cat after castration in order to prevent such unpleasant consequences. The nutrition of a castrated cat is based on a dietary diet. It is better to feed the animal in small portions, dosing the edible composition correctly in accordance with age.

You can’t leave food in a bowl, allowing your domestic cat to continue the dinner ritual at any time; make restrictions and don’t worry about his health, the cat will easily tolerate a few hour break. You can also carry out fasting days, which is especially important for cats who already have extra pounds.

An important question of interest to owners of operated animals is when can a cat be fed after castration? After such a procedure, he recovers from anesthesia for a long time, so during the first day he may refuse water and food.

Don't worry, temporary loss of appetite is fine. normal reaction body. According to owners, the very next day cats begin to eat food, which is good sign, indicating healthy well-being.

If your cat shows interest in food just a few hours after surgery, you need to follow these tips:

• feed the cat in postoperative period not necessary, it may cause vomiting;
• the first feeding can be carried out no earlier than 8-10 hours after the procedure;
• be sure to give your pet clean water to prevent dehydration;
• for the first feeding, choose special food for castrated animals or light natural food, well digestible and low in calories;
• portions should be small;
• After anesthesia, food for the animal must be crushed or served in the form of a mushy consistency.

Now you know how long you can feed your cat after castration, all that remains is to find out what foods are best to include in your furry friend’s diet.

Proper nutrition: changing the cat’s diet after castration

After castration, a cat needs care and its basis is proper nutrition. If before the procedure you could pamper your beloved pet with a variety of goodies, then after it you will have to follow some rules of the diet, developed specifically for castrated animals. This will eliminate the risks of developing urolithiasis and obesity.

Proper nutrition for a neutered cat is based on the following recommendations:

1. The usual portions for the animal are reduced by half.
2. Once a week you need to have a fasting day. No food, only clean food drinking water! Such a fast will benefit your pet.
3. You cannot add salt to cooked foods. Eliminate any seasonings from your cat's diet.
4. Urolithiasis in castrated animals it develops as a result of eating fish, so competent veterinarians strongly recommend completely excluding fish and all seafood containing iodine, magnesium and phosphorus from the cat’s menu.
5. The diet should predominate fermented milk products, improving intestinal motility.
6. Cats on artificial nutrition, you need to buy special low-calorie premium food.

Proper care of a cat after castration also includes your participation in the life of your furry friend. Try to monitor his behavior and activity. Invent interesting games for your pet to run and jump more. Physical activities will benefit the body and reduce the risk of obesity.

Sterilization radically changes life pet and his habits. If earlier your cat urgently demanded a walk and was looking for a cat, now he is only interested in food. A cat that eats excessively high-calorie foods will begin to gain weight, and this is already bad sign for an animal. To keep his figure normal, choose the right food!

The range of cat products includes two main types of food: dry and wet. They differ in composition and cost. If the owner chooses the first option, it is necessary to provide the animal with permanent access to drinking water.

Which food is better, dry or wet, is up to you to decide; there is no clear answer to this question. The main thing is to choose fresh composition proven quality with mandatory certification, giving preference to reliable brands. Experts do not advise choosing food budget class. Such savings can negatively affect the health of the animal.

Premium class food

• Hills – a large assortment of therapeutic and prophylactic products that help prevent obesity in animals;
• Royal Canin nutritional composition rich in vitamins;
• Purina PRO PLAN is a balanced food with pribiotics that improve intestinal function.

These foods have a balanced composition of useful elements: protein, vitamins and mineral complexes, pribiotics, enzymes, carbohydrates and proteins.

Super Premium class food

The best brands according to consumer reviews:

• Leonardo – based on natural ingredients;
• 1st Choice – hypoallergenic composition;
• Brit Care is a complex of nutritional components that replenish the animal’s body with all the necessary elements.

Other popular brands, producing high-quality food for cats after sterilization: “Orijen Cat & kitten”, “Natural balance”, “Our brand” and “Hollistic”.

"Hollistic" - the highest balanced class of feed

As already stated, proper care after castration domestic cat based on dietary nutrition. If your pet prefers artificial food, pay attention to products from the Holistics line.

Holistic food has been appreciated by thousands of domestic cat lovers who choose only the best for their furry family members. The products are characterized by a high-quality composition of ingredients without the addition of harmful preservatives and flavors.

The holistic food contains 70-95% natural meat and fish of selected varieties in combination with vitamin complexes and others useful components of natural origin.

The Holistic line includes a large selection of cat food from different global manufacturers:

• Golden Eagle;
• Acana;
• Almo Nature Holistik;
• Innova Evo;
• Holistik Blend and others.

Feeding a castrated cat natural food

So, successful castration of the cat is behind us, care after the operation - next step for quick recovery of the animal. If your furry friend is accustomed to natural food, you should not suddenly change your taste preferences. Continue to pamper your pet with the usual foods, only in smaller quantities and with some restrictions.

Useful natural for neutered pets:

1. Fermented milk products with a small percentage of fat content.
2. Boiled and raw vegetables(approximately 15% of the total diet). You can combine these products with meat dishes.
3. Raw meat low-fat varieties, previously frozen. This product can also be served lightly boiled.
4. Raw quail eggs.
5. Liver, kidney, hearts and other offal (boiled or raw, without spices and salt).
6. Small portions of porridge made from buckwheat, rice and oatmeal.
7. Chicken broth.
8. Sometimes you can give fruit in small quantities.

Make sure there is always food in your cat's bowl. clean water for drinking. Rinse the bowl regularly to remove food debris. Do not overfeed and do not be lazy to cook separately for your four-legged friend. Proper care after sterilization is the key to a long and happy life your furry family member!

Features of feeding castrates

After a surgical procedure involving removal reproductive organs pet, serious events begin to occur in the body hormonal changes. Due to a lack of hormones in the blood, the cat’s appetite increases, which is especially evident in the first 2-3 months after castration.

The owner sees the hungry eyes of his beloved friend and is ready to feed him from the bottom of his heart, which is absolutely unacceptable. Overeating leads to obesity, so be persistent and learn to deny your cat an extra portion.

To prevent your cat from bothering you with his “hungry meows,” do the following:

• measure portions for the whole day;
• divide them into 2-3 meals;
• do not give a whole portion at a time, put part of the measured mixture in the cat’s bowl;
• Dispense the rest of the product gradually, over the next few hours, at the animal's request.

Thus, you will be able to outwit the furry beast for his own good. A castrated cat should be fed in strict accordance with daily norm, despite his demands!

A few more useful tips for owners of animals who have undergone castration:

1. The food served must be warm. Avoid feeding cold and hot foods.
2. Do not add salt, seasonings and spices to the prepared foods, which are strictly prohibited for pets, especially after sterilization.
3. Try to feed your cat at the same time every day. He will quickly get used to the regime and will no longer demand food at other times.
4. Calculate portions according to the age of the animal.
5. If the cat's weight exceeds the norm, develop dietary ration, including periodic hunger strikes throughout the day. Compose correct menu for a neutered cat with extra pounds An experienced veterinarian will help.
6. Do not introduce new foods to your pet's diet during the postoperative period.
7. If your cat eats dry food, make sure he drinks enough fluids throughout the day. If your cat doesn't drink enough water, switch him to wet food to prevent dehydration.
8. Domestic cats that prefer food of natural origin often lack useful elements in their bodies. An experienced veterinarian can prescribe vitamin and mineral complexes, which are especially necessary in the spring and autumn. This course will improve vitality animal.

What not to give to a cat after castration:

• fatty meat;
• canned food;
• fish;
• bones;
• garlic, onion;
• tomatoes;
• raw potatoes;
• milk and fatty sour milk;
• smoked products;
• pickles;
• seasonings, salt;
• sweets, chocolate;
• sweet pastries and yeast bread.

A special menu for castrated animals will allow the cat to quickly recover after surgery, maintain an active lifestyle and provide him with many years of a happy and carefree life in your family!

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Your pet must prepare for the fact that after the removal of the testes, the animal will need special care and attention from the owner. In addition, after surgery, careful control over the pet’s diet will be required. Few people understand what to feed a cat after castration and what food is best for him. But the health of the animal greatly depends on whether the diet is correctly composed or not.

After surgery, the level of testosterone in the animal’s body decreases, physiological changes that affect the condition and behavior of the pet:

• In neutered cats, the metabolism becomes slower, and the character changes to a more flexible one, the animals become lethargic, sleep more, but at the same time their appetite becomes larger, so they often suffer from obesity.

• Cats are at risk for having a too narrow and tortuous urogenital canal, since this shape and diameter contribute to the urethra becoming clogged with salts from the urine.

• When removing the testes in early age the growth and development of the body changes. The animal's skeleton begins to develop female type: bones become thinner and longer due to slower ossification.

All these changes indicate that it is necessary to carefully select the animal’s nutrition, which reduce the level of salts in the diet, and the amount of phosphorus, magnesium and calcium in the blood. All this reduces the risk of developing urolithiasis. In addition, one of the predisposing factors is obesity, so the amount of calories also needs to be controlled.

Feeding with natural food

You should follow some rules that pets can generally eat in nature. It is necessary to understand that a cat is a predator whose main source of food is meat. Many people mistakenly believe that the animal should sometimes be given boiled cucumbers and tomatoes to increase the variety of vitamins and minerals in the diet. This is wrong. No beneficial vitamins and minerals from carnivores plant food do not receive, moreover, such food products are not completely digested.

However, fiber must still enter the predator’s body. Even in wildlife if a tiger kills a deer, he eats not only the meat, but also internal organs, including semi-digested grass from the rumen. Fiber in predators serves to improve intestinal motility so that there is active peristalsis.

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That's why vegetables should be given, but in minimal quantities. For example, one slice of cucumber once a day and no more. This is quite enough to improve the digestion process, but the main diet should be meat. But you can’t give potatoes, beets, cabbage as vegetables; you can have any fruit except bananas and citrus fruits.

Please note, that by “meat” we do not mean delicacy tenderloin, but any product of animal origin.

This includes offal: liver, kidneys, bones, lungs and other tripe. However, liver should not be present too often in the diet, as this can cause an imbalance in the vitamin balance. All these products should be low-fat, so it is recommended to exclude pork from the diet, since pig meat and offal contain a lot of fat.

Since castration at the age of three months is becoming more and more common, this period should also be examined. The first mistake is feeding the kitten milk. Of course, even at 3 months old, small pets often suck it from their mother, but this is special cat milk, the composition of which is very different from the pasteurized store-bought product. The closest thing to a natural diet would be kefir or cottage cheese, but not cow's milk. The fat content of the product should not exceed 5%. You should not give cheese, cream, sour cream, all this has a detrimental effect on the liver of kittens.

From the age of two months you should start feeding the kitten in small portions. adult food, and you need to completely switch to a new diet by 4-5 months of life. Please note that the chicken is lately has become very allergenic, many animals develop allergic reaction. In general, it is advisable not to castrate kittens before 7 months and not to take them away from the cat until they finally stop sucking milk from their mother.

Meat is the main food product, and its amount should be calculated based on the weight of the pet:

• From 2 to 6 months – 8% of body weight.
• From six months to a year the rate decreases to 6%.
• After one year of age – 4%.

Of course, one must take into account individual characteristics. For example, if an animal is suffering, then the diet should be reduced until the pet loses weight. It often happens that after feeding the pet remains hungry and begs for more food. In this case, even an adult cat can be fed with low-fat fermented milk products for the rest of the day; they can be given ad libitum.

Please note that cats in the wild do not eat fish, they simply do not know how to catch them and swim too.

Therefore, you can’t give it to your family. In addition, it increases the amount of phosphorus in the blood, which increases the risk of urolithiasis.

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You can give porridge: rice and buckwheat. But this should be an exception or a small addition to the diet. You can feed a castrated cat eggs, they are good for the coat, but again eggs should not be the basis of the diet.

Number of feedings:

• up to 2 months – 5-6 feedings;
• from 2 to 6 months – 3-4 feedings;
• after six months - 2 feedings.

Please note, what would be better in a cat’s diet if meat products and the offal will be raw.

Eggs can be boiled before feeding, since raw protein can cause rejection due to its consistency (it simply cannot be swallowed, it is too slippery). Of the eggs, the yolk is more suitable for a cat, but obese castrated pets should, on the contrary, be given only the white. It is better to buy quail eggs, which can be given whole, along with the shell.

Feeding with industrial feed

Remember that the cat can only be fed food for cats and cats. Dog food should not be given to a cat! It has a completely different ratio nutrients and is absorbed an order of magnitude worse.

The basic principle is if you feed industrial feed, then no natural food should be given to the animal.

It often happens that the cat is fed ready-made canned food, but sometimes they are given bones from the table (do not throw it away). This is wrong. If it’s a pity to throw away scraps from the table, then give them to homeless animals, they also want to eat, but you need to feed your pet only industrial or only natural products.

Differences between dry and wet food there is none other than the moisture content in it. Remember that cats drink very little; they physiologically need less fluid, since there are almost no sweat glands on their body. Therefore, when using wet food, do not be surprised if your cat does not approach the water bowl. But if you feed dry food, then he definitely needs to drink water. You can feed dry and wet food at the same time only if they are products from the same company.

Castration is not easy surgery, changing the cat’s attitude towards the opposite sex from interest to indifference. Many things become different: behavior, eating habits, the body’s sensitivity to certain products, and every loving owner must know what neutered cats cannot eat, so that the future life of the pets is not overshadowed by development serious illnesses, which developed against the background proper nutrition.

What changes occur after castration

When planning to castrate a pet, owners, first of all, expect some benefit for themselves as a result. After all, often (though not always) a once playful and hyperactive cat “calms down” after surgery, becomes more inert, and stops rushing around sleeping owners at night.

The second plus (also the main one) is that in 95% of cases the cat stops marking everything, from walls, furniture and ending with the owner himself. Accordingly, there is less disgusting smell in the house.

The cat's appetite also changes. And if until now compassionate owners were worried that the pet was not eating enough, now, with the cat’s increased appetite, it is not difficult to feed the animal to its fullest. Many owners justify such abundant nutrition with their feeling of guilt towards the cat for depriving him of “ male power" But all this coupled with decreased mobility of the pet is a direct path to obesity. And here comes the very moment when caring owner It wouldn’t hurt to think about the size of the portions, the frequency of feeding, and the fact that now you can’t feed a castrated cat certain foods that were so familiar before.

The pet becomes more vulnerable to certain diseases, and the risk of developing urolithiasis increases in the first place.

The reason for this is the narrowing of the cat’s urethra after surgery (especially if the procedure was performed on an animal that has not yet reached six months of age, when its urinary system has not yet formed properly). Due to feeding foods containing magnesium, calcium and phosphorus in large quantities, sand and stones form in the animal’s kidneys, and all this is the result of poor nutrition.

What should be the proper nutrition of a furry pet from now on and what is now forbidden to include in its diet - every owner who has subjected his cat to castration must know.

Ready food

Industrial feed is not only a great convenience for the owners (pour it in and it’s free), but also a complete balanced diet for cats. However, taking into account the changes in the pet’s body after castration, the approach to choosing food should be completely different:

• The diet cannot include cheap economy-class food (neither dry nor wet). The content of slag, waste, hides, offal and soy in it is simply off the charts. By the way, such food is not recommended for uncastrated animals.
• It is forbidden to give your cat general food after castration. You only need to choose special ready-made food marked “For the prevention of urolithiasis”, “For neutered cats” and “For sterilized cats and kittens”. The remaining options are absolutely not suitable for pets, because they contain a lot of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, which provoke urolithiasis primarily in castrates.
• Do not mix wet food with dry food or canned food. Their composition is different, and the stomach may react inadequately to such nutrition. But since castrated pets need to be given more moist and juicy food, “drying” can be filled with a small amount of water.
• You should also not restrict a neutered cat’s fluid intake. He should drink more than his “full” counterparts so that the kidneys are well washed and do not accumulate deposits in the form of stones.

Correctly selected ready-made feed will truly provide the cat with balanced nutrition thanks to a specially developed composition, which includes all the vitamins and microelements necessary for a pet.

Important: having chosen a suitable ready-made food option, you should not change its manufacturer. Each has its own line, which means it has its own specially selected composition, which is not recommended to be changed.

Homemade food

Due to the changes that occur in the animal’s body after castration, a number of natural food dishes that were acceptable before surgery become dangerous to the pet’s health. Now the cat's food turns off such products as:

• Fish. The high content of phosphorus and magnesium in it automatically makes this product one of the main provocateurs of urolithiasis. Despite the fact that almost all cats love fish, such food should not be given to the animal more than 1-2 times a month.
• Fatty meat. Pork, lamb at low physical activity cats after surgery lead to obesity, which in turn leads to problems with cardiovascular system. Feeding fatty meat It is prohibited for cats in any case, regardless of gender and the fact of castration.
• Raw poultry. You can only treat your pet to boiled poultry, otherwise infection may occur. infectious diseases(salmonellosis, etc.).
• Raw potatoes and tomatoes. These uncooked nightshades are a real poison for cats, and the reason for this is the glucoalkaloid solanine contained in them. If these vegetables enter the pet’s body boiled, they no longer pose such a danger, although they become absolutely useless.
• Onions and garlic. Both contain toxins that destroy red blood cells in cats (garlic is slightly less so). Feeding them is prohibited in any form - raw, boiled, etc.
• Salty, spicy, smoked food. Such a menu will invariably entail gastric disorders, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and kidneys.
• Milk. If a cat is neutered, it means he is already an adult, and adult cats are not able to fully digest lactose. The result is intestinal upset and diarrhea. But a low-fat diet, including fermented milk products (cottage cheese, fermented baked milk, cream, etc.) is what you need.
• Liver. It is not a direct contraindication, but you should not give it to your cat too often, as an excess leads to disturbances in metabolic processes. The liver should be given in a boiled form (raw will cause vomiting and indigestion, and overcooked will cause constipation).
• Sweets. Many cats have a sweet tooth, but sugar can cause significant harm to your pet. Skin diseases, lacrimation, upset stomach, flatulence, diabetes mellitus - this is an incomplete list of health problems as a result of animal consumption of sweets.

Note: The natural foods listed are harmful to cats, regardless of whether they are neutered or not. But for pets who have undergone surgery, this food is doubly dangerous.

The importance of a special menu

Neutered cats become more vulnerable to certain diseases, their hormonal imbalance after surgery is inevitable, so following a few rules will protect pet from many problems:

• develop a diet for good nutrition cat;
• Divide feeding into 5-6 small portions per day (a castrated cat cannot be fed in large quantities);
• give prophylactic drugs to avoid problems associated with violations in hormonal system(as prescribed by a veterinarian).

Feeding a neutered cat is special, although not the same complex science. But when the animal’s activity is reduced after surgery, proper nutrition alone is not enough. Maintaining an active lifestyle in the form of invitations to play will not allow obesity to develop, and manifestations of love and care, which are so important not only for good appetite, but also for the mood, no one canceled it either. And the reward for your attention and work will be good health beloved cat, his gratitude and recognition to his owners.

When cats begin their seasonal “mating games,” an adult cat causes a lot of trouble for its owners. The pet marks all the corners in the apartment, constantly yells and even begins to show aggression towards its owners.

Therefore, the best way out of this situation is castration of your furry pet. But few owners know that after surgery it is necessary to radically change the animal’s diet. What to feed a domestic neutered cat , and what foods are prohibited to give to a pet so as not to harm its health?

Features of the diet of castrated cats

After castration, a change occurs in the cat's hormonal system, which affects its behavior. The pet becomes calmer and more balanced, shows less interest in outdoor games and sleeps almost all the time. And the only thing that brings joy and pleasure to an animal is food.

A castrated cat can eat his daily norm food, after which it will look at the owner with hungry eyes, begging for more.

And if you indulge your pet’s gluttony and pamper him with an extra portion, very soon the owner will be faced with new problem– the cat will start typing overweight. And this in turn can lead to the development serious illnesses: obesity, diabetes, problems with musculoskeletal system or urolithiasis.

And in order to avoid the above problems, you should adjust the pet’s menu, choosing the diet in such a way as to satisfy all the cat’s needs, while controlling its weight.

How to properly feed a neutered cat

• What kind of food to feed a castrated cat - industrial or natural - should be determined several weeks before the operation and the pet should be gradually accustomed to the new diet.
• When feeding your cat with prepared food, choose products marked “for sterilized animals.”
• Decide on the brand of ready-made food, buying high-quality dry food and canned food from a trusted manufacturer.
• Eliminate foods containing phosphorus and magnesium from your pet’s diet.
• Give your cat fasting days every two weeks.
• At natural diet supplement food with a vitamin and mineral complex.
• Make sure your cat always has access to clean water.

What can you feed neutered cats?

The pet's diet should not only be balanced, but also varied. There are a number of products that are beneficial for cats after castration.

What can you feed a neutered cat?:

• Meat and vegetable broths.
• By-products such as chicken gizzards and liver, beef heart and lungs.
• Porridge (buckwheat, rice, millet, corn).
• Vegetables for cats are recommended: carrots, pumpkin, zucchini, beets, broccoli and cauliflower.
• Low-fat fermented milk products: cottage cheese, yogurt (without sugar), kefir.
• Chicken and quail eggs.
• Lean meats: rabbit, beef, turkey. You can also give chicken if the animal is not allergic to it.

List of prohibited products

A cat’s diet after castration should not contain the following foods:

• Pork, lamb.
• Potato.
• Legumes.
• Pasta.
• Flour products.
• Sausages and smoked meats.
• Tomatoes.
• Pickled and salted vegetables.
• Sweets.
• Semolina and pearl barley porridge.
• Milk.
• Hard cheeses.
• Canned fish and meat.
• Cheap commercial food or high-calorie food designed for active, healthy pets.

Regarding whether it is possible to feed a castrated cat fish, many experts strongly recommend completely excluding it from the animal’s menu. Fish contains a high content of phosphorus, which provokes the development of urolithiasis in furry pets.

Ready-made food or natural food?

Choosing a menu for a cat after castration is not an easy task. What kind of food is best to feed a castrated cat - industrial or natural - primarily depends on his diet before the operation. It is not advisable to change the animal’s usual diet. It is also not recommended to combine dry and natural food, as this may cause digestive upset.

As for feeding your cat wet food, for greater benefit it can be mixed with grated vegetables.

Choosing ready-made food for a neutered pet

A cat's diet consisting of industrial food is more convenient for the owner than natural menu. After all, in this case, he does not have to prepare food for the pet every day and independently calculate the correct balance of ingredients.

Is it possible to feed a neutered cat dry food? Yes, provided that holistic products are selected or super premium class, intended specifically for animals that have undergone castration or sterilization. Packages containing such food should be marked “sterilized” or “light”.

It is also worth carefully studying the composition of the feed, paying attention to the following factors:

• The bulk of dry granules should be protein (50 to 70%).
• The food should not contain heavy carbohydrates and vegetable fats: cereals, potatoes, soybeans, legumes.
• The diet should contain a minimum amount of phosphorus, calcium and magnesium.
• Industrial feeds indicate the percentage of ash content (a mixture of minerals) and this figure should be less than 7%.

The best industrial food for neutered cats

To decide what food is best to feed a castrated cat, you need to study the composition of the product and the presence of useful components in it.

• Holistic class nutrition includes feed, Go!, Now Natural and . The products are made from high-quality meat products (rabbit, turkey) and contain vitamins and microelements necessary for castrated animals, as well as yeast and extracts medicinal plants. The cost of holistic products ranges from 1000-1500 rubles per two-kilogram package.
• Thanks to its balanced composition and low content fat super premium foods BOZITA SUPER PREMIUM and 1st Choice STERILIZED are excellent as a diet for cats after castration. They are made from beef or chicken, supplementing the composition with useful microelements. The price of such food is approximately 1200-1400 rubles per package, weighing 2 kg.
• Natural raw food. In their production, only natural ingredients and high-quality meat products such as veal, beef, chicken and turkey are used. They contain vegetables, egg yolks, omega-3, taurine and vitamins. 15 bags of 100 grams cost about 1,400 rubles..

What ready-made foods are not suitable for neutered cats?

The worst thing an owner can offer a neutered pet is cheap, economy-class food such as Whiskas, Friskies or KiteKat. After all, for the manufacture of such products they use food waste (cartilage, ground bones), cereals harmful to cats, vegetable fats and flavor enhancers.

In addition, cheap food contains chemicals, such as stabilizers, preservatives and dyes, which is why animals develop allergies, hair problems, skin rashes, and in more severe cases, such a diet leads to the development diabetes mellitus and kidney problems.

Rules for feeding a castrated cat natural food

If the owner has chosen a pet as a diet natural food, he needs to know how and what to feed a neutered cat at home.

Correct pet menu:

• Before feeding, the meat is boiled or scalded with boiling water and cut into small pieces.
• By-products are also boiled and served pure or mixed with porridge.
• Vegetables are necessary to normalize the animal's digestion, but not all cats like them. To feed your capricious pet vegetables, you can grate them on a fine grater and mix them with porridge or meat.
• It is not advisable to feed your cat soups, but liquid meat or vegetable broths are useful for neutered cats.
• It is advisable to mix porridge with meat and vegetables. You can also dilute the porridge with broth to a semi-liquid consistency.
• 1-2 times a week you can pamper your pet with boiled chicken egg. Quail eggs It is permissible to give it raw.
• Oat, wheat or barley sprouts are added to animal food.

Pet food is prepared without adding salt, sugar or spices.

It is not recommended to give raw meat and offal to neutered cats. Also, you cannot mix fermented milk and meat products in one plate; they are given separately.

Feeding schedule for neutered cats

If we talk about how many times to feed a neutered cat, then veterinarians recommend setting up a four-time meal plan for your pet, while daily norm feed should not exceed 300 g.

The animal is given small portions of food (a single dose should be about 60-80 g) every 3-4 hours.

Important: it is advisable to reduce the daily food intake for neutered pets over 7 years old to 200-250 g per day.

How to prevent the development of common diseases after castration of a cat

After castration, cats often develop kidney problems and diseases. genitourinary system. The fact is that after surgery in animals, the urinary canal narrows, as a result of which stones and sand accumulate in the urethra and kidneys. A common problem is the development of obesity in neutered pets.

And in order for the cat to be healthy and its weight to remain within normal limits, several important rules must be followed:

• Do not give your pet tap water. Water must be filtered or boiled.
• When feeding with industrial food, choose food that contains components that oxidize urine.
• Make sure your pet's food is nutritious but low in calories.
• Spend more time actively playing with your cat to provide him with physical activity.
• Do not indulge the animal's whims, do not overfeed it and do not give it prohibited junk food.

A castrated cat is not handicapped or disabled. It’s just that the animal after such an operation needs special care, care and attention. And one of the main tasks of the owner is to take care of the pet’s proper diet, thanks to which it will live a long and happy life.

So, the castration operation is over, the cat has safely recovered from anesthesia. From now on, his whole life will go somewhat differently, and a loving owner should seriously think about what to feed a neutered cat and how, in general, to help the pet get used to its new “status.”

The importance of proper nutrition here is undeniable, because the health of the animal and its further quality of life as a whole directly depend on it. Castration does not go unnoticed for any cat: the pet ceases to be interested in cats, becomes calmer, more passive, and stops marking. The body's reactions to certain products when feeding, and taste preferences may also radically change.

Ignoring these changes means knowingly harming your pet. And only proper care and a well-designed new diet will be the key to the health of the animal after castration.

Changes after castration

Any surgical intervention makes changes to the functioning of the body. This happens not only in people, but also in animals.

In cats, after castration, the hormonal background, and this failure can lead to the following consequences which are important for every owner to know:

• Sometimes, in the first months after surgery, a fluffy castrato feels an irresistible need for food, trying to compensate for the lost “strength” with additional nutrition. Sympathetic owners often follow the lead of a pitifully meowing sufferer begging for more, and in vain. You need to feed a castrated cat in moderation, because excessively abundant feeding will very quickly turn a once active animal into a clumsy hulk.
• Often neutered cats lose all desire to move and begin to lead a “lying down” lifestyle. Their playfulness is becoming less and less common, and it all depends on how much time the owner is willing to devote to his cat. Offers to go for a walk or play should now be more frequent, and it is advisable to periodically buy new toys for your pet, since after castration it is important to maintain motor activity animal.
• After castration, pets are more susceptible to diseases such as urolithiasis and obesity. Obesity is “earned” due to low mobility with abundant feeding and entails problems with the cardiovascular system. Urolithiasis in castrated cats develops due to feeding products with high content magnesium, phosphorus and calcium, resulting in urinary organs sand and stones are formed. Among castrati urethra somewhat narrower compared to their non-castrated relatives, so removing stones from operated cats is very difficult.

One way or another, all health problems in “sterile” male cats are directly related to their diet. And how correctly the owner will feed the cat after castration depends not only on the health, but sometimes on the life of the pet.

Basic feeding rules

It is unlikely that a responsible owner will find it difficult to fulfill just a few basic conditions regarding feeding, thanks to which furry pet will remain healthy and happy for life. It is no less important to learn these rules than simply remembering the list of permitted and prohibited products after the operation.

How to properly feed a neutered cat:

• reduce your usual diet by a quarter per day;
• invite “to the table” 5-6 times a day (portions should be slightly smaller than before the operation);
• food at the time of feeding should not be cold or hot (the norm is room temperature);
• at homemade food products must be fresh;
• Always keep a fresh drinking bowl near your food bowl. drinking water(this is especially important for a castrated animal).

Regardless of what kind of feeding the cat is on (home or ready-made industrial), performing these few simple rules will help maintain your pet's health for a long time.

Advice: a gradual transition of the cat to “moderate” feeding can begin about a month before castration, so that the animal does not experience double stress - from its own sudden “defectiveness” and the lack of the usual amount of food.

Allowed homemade food

Despite not so much big list allowed for food products, a castrated cat can be fed quite varied. In this case, you need to alternate the products used, mix them, come up with your own recipes for cat cuisine and feel free to experiment with acceptable ingredients.

To fully receive all essential vitamins and microelements after castration, the pet’s diet should include:

• fermented milk products (low-fat curds, cream, sour cream, sometimes kefir), but completely avoid feeding with milk;
• sprouted independently or purchased at a pet store greens of barley, wheat or oats;
• vegetables, especially carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers (raw grated or boiled), but exclude nightshades, garlic and onions in any form from the diet;
• cereals (wheat, oatmeal, corn, rice plus semolina and buckwheat);
• liver, heart, kidneys, stomachs - not daily, but at certain intervals (for example, feeding with liver - once every 1-2 weeks);
• lean meat, cut into pieces (veal, beef, chicken, turkey), frozen before feeding.

Yes, neutered cats can only eat so much (in terms of dietary diversity), and they do not eat every product listed with pleasure. For example, Porridge in its pure form is unlikely to delight the animal. Therefore, it is better to approach the issue of feeding creatively and come up with interesting options on the topic “My cat’s menu.”

How to create a proper and varied menu

The diet of a neutered cat should under no circumstances include food from the owners’ table. Few people eat completely unsalted food, and even smoked meats, fatty foods, sweets and other “harmful” things for a cat after castration rare person deprives himself.

This leads to the first and indisputable rule: the animal’s nutrition must be individual!

But at the same time, as already mentioned, it is possible and necessary to feed a castrated cat at home in a variety of ways in order to saturate his body with everything necessary. What food options can you offer your furry pet:

• Vegetables with meat. Rare cat will agree to nibble carrots separately, so grated permitted vegetables will perfectly complement a meat dish. If you mix them, you get a healthy and tasty meat and vegetable stew.
• Green. As necessary, the cat itself will come up and “pinch” the grass growing on the windowsill. But you can readily offer your pet chopped “green stuff”, mixing it with the same meat and vegetables.
• Porridge. It’s not a cat’s favorite food, so you need to know how to cook it. It is better to cook cereals at meat broths, you can mix porridge with meat pieces. And if you add some vegetables here, such feeding will be three times useful.
• Meat. It can be given however you like: with vegetables, cereals or separately. If you offer castrated cats meat in its pure form, it is better to serve it along with broth: the juicier and thinner the food, the easier the liquid is washed out of the narrowed areas. urinary tract castrato.
• Milk. There are fewer options regarding dietary diversity here. But some cats happily eat cottage cheese mixed with herbs. The main thing is that fermented milk products are not sweet and do not contain foreign additives.
• By-products. Feed them according to the same principle as meat: mix with vegetables and cereals. But you should not give them to a cat after castration more than once every 1-2 weeks.
• Fish. For castrated pets, this is a prohibited product and cannot be given in the system, but once every 2 months it is allowed to pamper your pet with a small portion. But in order to cause even less harm to the cat, you can cook porridge in fish broth, and then the smell of the fish adored by all cats will do its job.

Proper feeding of a cat after castration and preparing a diet from homemade products is not a difficult task, if only you had some imagination and some time for cooking. But with industrial feeds the situation is much simpler, although such nutrition has its own nuances.

Ready food

Store shelves are now literally full of a variety of ready-made cat food. It would seem that choose any suitable price, pour it into the cat’s bowl, and all nutrition problems are solved. However, most of the presented finished products not only useless, but also harmful for cats, and even more so for neutered cats.

Cheap feed is, in fact, compressed waste with a high content of fat and protein and harmful waste.

Their composition may be dangerous for castrati. If the owner still opts for ready meals, he should know that a neutered cat can be fed holistic, premium or super-premium food, although this costs a lot of money. But here the question arises bluntly: either savings, or the health of the pet.

How to choose food

If finances allow you to feed the cat properly, the owner still needs to remember the importance of several rules regarding the choice of ready-made food:

• decide on the manufacturer and in the future purchase only his products (if you plan to switch to another food, this should be done gradually and after first studying the composition of the new food);
• buy only food marked “for castrated cats”, “sterilized cats and male cats”;
• for a cat already gaining weight after castration, it is advisable to buy ready-made food marked “light” (they contain even less carbohydrates and fats);
• when purchasing, pay attention to the composition: the amount of proteins should be in the range of 30 – 50%, no less and no more;
• The “ash content” of the feed should be a maximum of 7%, if more, the risk of developing urolithiasis will increase;

When the ideal food for the pet is selected and purchased, the owner must ensure the availability of water for the cat. Dry food makes thirst more intense, but a neutered pet should not tolerate this.

A good owner will always remember one simple truth: properly selected food = a healthy cat.

To make your cat’s nutrition completely ideal, you should not neglect a few more recommendations:

• If a neutered pet eats dry food and begins to drink little, this is a signal to switch the animal to natural (more moist) food;
• An overweight pet should be given a “fasting” day (once every 2 weeks), but it should not be limited in water;
• A pet “sitting” on natural food additionally needs special vitamins (with an ideally selected ready-made food, this is not necessary);
• Can't mix homemade food and ready-made food;
• You should not grind meat into minced meat: pieces of food (dry food especially) clean a cat’s teeth well when chewed;
• After castration, cats may begin to urinate less often: this is not scary, you just need to give him more to drink and prepare more liquid food;
• Be sure to monitor your pet’s weight (each breed may have its own age standards) so as not to miss possible start obesity.

If you follow these rules, soon the health of the pet will itself show how much the owner is doing everything correctly.

Signs of cat health

There may be fewer reasons to worry about the health of your neutered furry friend if you have:

• good appetite, lack of indifference to food;
• shiny silky coat (does not fall out, does not fade);
• playful mood, interest in surrounding objects and territory;
• normal digestion (regular stool);
• diuresis is normal, typical for a castrate.

These signs clearly indicate feeling good pet, but periodic visits to the veterinarian for a more detailed examination are still required: the timeliness of the tests will help to exclude or recognize the hidden form possible incipient diseases.

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