Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Nutrition 101 according to Royal Canin - Why Diets for Indoor Cats.

Years ago, cats earned their keep by hunting down rodents and other unwanted animals. Today, however, the vast majority spend their days entirely indoors, hunting no more than a dust bunny and a good nap.  With this decreased activity level comes a whole new set of special nutritional requirements for the indoor cat:


•Reduced activity levels and a greater risk of obesity.
•Almost continual shedding because the cat is not exposed to natural coat growth regulators such as temperature variations and changes in day length.
•Long and frequent grooming sessions.
•Increased importance of stool odor control.


Royal Canin addresses these needs with a complete line of diets designed for the indoor cat. Our nutrition includes:
•Hairball systems to help prevent and eliminate hairballs.
•Calorie control to balance your cat’s energy supply with its energy expenditures.
•Odor control system that promotes small, firm, less smelly stools. (Yes, it really works.)
•Anti-aging complex to help fight off free radicals.
•Tartar control.