Feeding the Chausie Cat: quantity, frequency of meals and foods


Feeding the Chausie cat, how to keep in shape with the right diet and the right doses, this valuable breed of cat.

the Chausie cat is a hybrid cat breed with special feeding needs.

Therefore, if you have decided to adopt a cat of this breed, it is advisable that you study carefully what this feline can and cannot eat.

Administering an inadequate diet for this cat means causing considerable damage to its organism.

Finding out about the needs of the breed you have chosen to adopt means guaranteeing a healthy and long-lasting life for your pet.

In today’s article we are going to see specifically, the feeding of the Chausie cat, the frequency of meals and the quantities necessary for the daily requirement of this cat breed.


What to feed the Chausie

In order to identify the daily ration to be administered to the Chausie cat, never as in this case it is advisable to first specify which foods are suitable for this breed.

The diet of the Chausie must be based exclusively on proteins of animal origin and partly also on vegetable proteins.

Followed by fats, minerals and vitamins. certainly it is essential to provide the Chausie with a complete and balanced product but it is vital that it does not include gluten, to which this cat is intolerant.

The perfect diet for the Chausie cat must be gluten-free.

Even if you provide a home-made diet for the cat and want to prepare meals yourself, it is essential that the meal contains the following nutritional values, but never gluten:

  • proteins: meat, fish, animal proteins useful for the formation and maintenance of muscles, other tissues, blood but also for the regeneration and conservation of body cells and tissues.
  • fats: the natural fatty parts of meat are a source of necessary energy and are mainly responsible for the transport of substances in the body as well as for the support and development of the joints and the nervous system;
  • minerals: calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium and chlorine (their deficiency can cause organic dysfunctions) and those that must be in small doses are: manganese, iron, copper, zinc, iodine and selenium (the excess of some it can cause intoxication with even lethal consequences). All essential for the development and maintenance of tissues;
  • vitamins: vitamins E, C, D, and K to keep the immune system strong and healthy. However, it is necessary to use it appropriately, perhaps by contacting the veterinarian.

After all, it is not only his organism but also his teeth that are suitable for a carnivorous diet.

So keep in mind that a cat’s healthy diet must consist of at least two thirds of meat.

Since, then, many are those who like to devote time to the preparation of home-made cat meals, we remind you that the foods to be used can be the following:

  • meat (chicken, turkey, beef);
  • fish (salmon, tuna, trout, mackerel);
  • offal (liver, lungs, heart, stomach, etc.);
  • fermented milk products, probiotics;
  • fresh fruit and vegetables;
  • vitamin and mineral supplements (including fatty acids that have a beneficial effect on the skin).

Nutrition of the Chausie: doses and frequency of meals

Despite the large size to which the Chausie belongs, it is wrong to think that this cat should eat disproportionate amounts of food.

The diet must be adapted to the lifestyle, age, health conditions and gender. Never as in this case, for the Chausie cat it is impossible to be able to use the same foods as a cat of any other breed.

Since, as we have previously mentioned, this breed has problems with the gastrointestinal system that does not allow it to easily digest the gluten present in certain products.

The same goes for the doses, it is not possible to generalize being a large cat that can weigh even over 20 kg .

We cannot rely on a generic table, but it is essential to properly administer the quantity and frequency of meals based on the size of the cat, which in this case is nothing short of large.

Therefore, as regards the feeding of the Chausie cat, for the doses and the frequency you can orient yourself using these general indications:

  • if you use dry cat food, you can calculate about 800gr per day but to be divided into 3 meals;
  • if you use wet food you can calculate the same about 800 gr per day. Remember that your meal cannot be just wet food, it needs to be varied. If you decide to mix the two, don’t exceed 20% wet food of the total.

Experts also advise not to overdo the doses and not to give in to excessive requests from the cat.

It can only create damage to the animal’s organism. If you want to learn more about the health of this breed, we recommend the article related to the diseases of the Chausie cat.


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