Cats fed high carbohydrate diets have higher blood glucose levels compared to cats fed low carbohydrate diets due to their failure to convert excess glucose to glycogen (storage form of energy). Unlike omnivores, cats are unable to process and store carbohydrates well. An ideal diet for a cat would be five-to-six mice per day - for your information, mice are high in protein (48 percent), low in carbohydrates (5 percent) and approximately 48 kcal per mouse. They are designed to eat meat, not plants. Why would I make this recommendation? It is for the following reasons.Ĭats are obligate carnivores.

However, for the average adult healthy cat, I recommend a canned diet with the following composition - greater than 50 percent of the calories ingested should be from protein, less than 10 percent daily calories from carbohydrates, and at least 30 percent of their daily calories from fat. Many times a day I hear the following question from my clients: What is the best food to feed my cat? My answer is always dependent on the age, body condition and health of the cat.