Choosing a Food
You'll find lots of choices available when it comes to choosing food for your cat (including natural cat food or organic cat food). How do you decide which one to pick? Here's a guide outlining types of foods as well as quality levels for each type.

Your Cat's Nutritional Needs
As your kitten reaches adulthood, his nutritional needs change. He needs less protein and fat and fewer calories. You can switch your cat to an adult food when he's one year old. When you switch to a new food (including natural cat food or organic cat food), do it gradually. Over a two-week period mix in more and more of the new food as you decrease the amount of his original food.

Food Allergy
Hypoallergenic cat foods must not contain any meat or grain proteins from your cat's usual diet. Many different hypoallergenic diets are available. Always work with your veterinarian to determine if your pet has an allergy of any kind. There are no known risk factors for cat food allergies. However, food allergies are the second most common skin disease in cats. Unlike other types of allergies, food allergies don't target a specific breed or gender.

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