Amakati amaningi atholwa cishe emasontweni ayisi-6 kuya kwayi-8 ubudala. Ngokuvamile sezivele zilunyuliwe kunina futhi zidla ukudla okuqinile. Kubalulekile ukupha amazinyane ukudla okunomsoco okuphelele okuqukethe amavithamini, amaminerali kanye nemisoco yekhwalithi ephezulu.

Lesi sihloko sizochaza konke odinga ukukwazi mayelana nokuthi yini okufanele uphakele amakati, ukuthi uzodla malini, nokuthi kangaki futhi nini lapho edinga ukushintshelwa ekudleni kwekati elidala.

Okufanele Ukondle Amakati

Izidingo zokudla kwekati lakho zizohluka kunezidingo zokudla zekati elikhulile. Ukuze usize izinyane lekati likhule liphilile futhi libe namandla, ukudla kwalo ngokuvamile kudinga:

• Amazinga aphezulu amaprotheni
• Amakhalori engeziwe ngenkomishi ngayinye
• Amanani aphezulu ezakhi ezithile (njenge-calcium)

U-Margie Scherk, u-DVM, u-DABVP we-Cats Only Veterinary Clinic e-Ottawa, ON, eCanada, uchaze lokhu ngokuningiliziwe ku-Central Veterinary Conference 2013 e-Kansas City: "Amakati amancane anezidingo zokukhula, ezihlanganisa ingxenye eyengeziwe yamaprotheni asekelwe ezilwaneni. kanye ne-calcium ne-phosphorus eningi.”1

Ikati yakho entsha ingase ibe namandla amaningi futhi ihlanganyele ekudlaleni okuxokozelayo, ngakho ukudla kwayo kudinga ukusekela umzimba wayo njengoba ishisa amakhalori lapho ijima futhi ichitha amandla ukuze ikhule.

Ukondla Amazinyane Okumanzi Ngokuphikisana Nokudla Okomile

Ukudla kwekati okumanzi nokomile kuvame ukutholakala ekwenziweni kwekati, futhi kukhona okuhle nokubi ekondleni ngayinye. Ukuze unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho evumelana kangcono nezidingo zekati yakho, khuluma nodokotela wakho wezilwane futhi uthole izincomo zabo. Nazi ezinye izinto ezinhle nezimbi zayo ngayinye:

• Ukudla kwekati elimanzi kunomswakama omningi, ngakho kungaba yinzuzo ekugcineni amakati emanzi, ukukhipha umgudu womchamo, nokusiza izinso ukuthi zihlale ziphilile. Kodwa-ke, ukudla okumanzi kuvame ukunamathela emazinyweni kakhulu, okungase kuhlotshaniswe nesifo samazinyo kanye nezinkinga zohlobo lwezingodo ezibuhlungu zamakati.

• Ukudla kwekati elomile kulula ukukondla ezindlini zamakati e-mutli futhi kungasiza ukuklebhula i-tartar emazinyweni. Nokho, amanye amakati angadla ngokweqile ngokudla okomile futhi akhuluphale ngokweqile, okungase kuhlotshaniswe nesifo samathambo, izinkinga zenhliziyo, izinkinga zomfutho wegazi, izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma isifo sikashukela—uma sibala ezimbalwa.

Ungakukhetha Kanjani Ukudla Kwezinyane Lekati Elisezingeni Eliphezulu

Kungase kuthathe isikhathi sokuqala namandla ekunqumeni ukuthi yikuphi ukudla okulungele ikati lakho, kodwa imizamo yakho izovuzwa ngekati elinempilo, elijabule, elihle.

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthola ukudla kwekati okunempilo ukuqhathanisa ukudla, ukhethe okumbalwa ongakhetha kukho, bese ukhuluma nodokotela wakho wezilwane mayelana nokuthi yikuphi okungcono kakhulu kwekati yakho. Cabangela umthombo wamaprotheni ekudleni bese ukhetha ukudla okungenazo izithako eziningi zokugcwalisa.

Kungakanani Kondla Ikati Lekati

Amakati akhula ngokushesha kule minyaka emisha futhi adla ukudla okuningi uma kuqhathaniswa namakati amadala. Sifuna ukunikeza imizimba yabo ngakho konke okudingekayo ukuze ikhule, kodwa futhi sifuna ukuthuthukisa imikhuba yokudla enempilo yesikhathi eside.

Imihlahlandlela yokudla iyashintshashintsha ngokwekati. Kodwa-ke, ezikhathini eziningi, ukusebenzisa izikhombisi-ndlela zokudla esikhwameni noma ethini lokudla kuyindawo enhle yokuqala, bese ungakwazi ukulungisa njengoba kudingeka kumntwana wakho. Udokotela wakho wezilwane angasebenzisa amafomula e-metabolic ukuze abale inani lamakholori adingekayo ngosuku ngokusekelwe esisindweni samanje sekati yakho.

Sifuna amazinyane azokuza elambile, kodwa futhi asifuni ukuthi azizwe elambile aze aqede ukudla konke ngemizuzwana embalwa. Ngokuvamile, amakati amancane angadla ¼ kuya ku-½ inkomishi yokudla ngesikhathi.

Uma ikati lakho lizacile, kungase kudingeke ukuthi sikhulise imfuneko yekhalori ngosuku. Uma ingane yakho ikhuluphala ngokushesha okukhulu, kungase kudingeke ukuthi sinciphise. Udokotela wakho wezilwane uzosebenzisa ithuluzi elibizwa nge-body condition score ukuze ahlole isisindo sekati lakho.

Izinga Lokukhula Kwekati Elinempilo

Umthetho ojwayelekile wesithupha kumakati ukuthi ngokuvamile azuza cishe iphawundi elingu-1 ngenyanga.

Ngokuvamile, isisindo sekati singaba yikhilogremu engu-1 ngenyanga engu-1 (amasonto ama-4), amakhilogremu angu-2 ezinyangeni ezingu-2 (amaviki angu-8), njalo njalo kuze kube yizinyanga ezi-4-5.

Amakati akhula kakhulu (kokubili ubude nesisindo) phakathi nonyaka wokuqala bese azinza kusukela lapho. Amapuleti amaningi okukhula amathambo ohlaka lwamathambo ekati avale cishe ngonyaka owodwa ubudala.

Ngalesi sikhathi, ngemva kokukhula okuningi sekuqediwe, udokotela wakho wezilwane uzoshintsha ingane yakho idle ukudla kwabantu abadala.

Izindlela Zokondla Amakati

Kunezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko zokondla amakati. Ngayinye yalezi zindlela inobuhle nobubi, ngakho-ke cabanga imininingwane bese ukhuluma nodokotela wakho wezilwane mayelana nokudla kwamahhala uma kuqhathaniswa nokuhlukaniswa ngokudla.

Indlela Yokudla Kwamahhala

Amakati okuncelisa mahhala kuvame ukwenziwa ngokudla okomile, kushiye isitsha ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuze ukudla kutholakale kalula. Lokhu kulungele abazali bezilwane ezifuywayo, ikakhulukazi uma benezinhlelo ezimatasa.

Inzuzo yalolu hlobo lokudla ukuthi ikati lakho lingadla ngesikhathi lifuna futhi lizilawulele ukuthi lidinga malini.

Okunye okungalungile kulokhu ukuthi amanye amakati azodla ngokweqile futhi akhuluphale ngokweqile. Okunye okungalungile ukuthi ekhaya elinamakati amaningi, amakati amadala ayakwazi ukufinyelela futhi angase adle ukudla kwekati.

Lokhu akuhlali kunempilo ezidingweni zekati elidala, futhi amakati abusa kakhulu angase alawule ukufinyelela kwekati endishini yokudla. Kulezi zimo, izinyane lekati kungenzeka alikutholi ukudla okwanele. Kungaba nzima ukulandelela imikhuba yokudla yekati ngalinye lapho behlanganyela ngesitsha sokuphakela mahhala.

Enye indlela yokubhekana nalokhu ukusebenzisa isiphakeli esicushwe yi-microchip esivuleka kuphela lapho siskena i-microchip yekati yakho. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi elinye ikati alikugadi lokhu okuphakelayo futhi livimbele ikati ukuthi lingadli.

Indlela Yokudla

Amakati okuncelisa ukudla kuyindlela yesibili yokondla. Lokhu kusebenza kahle ngokudla okumanzi okungenakushiywa ngaphandle usuku lonke. Ukondla izingxenye ezithile ngezikhathi ezithile kuyasiza futhi ekuhloleni ukuthi ikati ngalinye lidla malini futhi hlobo luni lokudla ekhaya elinamakati amaningi.

Ukuphakelwa ukudla kudla isikhathi esiningi kubazali bezilwane ezifuywayo futhi kuvame ukudinga isimiso esivamile. Udinga ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi uyakwazi ukondla ikati lakho kaningi ngokwanele ngalolu hlobo lokudla. Kukhona ezinye izitsha zokudla zekati ezisebenza kuzibali sikhathi ukuze zikhulule ngokuzenzakalelayo inani elilinganiselwe lokudla okomile ngezikhathi ezithile.

Amakati angakwazi futhi ukufunda ukusebenzisa indlela yawo yokuzingela engokwemvelo ukuze asebenzele ingxenye yokudla kwawo kwansuku zonke. Lokhu kusiza ukugcina ikati lakho liphilile ngokwengqondo nangokomzimba.

Kunezitsha eziningi ezisebenzisanayo, amabhola ahlakaza ukudla okomile kancane, nezinye izinketho ezitholakalayo ukuze ugcine ikati lakho limatasa ukuze ukudla kwalo kungapheli emizuzwaneni embalwa.

Kangakanani Kondla Amakati

Amakati amancane (amaviki angu-6-16) adinga ukuphakelwa ukudla okuningana ngosuku, uma ungawondli mahhala.

Njengoba zikhula futhi zishisa ama-calories, sifuna ukugcina imizimba yazo inikezwa amandla. Yondla ukudla njalo emahoreni angama-6-8.

Udokotela wakho wezilwane uzokwazi ukuthola inani lama-kilojoule ansuku zonke adingwa yikati yakho, futhi ungawahlukanisa phakathi kwenani lokudla ngosuku. Imvamisa, lapho amakati efika ezinyangeni ezi-4-5, angashintshelwa ekudleni okubili ngosuku, aqhubeke edla inani eliphelele lama-kilojoule ansuku zonke, kodwa ngokudla okungajwayelekile, okukhulu.

Izizathu Ezingenza Ikati Lakho Lingadli

Uma ikati lakho elisha lingadli kahle noma lihuda, shayela udokotela wezilwane bese uhlela okunye ukuhlolwa.

Ngezinye izikhathi ama-parasites amathumbu angabangela ukuphazamiseka kwesisu kumakati. Kuvamile ukuthi amazinyane abuye ekhaya esenezimuncagazi. Bangathola izimuncagazi nge-placenta ngaphambi kokuzalwa kanye nasobisini lukamama wekati.

Ezinye zalezi zimuncagazi zingatheleleka kubantu, ngakho inhlanzeko nokunakekelwa kokuzivikela kubalulekile.

Ukuphakela Ibhodlela/Amazinyane Ezintandane

Ngezinye izikhathi ikati elingumama alisakwazi ukunakekela amazinyane alo, futhi kudingeka siwasize. Lona umsebenzi omkhulu kodwa onomvuzo okufanele wenziwe.

Lawa makati avame ukuba nezinsuku kuya kwesonto ubudala (angase avale amehlo awo). Kufanele zidliwe ngamabhodlela, njalo ngemva kwamahora ambalwa, ekuqaleni, kufakwe amafomula okubuyisela ubisi lwekati.

Kudingeka futhi usebenzise indwangu yokugeza ukuze usule kahle izitho zabo zangasese ngemva kokudla ukuze uvuse ukuchama nokuzikhulula, njengoba bengakwazi ukuzenzela lokhu emasontweni ambalwa okuqala.

Lawa makati afunzwa ibhodlela athembekile kakhulu futhi anothando, kodwa adinga ukunakwa okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlalisana kwabantu njengoba ikati elingumama alitholakali ukuze liwafundise ukudlala nokuziphatha okwamukelekayo.

Isikhumbuzo esihle sivela ku-Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Nutrition). “Amazinyane alahlwe ngonina kumele ahlolwe ngokucophelela ukuthi akhona yini ukukhubazeka okubonakalayo njengokuqhekeka kolwanga kanye nosizo lwezempilo olunikezwa ngudokotela wezilwane uma kudingeka. Ukwengeza ngefomula yobisi esikhundleni sobisi noma umama oshade naye kuyodingeka ukuze ukhulise amakati alahliwe noma ayizintandane.” 2

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nokukhulelwa kwekati nokunakekelwa kwekati, hlola ukukhulelwa kwekati okuphelele kwe-PetMD kanye nomhlahlandlela wekati.

Izithenjwa:

• U-Margie Scherk, i-DVM, i-DABVP: Ukondla Amakati Anezidingo Ezihlukile Zokudla Okunempilo: Ingqinamba Emndenini We-Multicat, Inkomfa Emaphakathi Yezilwane Ka-2013 - Kansas City.

• U-Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Ukudla Okunomsoco): Ukondleka Kwezingane Ezisanda kuzalwa: Ukondla Imidlwane namaKittens kusukela ekuzalweni kuya ekulunyulweni, Ingqungquthela Yonyaka Yama-41 ye-OAVT kanye noMbukiso Wohwebo.

Isithombe esifakiwe: iStock.com/chendongshan

Ngu: Amanda Simonson, DVM

Umthombo: https://www.petmd.com/cat/nutrition/feeding-kittens-101-what-feed-how-much-and-how-often

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