The cereal-free diet for dogs and cats

Posted by Team Maria on March 22nd, 2019

What is the cereal-free diet for dogs and cats? We enlighten you on the composition of the diet without cereals.

What composition for a diet without cereals?

To give the texture and consistency of the kibble, the presence of starch is necessary in the composition of croquettes. Starch can come from different sources: cereals, legumes or even tubers. There is therefore no kibble without the presence of starch.

Potatoes, peas and sweet potatoes figure prominently in the formulation of grain-free croquettes. Their digestibility is different and clean for each animal.

Even if biologically, the dog and the cat are carnivorous animals, the ingredients present in their food in croquettes or in pâtés are well tolerated and digested if the composition is well elaborated.

Most cereal-free croquettes contain a high protein content of animal origin (meat or fish).

Food without cereals: do not confuse gluten and cereals

Be careful not to confuse gluten and cereals. Cases of gluten intolerance in our animals are very rare. Gluten is not present in all cereals. In case of intolerance, you can orient yourself towards cereal - free diets, but also towards gluten - free rice - based diets (ie no wheat, no barley, and no rye).

How to choose among grain free croquettes?

The "cereal-free" offer is much diversified, it allows you to choose from many elaborate recipes focusing on fish, lamb or poultry. You will certainly find cereal-free croquettes according to the desires and tastes of your pet.

The added value of cereal-free croquettes lies in their high protein content of animal origin.

We offer exclusively on Emergencyanimalhospitalkirkland.com, the expert pet advices to grow your pet naturally.

If you want to offer your pet a diet without cereals, consider making a transition.

Depending on the digestive sensitivity, it can last several weeks. Here is an example of a transition:

In the same bowl:

• Days 1 to 4: make a ration consisting of 2/3 of the 1st food and 1/3 of the 2nd food,
• Days 5 to 9: half of the 1st food and half of the second food,
• Days 10 to 14: make a ration composed of 1/3 of the 1st food and 2/3 of the new food,
• Day 15: serve 100% of the second food.

If his coat is shiny and silky, his stool is regular and your pet is full of vitality, rest assured that his diet suits him.