Castrated and sterilized cats are calm, affectionate and playful. They don't show aggression. At the same time, the level of physical activity in animals decreases, and they are prone to gaining excess weight. The likelihood of developing urolithiasis (UCD) increases. To prevent health problems, it is important to feed your pet properly. Veterinarians recommend ready-made diets, since such nutrition is completely balanced. A good choice is Brit for neutered cats. The product is manufactured in the Czech Republic by the family company VAFO Praha.
Range
There are 2 lines of Brit food: Brit Premium and Brit Care. They differ in composition and classes. Brit Premium is a premium product. Brit Care belongs to the super premium class. Each line contains food for cats and cats:
- up to 1 year;
- over 7 years;
- with sensitive digestion;
- constantly staying indoors;
- castrated (sterilized).
Brit Premium Sterilized is a complete dry food. It is low in calories, therefore it supports the optimal body constitution of the animal. Unlike Brit Care, Brit Premium contains corn. Thanks to extrusion processing, this component is well absorbed by the body of an obligate predator. However, some pets are allergic to corn. In this case, it is better to give preference to Brit Care.
Brit Premium croquettes are medium size. The animal bites them through, and does not just swallow them. This promotes proper functioning of the jaws and prevents tartar.
The food is made from chicken meat and offal. The ingredients undergo strict quality control. The chickens are raised on Czech farms and do not contain hormones. During heat treatment of meat, the maximum amount of useful components is preserved.
There are also Brit Premium canned foods for sterilized cats. They can supplement your pet’s diet, for example, give dry food in the morning and afternoon, and wet food in the evening. It is not recommended to mix croquettes into canned foods. These are different types of food, so stomach problems may occur.
Canned food is sometimes sold as cold cuts. The carton contains 4 pouches with 2 different flavors: beef and beans and chicken and turkey.
Types of wet food
This kind of food is most often produced in special packaging called pouches (from the English pouch - bag). You can also purchase wet food in portioned cans. All of them are divided into different categories based on quality. Based on this feature, cat food comes in the following varieties (classes):
- economy - the most common and affordable food, which, however, experts do not recommend using for feeding a pet, since they are cheap, and, therefore, low-quality raw materials are used in their production (at the same time, huge amounts of money are spent on advertising);
- premium - food, in the production of which more natural raw materials are used; the developers make the composition quite balanced (however, the information on the packaging is not always clear and correct);
- super premium - high quality, natural raw materials are used in production, the necessary vitamins and minerals are added, the content of BJU is well balanced (manufacturers often produce various lines intended, for example, for sterilized cats and neutered cats, especially for long-haired animals, and there are also medicinal foods );
- holistic - food of the highest quality, which, as a rule, has an ideally balanced and high-quality composition, and often has medicinal lines.
It is worth noting that price is not always an indicator of quality. A very expensive package of food may not contain even a third of the nutrients a cat needs. Division into categories implies the quality of a product produced using a certain technology using a certain quality of raw materials.
According to their intended purpose, wet food is divided into products intended for constant nutrition (containing all the necessary substances and useful additives), and treats (insufficiently balanced nutrition, which, however, is made as attractive as possible for cats). The latter can be used to pamper your pet, help him survive stress, and persuade him to take medicine. It is not worth feeding your cat this type of food all the time.
In addition, medicinal feeds that are used in nutrition during certain periods (during illness, after surgical interventions) can be divided into a separate category.
In addition, wet foods have different consistencies. It can be a stew, pate, pieces in sauce and other forms.
Composition assessment and analysis
Cats and male cats are obligate carnivores. The basis of their diet is meat. Premium British food contains 45% meat ingredients, of which:
- 17% chicken meal;
- 15% dried chicken;
- 8% hydrolyzed chicken protein;
- 4% chicken liver sauce;
- 1% fish oil from salmon.
Animal products and meat flour are the basis of high-quality dry food.
Additionally, chicken fat, preserved with tocopherols, is added to these components. It is a source of nutrients and gives the croquettes an aroma that attracts cats.
Manufacturers indicate the percentage of components. Meat comes first.
This means that it is contained in the most amount. Then comes rice and corn. They act as a source of carbohydrates, necessary for the formation of croquettes.
The ready-made dry diet Brit Premium also includes:
- dried beet pulp;
- Brewer's yeast;
- 0.25% dried dandelion;
- prebiotics;
- Yucca Schidigera extract;
- herbal and fruit extracts.
The composition does not contain flavor enhancers, flavorings or other harmful substances. Brewer's yeast and salmon oil support healthy skin and a beautiful coat. Dandelion has an anti-inflammatory effect, and yucca reduces fecal odor. Prebiotics have a positive effect on digestion.
Squirrels
Analytical components are of great importance. The condition of the pet’s body depends on their percentage.
In the diet of an obligate predator, proteins should come first. Even if the animal was sterilized, its need for protein did not decrease.
Britovsky premium food contains 34% crude protein. This is a good indicator.
Fats
Neutered pets tend to be overweight, so the amount of fat in their diet should be low.
Premium Dry Brit contains 12% crude fat.
Carbohydrates
Cats do not need large amounts of carbohydrates. Normally there should be less of them than fat. However, this is not always possible.
The manufacturer does not indicate the carbohydrate content in the analytical composition. To calculate this number, you need to subtract the percentages of the components (protein, fat, fiber, ash, moisture and minerals) from 100%. It turns out to be 29.5% carbohydrates.
Other feed components
The remaining components of the feed are vitamins, trace elements and minerals. For castrated cats, the ratio of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium plays an important role. An imbalance of minerals leads to the formation of kidney or bladder stones.
Premium Czech Brit contains:
- 0.9% calcium;
- 0.7% phosphorus;
- 0.04% magnesium.
The correct ratio of minerals maintains a neutral urine pH level (6-6.5) and creates unfavorable conditions for stone formation.
Brit care cat food
The Brit care diet contains all the important and beneficial ingredients for your pet's health, these are: chicken and fish oils, fiber, rice bran, polysaccharides, vitamins and microelements.
Manufacturers do not add preservatives, flavors, or dyes to the product, so animal breeders and veterinarians respond very positively to the Brit line of food. Brit care food composition:
- Dehydrated chicken and turkey meat.
- Boneless chicken meat.
- Rice bran.
- Chicken fat.
- Rice.
- Dried apples.
- Beet pulp.
- Chicken liver.
- Salmon oil.
- Brewer's yeast.
- Vitamins.
- Prebiotics.
- Minerals.
- Pear-shaped sea buckthorn.
- Plantain.
Brit care cat food is hypoallergenic and very well digestible thanks to a well-chosen combination of all the products included in its composition. And the content of additional additives will allow your pet to: improve health, increase immunity, prevent the development of diseases, improve the condition of teeth and coat.
Benefits of Brit care
- The product is made from quality ingredients.
- The presence of a large assortment, in addition to Brit care dry food, there is also jellies and canned food, for the production of which only fresh and natural meat is used.
- The composition includes useful vitamins and microelements.
- Brit's diet contains a lot of natural fiber, fats, and proteins.
- The unique composition helps improve the pet’s health, strengthens teeth, and coat quality.
- Wide range of products. Some types of food are specially developed for kittens, others for adult animals.
- Quite a low price for premium products compared to products from other manufacturers.
- Natural ingredients make Brit food not only healthy, but also tasty; cats eat it with great pleasure.
Disadvantages of Brit food
- The presence of corn in many types of food can provoke an allergic reaction. It should be remembered that corn is a rather difficult product to digest.
- The composition includes brewer's yeast, which helps improve the quality of cats' fur, but often causes allergies.
- Valerian flavoring, which is also present in the composition, can cause a feeling of thirst and not saturation with the product. Because of this, the animal can eat several times more than the prescribed portion.
Advantages and disadvantages of the product
The advantages of the product for neutered cats are:
- enrichment with all necessary vitamins and minerals;
- maintaining the correct ratio of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium;
- contains a large number of meat components;
- taste appeal;
- absence of soy and harmful substances.
Brit Premium is better than many premium analogues. The manufacturer honestly indicates how much and what it contains.
The disadvantage is the presence of corn in the composition, as it can provoke allergies. Good foods contain little or no of it. The percentage of carbohydrates is a little high. However, if feeding standards are observed, this will not harm the animal.
Characteristics of Brit food
Cat food produced in the Czech Republic varies in the level of product quality. It is manifested in the enrichment of the vitamin and mineral complex, the amount of allergens and the percentage of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
Brit food is developed based on the company's principles:
- High quality protein. By nature, cats are carnivorous animals, so they need protein, and carbohydrates are consumed in minimal quantities. The need for animal proteins is taken into account by this brand of food.
- The variety of food range covers all ages and body characteristics of cats.
- The feed uses only natural and environmentally friendly raw materials, which are also used in the manufacture of food products for people. Products are produced with the logo of the “bio” trademark.
"Brit" has established itself in the market as a good manufacturer of super-premium and premium feed.
Taking care of pets is the main principle of work when making food. Any experiments on them are excluded - this is what the manufacturer assures.
The opinion of veterinarians
Elena, 48 years old, Nizhny Novgorod
Brit Premium is worth the price/quality ratio. This diet contains reduced levels of magnesium. This is a good prevention of struvite (phosphorus and magnesium stones). However, if the cat had or has oxalates (calcium stones), it is better to avoid this food.
Evgeniy, 42 years old, Moscow
Brit Premium is a worthy product from a Czech manufacturer. The results of tests on cats prove that this diet has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the body. It is important to ensure that your pet drinks plenty of water. Normally, he should consume 3 times more fluid than he eats food, i.e. if the feeding rate is 60 g per day, then 180 ml of water per day is needed.
Alexander, 39 years old, St. Petersburg
Brit Premium for castrated animals contains only chicken as animal protein. It happens that pets refuse to eat it. In this case, you can try food for castrates based on chicken and turkey from the Brit Care line. It is more expensive, but has an improved composition (does not contain soy, grains and corn).
Anna, 36 years old, Izhevsk
Finding food after sterilization can be problematic. Some pets initially refuse ready-made dry diets. In this case, premium British canned goods are suitable. However, they are more expensive. In my veterinary practice, I often encountered cats who refused dry Brit. This may be due to the lack of flavorings and flavor enhancers.
Dmitry, 41 years old, Lipetsk
Dry Brit Premium is a good prevention of urolithiasis. If you compare it with similar products from other manufacturers, you can be convinced of the lowest percentage of magnesium (the mineral that most often contributes to the formation of stones). This food is suitable for both castrated and non-castrated animals with a history of predisposition to urolithiasis.
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Food for sterilized cats
The manufacturer Brit produces several varieties of food for sterilized cats and neutered males. In the Brit Care cat line, dry food is represented by the Missy option, in the second line - Brit Premium Sterilized.
Sterilized contains chicken and grains necessary to maintain the health of your pet after surgery.
Missy dry food contains sea buckthorn oil. This is what prevents diseases of the genitourinary system. In addition, it contains the least amount of magnesium and phosphorus, which are not recommended to be given to animals after sterilization or castration.
How to choose food
Natural food is considered the best food for a pet, but it is not always possible to match the percentage balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates to the natural needs of the cat’s body. In such a situation, the animal should be fed with industrial feed with a dietary composition as close as possible to natural food.
Currently, there is a wide variety of diets on the market, both domestic and imported, and for a beginner it will be a problem to choose quality food for your pet.
To choose the right food, it is important to navigate your pet’s taste preferences, the presence of allergic reactions or diseases, and physiological needs. You must first obtain advice from a veterinarian in selecting food for your pet.
Which cat food to choose?
When switching from eating natural products to industrial food, remember that the cat must consume a lot of clean water. Also, the transition should be carried out smoothly; gradual introduction of small portions of dry food will not lead to digestive tract upset. To begin with, you can use soft food in pouches or canned food. The ideal combination is dry and wet, feeding recommended by most experts.
When choosing food, pay attention to the composition and the place that meat occupies - it should come first
Price
You can now view the current price of food and buy it right here:
You can buy Brit food for cats in almost any pet store or order it online. The average cost of Brit Care dry food for picky cats Cocco is:
- 0.4 kg – from 280 rub.;
- 2 kg – from 910 rub.;
- 7 kg – from 2950 rub.
Food for spayed and neutered cats and Missy cats will cost:
- 0.4 kg – from 260 rub.;
- 2 kg – from 910 rub.;
- 7 kg – from 3095 rub.
In conclusion, we will say that although this food “does not have enough stars in the sky,” it will give odds to many diets from the super-premium segment. Its price category is quite consistent with its quality, and, in our opinion, this menu can be recommended for the daily nutrition of your pet.
Brit Care cat food review
Brit Care belongs to the super-premium class. The same manufacturer produces Brit Premium, Profine, and Carnilove food. In addition, products under the Lets Bite, Sams Field, Petit, Brit Animals brands are also produced by VAFO PRAHA sro.
Composition of Brit Care food
Let's look at the composition of Brit Care cat food using the example of the Gain-Free INDOOR option (grain-free, for adult cats):
Information about the composition from the official website of the manufacturer.
The first and third ingredients, fresh chicken 26% and dehydrated chicken 20% respectively, are good sources of protein. Yellow peas are also relatively rich in protein, but even with a maximum of 24 g of protein per 100 g of peas, we get only ~6% protein (that is, from the total 30% indicated in the guaranteed analysis, up to 6% is vegetable protein, and from 24% - animal origin).
Let us remember that animal proteins are richer in amino acid composition and are better absorbed than plant proteins. Therefore, it is good when the main source of protein is animal meat or fish fillet, and not ingredients like “corn gluten”, “wheat gluten”, etc.
Yellow peas, despite their relatively high protein content, are still mainly a source of carbohydrates. Dried apples (8%), pumpkin (6%) are a source of fiber. Chicken fat (4%, preserved with tocopherols), salmon oil (2%) are good sources of fats and fatty acids. Psyllium (2%, chaff and seeds) is a plantain plant whose seeds are rich in soluble fiber, good for digestion.
Hydrolyzed chicken liver (2%) is a natural flavoring additive. Brewer's yeast (2%) is a source of B-group vitamins. Flax seeds are rich in fiber and unsaturated fatty acids. Dried motherwort (0.5%), dried chamomile (0.5%), dried sea buckthorn (0.3%), dried lingonberries (0.2%) are sources of fiber, and sea buckthorn and lingonberries are very rich in natural antioxidants.
Minerals are a dietary supplement of minerals. Fructooligosaccharides (0.015%) and mannanoligosaccharides (0.015%) are prebiotics that improve digestion. Yucca schidigera (0.008%) - reduces the smell of excrement. Lactobacillus acidophilus HA-122 inactivated (15x109 cells/kg) - probiotic, good for digestion.
The technological supplement states that tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, ascorbyl palmitate and rosemary extract are used as antioxidants. That is, all antioxidants are natural (tocopherols are, in fact, vitamin E, and ascorbyl palmitate is vitamin C).
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of this food include:
- the main source of protein is meat ingredients;
- grain-free formulations (no wheat, corn or even rice);
- rich in vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances;
- In addition to dry food, there is also wet food “Brit Care” (pouches, canned food);
- Widely distributed, available in most pet stores;
- the percentage of all ingredients is indicated (this is very rare);
- the price is lower than many analogues.
The disadvantages include:
There are no significant shortcomings.
