What types of pet food are available?

Nutritionally comprehensive and balanced pet food is a different kind of feed formulated according to the nutritional needs and eating characteristics of pets of different ages, breeds and physiological stages. It is generally divided into dry pet food, semi-wet pet food, filling pet food, prescription pet food.

1.1 Dry pet food

Most of the expanded granular feed or block feed, each lkg of feed containing more than 12560J of heat energy, water content of 10~15%. It can be used as the staple food of pets, and can meet the needs of pets of different ages, different growth stages and different weights. It can be stored and preserved at room temperature after antiseptic treatment, and it is convenient to use.

1.2 Semi-moist pet food

Generally made into a round cake-like appearance like meat. The water content of this type of food is about 25%, lower energy, nutrition is more balanced, room temperature storage and preservation. The odour is smaller than canned food, and it is easy to use independent packaging.

1.3 Canned pet food

Canned pet food is made of animal products, aquatic products, plant grains, legumes or their by-products, fats or oils, minerals and vitamins, etc., the water content of 75-80% divided into two types of complete feed type and pure meat type. Generally used as supplementary food (snacks), in order to prevent deterioration need to be kept refrigerated.

1.4 Prescription pet food

Special formula food, prescription food, "professional prescription" products or health food. This type of pet food is formulated for different ages, different physiological needs, different diseases and causes of disease, etc., mostly dry granules, small packages. These products should be used under the guidance of a general practitioner.

Dry pet food is the most common and affordable, suitable for most consumers. Semi-moist pet food has a good taste, but is not easy to keep, suitable for puppies to eat, the price between dry food and canned. Canned pet food is nutritionally balanced, palatable and relatively expensive. Prescription pet food must be used under the guidance of a veterinarian due to its special features.

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