Cats fall in the category of Obligate Carnivore. An obligate carnivore is one that must east meat. Therefore, you cannot turn her into a herbivore. To help with it, nature made the cat in such a manner to adapt to this and hence the digestive tract of cats has been shortened and to optimize proteins from meat. The digestive and dental capability to eat grass has been taken off from them. However, it is surprising, given their physical inability to process plants, that you will still find cats nibbling on plants from time to time. There are many theories for why cats would nibble plants. They may be trying to balance an upset digestion or add missing vitamins and minerals. Perhaps they simply like the taste. Maybe it’s a combination of factors. The jury is still out on this matter.
Fortunately these days, we don’t have to go out and hunt for food to feed our cats. There are a large number of very good, nutritionally balanced foods available in pet stores to satisfy any cat tastes. Try to feed good quality food as it is really important for the growth and proper nourishment of the cats. Try to pick the food that your cat likes and then try to stick too it as long as your cat has no objection to it. Cats don’t actually need a lot of variety. Changing their food constantly tends to just make them picky eaters. I have a first hand experience of it and hence no one can be a better judge on it then me 
Nutritional requirements of cats vary by age and their size. The requirements also substantially vary from the kitten stage to the time of changing into a full grown cat. Be sure to follow the instructions on the bag to avoid feeding too much or too little. The average adult cat will need about one cup of food a day. Cats appreciate consistency in their feeding schedules. Try to feed them at the same time each day. Also, try to keep their bowls out of high traffic areas. It’s hard to eat your dinner when people are stepping on you!
Try not to feed your cat what is a normal human food. Some things, such as chocolate and raw liver, are actually toxic to cats. Others cause digestive upset. Remove the bones from any cooked meat you might want to give to your cat. Poultry and pork bones in particular are given to splintering and can injure your cat.
When you need to switch from one type of food to the other, do so in a gradual process. Shifting gradually from one to the other over the course of a week will help prevent digestive upsets. You may need to switch foods because your store may stop carrying the brand you like or perhaps your kitten has grown old enough to graduate to adult food. Do the changeover slowly and your cat will thank you for it.
Feeding treats is something for you to decide if you want to do it. Some people are dead set against them. Others lavish treats on their pets at every opportunity. There are many good cat treats on the market today. Read their directions carefully. You don’t want to overindulge your cat and turn her into a furry beach ball with legs. The only other thing that a cat requires is water and by water i mean fresh water. Do your best to keep a nice fresh supply of water available for your cat all the time at a preset point. Personally speaking, i make water available to my cat at multiple spots in my home. I ensure to give her an easy access to it.
With a little thought and planning you can keep your pet healthy and happy for a long time to come. In any case, caring for animals that have been restricted to your home is your responsibility and hence we should ensure that we take proper care of them.
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Wow, i just read the above, and then i read the article about ‘dry food’. Our kittens (we have 2) were on soft food, kitten mince (kangaroo meat) until our VET told us to gradually put them completely on dry food. I am a completely cat crazy person and throught it was sorta odd, but with the VET’s advice we bought them the best quality range of dry food. We currently give them half a bowl of one type (meat) and half a bowl of the other (chicken), both are ‘good’ brands not the $2 type. lol. Now i’m thinking we should go back to the soft food – but would you recommend the packet (whiskers for kittens) or the kangaroo meat? Of course we’ll introduce it gradually, but i would love your opinion. Many thanks. Rachael.
Dear Rachael, first of all i would be wrong to tell you that i am an expert adviser on cats but since i have been having few myself, so i have learned a lot about them. The best thing is natural food but it comes with a lot of imbalances and can not be provided to a cat kept indoor. From my research i found out that feeding only dry food seriously impact cat health with direct effect on its kidneys as well. Therefore a mixture of dry and soft food is always preferred. I even give natural beef thinly sliced for cat to my chammi (cat name). The reason is that cat need proteins and nothing can match natural proteins. So i would suggest the same to you. However, kittens should be give soft food mostly as dry food is never advisable for kittens. Once they grow up (approx 6 months) you can give them dry food but in combination with soft one! And plenty of water is always preferred.
By the way if you are cat crazy like me, why don’t you join us here and write articles about your cat and upload its pictures. That would help us grow a small yet helpful community of cat crazy people! What say you?