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Cat Food

At Burgess, all our cat food is made using premium ingredients to ensure excellent quality and superior taste to help keep your cat happy and healthy – from kitten, to adult and mature.

The optimum diet for your cat is one that supplies the correct number of calories and balance of nutrients for their size, life stage and lifestyle. This means calculating the nutrient content and dietary components such as protein, fat, carbohydrate and vitamins and minerals required. This is what our expert team of nutritionists do when we create our delicious recipes.

Burgess Cat Food is a complete food. This means, whatever variety you choose for your cat, it will contain all the nutrients they need in the correct balance.

Kitten Chicken

Kitten Chicken 1.5kg from £7.99

Adult Cat Scottish Salmon

Adult Cat Scottish Salmon 1.5kg from £7.99

Adult Cat Chicken & Duck

Adult Cat Chicken & Duck 1.5kg from £7.99

Neutered Cat

Neutered Cat 1.5kg from £8.99

Mature Cat With Turkey & Cranberry

Mature Cat With Turkey & Cranberry 1.4kg from £7.99

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Cats and humans have been companions for thousands of years. And, although they’re self-contained creatures – having evolved from solitary and independent ancestors that don’t live naturally in family groups as dogs do – they form close, affectionate bonds with their human guardians, relying on us for companionship, regular playtime and, of course, the very best nutrition throughout their life.

Cats are ‘obligate’ or ‘true carnivores’, which means they must eat meat to survive and thrive. Carnivores require nutrients found only in animal flesh and, while they might be able to ingest small amounts of plant matter, they’re not able to fully digest it.

Understanding cat digestion

Cats have a very specialised digestion, with a small intestine that’s only about three times the length of their body.
Their stomach secretes digestive juices that act primarily on meat.
As strict carnivores, cats have high protein requirements and their metabolism appears unable to make essential nutrients such as retinol (Vitamin A), arginine (an amino acid), taurine (an organic compound found in animal tissue) and arachidonic acid (a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid).
In order to get these essential nutrients, a cat has to eat meat.

What’s in our recipes?

Advanced Protein – High in protein for natural carnivores
Heart Health – Taurine helps support a healthy heart
Skin & Coat – Omega fatty acids support healthy skin and a glossy coat
Digestive Comfort – Prebiotics support beneficial gut bacteria
Immune Protection – Contains antioxidants to support your cat’s immune system
Dental Defence Technology – To reduce plaque formation and support healthy teeth and gums

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Why choose Burgess Cat Food?

At Burgess, all our pet food is produced in line with FEDIAF (the European pet food industry federation) nutritional guidelines. These guidelines, which are based on many pieces of published research, helps us to calculate the nutrient content and dietary components such as protein, fat, carbohydrate and vitamins and minerals required to ensure all our foods meet the detailed nutritional requirements for the pets they are designed for.

Our cat foods are made using premium ingredients to ensure excellent quality and superior taste. We use protein sources combined with natural antioxidants and essential nutrients to help keep your cat happy and healthy.

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Find out more about the Burgess Cat Food range

Did you know, it’s estimated that up to 70% of cats develop dental disease by the age of three? That’s why – along with premium ingredients to ensure excellent quality and superior taste – we’ve included a specialist ingredient which helps to support healthy teeth and gums in all of our adult cat food.

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Kitten

It’s been estimated that kittens grow at roughly 15 times the rate of a human baby and so need a diet that’s high in energy, boosted with extra minerals and vitamins to support that rapid growth. Their stomachs are relatively small and their jaws less powerful, so they need to eat a highly digestible, good quality diet, little and often.

Burgess Kitten Chicken has a unique recipe that contains a balance of highly digestible proteins to help build muscle, calcium to support developing bones and teeth and nucleotides, which help support growing bodies and are vital for the development of the gut and immune system.

Bones & Teeth – Fortified with calcium to support developing bones and teeth
Immune Support – Contains antioxidants to help support your kitten’s immune system
Muscle Formation – A balance of highly digestible proteins and essential amino acids to support muscle development
Digestive Development – With prebiotics and nucleotides to support the developing gut
Skin & Coat – Omega fatty acids support healthy skin and a glossy coat

Burgess Kitten Chicken is suitable for kittens from four weeks up to one year of age and has specially designed smaller kibble to suit a kitten’s bite size. It’s also suitable for pregnant and nursing mothers to help support growth and development throughout pregnancy and ease the transition to dry food.

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Adult

Providing your pet with a nutritionally balanced, complete diet will help keep them in tip top condition during the prime of their life. Our Adult range can be fed from 12 months.

Burgess Adult Chicken and Duck and Burgess Adult Cat Salmon contain elevated levels of protein to support obligate carnivores, taurine for a healthy heart and essential fatty acids for a healthy skin and shiny coat. We also add natural antioxidants to help support your cat’s immune system and natural prebiotics for a healthy gut.

Advanced Protein – High in protein for natural carnivores
Heart Health – Taurine helps support a healthy heart
Skin & Coat – Omega fatty acids support healthy skin and a glossy coat
Digestive Comfort – Prebiotics support beneficial gut bacteria
Immune Support – Contains antioxidants to support your cat’s immune system

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Mature – 7 years +

Cats live to around 16 years and some have even been known to thrive into their 20s (that’s 96 in human terms). Many older cats develop specific conditions, such as arthritis – some of which can be eased by diet. Food designed for older pets will generally be boosted with higher levels of antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E to support the immune system, and supplements such as glucosamine and fatty acids to help joint mobility.

Protein levels will generally be restricted, since the kidneys of many older cats are unable to cope with a high protein diet, but enough good quality protein must be provided to keep their body tissues in good repair. Older cats absorb food less efficiently and tend to lose weight, so mature feline diets tend to have a higher calorie content than a normal adult cat food.

Burgess Mature Cat with Turkey and Cranberry is specially designed to support your cat into their senior years and includes highly digestible proteins to help maintain strong muscles, antioxidants to support the immune system and glucosamine to support healthy joints. It can be fed from seven years onwards and provides:

Joint Support – Glucosamine is an ingredient which helps maintain healthy joints
Heart Health – Taurine helps support a healthy heart
Urinary tract health – Formulated to support a healthy urinary system
Immune Support – Natural antioxidants support your cat’s immune system into its senior years
Skin & Coat – Omega fatty acids support healthy skin and a glossy coat
Dental Defence Technology – this contains a specialist ingredient to reduce plaque formation and support healthy teeth and gums. It’s especially helpful for mature cats because, as cats get older, their risk of developing dental problems increases.

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Neutered Cat

While neutering has many positive benefits, it does mean that your kitten or cat’s needs can change. Neutered cats can be more at risk of developing urinary tract infections and have a higher chance of weight gain. A specialised diet helps to support these additional needs.

Our advanced, high protein and award-winning Burgess Neutered Cat recipe contains the essential nutrients and vitamins that your neutered cat needs to help them stay healthy and content and is suitable for neutered cats of all ages:

High in protein – Tasty and digestible meat protein helps to maintain lean muscle mass
Weight management – Includes ‘L-carnitine’ to help maintain a healthy weight
Urinary tract health – Formulated to support a healthy urinary system
Dental health – We use a specialist ingredient to reduce plaque formation and support healthy teeth and gums
Reduces hairballs – Fibre helps prevent hairballs
Stool odour – Yucca extract helps to reduce litter tray odours and helps with stool formation

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How to choose the right food for your cat

Cats need a well-balanced, meat-based diet to stay fit and healthy – as carnivores they need to eat meat to survive and thrive and cannot be vegetarian. Choose a complete food that contains all the nutrients they need and is suitable for their age, health status and lifestyle.

If you’re at all unsure about the best way of feeding your pet or have any concerns about specific nutritional requirements at different times of their life, ask your local veterinary practice for advice.

You can also call our expert team on 44 (0)0800 413 969 who’ll be happy to help. They’re available 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

Alternatively, you can use our online form to get in touch.

TOP TIPS

If your cat has not eaten dry cat food before, it’s best to introduce it slowly over a seven-day period.
If your cat has eaten another dry cat food and is eating Burgess Cat Food for the first time, introduce the food gradually by increasing the amount of Burgess Cat each day and reducing the other dry cat food over a period of seven days.
Cats naturally eat lots of small meals per day. Try to split their daily intake into several small meals (unless advised otherwise by your vet).

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How to make feeding time more rewarding for your cat

In the wild, cats have to work for their food, which exercises their bodies and stimulates their minds. According to feline welfare charity International Cat Care, cats would naturally spend up to six hours a day foraging, stalking and catching prey, eating around 10 or more mice, probably involving about 30 attempts at capture.

Food dished out twice a day in a bowl in the kitchen presents no kind of challenge. Providing it in feeding balls or cat puzzles can deliver a much more exciting and rewarding experience for your cat.

Cats can be very fussy about where their resources are located and tend to prefer their food, water, litter tray, scratching post and bed positioned in different locations around the house.

In particular, a cat’s motivation to drink is not connected to hunger, so many find it confusing when water bowls are set out next to their food. Provide dedicated drinking vessels in alternative locations away from your cat’s dinner. Many felines prefer running water, so it could be worth investing a pet drinking fountain. If there are any of their resources they’re not using, try moving things around to see if it’s the location that’s the problem.

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How to measure cat food portions

How much your cat needs to eat depends on their age, lifestyle and health. Always read and follow the feeding instructions detailed on the packaging.

Accurate and regular weighing of food portions is essential to maintain a healthy weight. Too many calories and too little exercise causes obesity. This can lead to all manner of health and wellbeing issues including osteoarthritis, diabetes, cardiac disease and cancer – along with the inability to exhibit natural behaviours, such as climbing, jumping and grooming.

Use a kitchen scale to weigh out the correct daily amount of cat food as outlined on the packaging or use a dry-food measuring cup.
Place the weighed or measured-out food into a storage container. Whether you feed your cat twice, three times or more a day, take the amount from their daily ration in the container. That way, you’ll know your cat is getting just the right amount of food – not too much and not too little.
Cats naturally eat little and often. Try splitting their daily intake into several small meals (unless advised otherwise by your vet).

You can find more feeding tips based on weight and life stages on each Burgess Cat Food product page.

If you’d like more feeding advice, call our helpful expert team on 0800 413 969. They’re available 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

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