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Foods that should not be given to cats: many make the mistake of feeding them to their pets
28.03.2024 06:10
It would seem that beloved pets live under the same roof with their owners and largely adopt their way of life, which means their diet can easily be adapted to our diet.
Unfortunately, this is a common misconception, which, if followed, often leads to adverse consequences for the animal.
Cats have delicate and sensitive bodies, and some species require specific diets and special care.
The ingredients of the owner's menu have a negative impact on the principle of long-term effect, imperceptibly destroying the body, which subsequently results in serious diseases and disorders in the functioning of the pet's body, but there are also particularly harmful products, the consequences of the use of which are immediately visible, in the form of diarrhea, flatulence, vomiting, abdominal pain, rash, hair loss and many other unpleasant symptoms.
When feeding cats, it is important to follow a number of rules and avoid harmful products, then your pet will live a long and cheerful life without worries, and will continue to delight you with his little pranks.
Foods that can harm your cat
Cats are naturally carnivores. Their wild relatives and ancestors ate what they hunted, so it was primarily the meat of the victim, its internal organs and digested portions of greenery from the stomach.
There were practically no cereals in this diet and cats do not need them for complete nutrition.
They can be easily found in many low-quality and cheap foods, because they are great as a filler, but from the point of view of pet nutrition, they are absolutely unnecessary and impractical.
Grains may also be difficult for cats with sensitive digestion and allergies to digest.
Pork is also far from healthy for cats, even though it is meat, choosing it among all other types is the worst option.
Pork is very fatty and difficult for cats' stomachs to digest, and it is especially harmful for kittens.
Eating pork in cats can lead to putrefactive processes in the intestines, which in turn destroys its natural flora, causing abdominal pain, gas and diarrhea.
It is a common fact that cats can drink milk, but whether it is good for them is another question.
Kittens feed on mother's milk, it is very nutritious, contains enough vitamins and fats for newborn lumps and promotes proper and full growth of offspring.
However, cat milk has a different composition than cow milk because it contains much less lactose. The enzyme called lactase, which is used to digest lactose, gradually disappears as the kitten is weaned from its mother cat.
Cats and some pets digest cow's milk easily, the enzyme simply does not disappear or breaks down much more slowly, especially if they are immediately switched to it.
Other animals, in turn, will begin to have stomach problems, so you should definitely be careful with milk.
Onions, whether cooked or raw, can cause severe anemia in cats because they negatively affect your pet's red blood cells, and this doesn't just apply to cats.
In large quantities, onions can be really dangerous, and this will not only result in stomach pain, but also more serious problems, up to the development of a serious disease of the cat. It should be excluded from the animal's diet immediately.
Another bad food for cats is egg whites. They contain an enzyme that blocks the body's use of biotin, leading to a serious deficiency of this nutrient.
Biotin deficiency is primarily a skin and fur problem. It is important that the egg itself is perfectly balanced and can be given to your pet without problems, the main thing is not to allow the consumption of only protein, especially raw.
Liver, the benefits of which cannot be denied for the human body, contains a lot of vitamin A, which in such a huge amount will have a very negative effect on the animal's body.
Therefore, it is worth paying more attention not so much to the product as to the amount of vitamin A in the pet's diet. The spleen should also be avoided, as it can cause diarrhea and dehydration in cats.
Poultry bones are very dangerous for purely mechanical reasons, because they are brittle and fragile. They tend to break into small but sharp pieces, especially after processing.
Such bone fragments can not only damage the pet's mouth and esophagus, but also cause damage to the stomach walls or puncture of the intestines, which is extremely dangerous and requires immediate intervention of a veterinarian. It is permissible to treat your pet with cartilage along with chicken and turkey, but bones should be disposed of.
Foods that are prohibited to give to a cat
While introducing small amounts of the above foods will not cause much harm to your pet (except for bird bones), there are foods that are absolutely dangerous to your pet.
Among them, chocolate and all products containing cocoa are in first place. Chocolate in the cat's body releases a toxic substance that causes high production of adrenaline.
The cat's heart will suffer the most. It is also strictly forbidden to give pets cookies, jelly and other human sweets, which can be real poison for the animal, especially because of the chemicals they contain.
You should avoid mushrooms, raisins, grapes and spices. The cat's body is much weaker and more sensitive than the human one.
Dog food, which a kitten may secretly eat, is also harmful to it; the composition of food for different animals is completely different; cats should eat cat food.
You should also be careful with fish, because some types, served raw and unprocessed, contain a lot of an enzyme that destroys vitamin B1.
The problem disappears after cooking the product. It is strongly recommended to avoid fatty fish, as well as fatty pork, cats will have a hard time digesting its fibers.
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