Cat eating six errors
Monday, January 19th, 2009Everyone dependent cat has its own preferences, but some practice is unscientific, cats nutrition experts have pointed out that six of the most common errors.
Misunderstanding of a favorite cat fish
Cat fish can provide a good protein and other nutrients, but an excessive amount of fish for cat health hazards there. For example, cats with long-term consumption of excessive tuna diet, may cause yellow fat disease, the disease is the cause of food shortage of vitamin E content, will have a painful inflammatory reaction.
Misunderstanding two cats need milk
Many cats are lactose intolerance, they do not have lactose enzyme, they can not digest lactose in milk, which in a few hours after drinking the milk will be ranked soft or diarrhea.
Misunderstanding three cats can only vegetarian
Although the cat occasionally bite home plants, but that does not mean that the plant is their only food. Nutritionist, said the health of the cat itself can not be required for synthesis of taurine and arachidonic acid, and these two nutrients only animal meat and fat can supply, so the cat can not be vegetarian living.
Misunderstanding four dogs and cats can eat the same food
Dogs need nutrients and nutrients needed for a cat is not the same as, cats must be achieved by eating a higher amount of protein, B vitamins, vitamin before forming A, taurine and arachidonic acid and so on. If the cat food in the above-mentioned lack of adequate nutrients, while the cat’s health will be greatly affected.
Misunderstanding of five low-ash or low-magnesium diet can prevent the cat lower urinary tract disease
Lower urinary tract disease is more common cat diseases, and many cats that low magnesium low ash cat food or cat food to prevent the cat lower urinary tract disease. In fact, the cat lower urinary tract disease can not be eliminated by low ash cat food, the most important thing is to lower consumption of magnesium and urine can be a cat food acidic magnesium ammonium phosphate to prevent urinary stones; and magnesium ammonium phosphate urinary stones is caused by feline lower urinary tract disease is a major.
Misunderstanding six cats need cat mint
About 50% of the cats on the smell of cat mint leaves are very interested in, like grasping bite, but this does not mean that a cat eating cat mint necessary to maintain health. In fact, the cat is a kind of mint will cause hallucinogenic plants, cat, after eating some of them may be caused by a temporary (5 minutes to 15 minutes) of behavioral change, such as sneezing, chewing, friction, rolling, call, the delirium and so on.