Cats

Should cats eat cat food or homemade cat food? I think every owner will have different ideas about this problem. Although we can't uniformly stipulate what cats should eat, we can give examples of what cats must not eat.

Some meat foods will be converted into energy in the cat's body when eaten in moderation, but excessive intake may become a burden in the cat's body. The following foods are just like this, so the owner should pay attention!

First, cats fed with liver are prone to rickets

The correct ratio of calcium to phosphorus in cat food is approximately 1: 1, while calcium in liver is less and phosphorus is more, and the ratio of calcium to phosphorus in fresh liver is 1: 36. If cats eat liver for a long time, it will lead to calcium deficiency. The external manifestations of calcium deficiency are as follows: 1. The stomach function is weakened, the appetite is poor, and the body is getting thinner. 2, no longer alive and kicking, afraid of heights, dare not jump from heights. Young cats with severe calcium deficiency will have sunken waist and shoulders and narrow pelvic cavity, which will lead to constipation. In the cold season, young cats are also prone to hind limb weakness, and in severe cases, they will be paralyzed. This is what we often call rickets.

If a cat already loves to eat liver, it can take about 1 days to mix the new cat food and liver for the cat to eat, and then increase the amount of new food and reduce the amount of liver every day until the cat fully adapts to the new food.

2. Raw fish and raw meat should not be eaten

Eating undercooked fish will make cats lack vitamin B1, because raw fish will produce an enzyme to destroy vitamin B1, and lack of vitamin B1 in cats may lead to spasm, heart disease and intermittent shock.

In addition, eating raw fish for cats will bring unnecessary parasitic troubles, which will bring trouble to your life and that of cats. Agricultural University Animal Hospital has treated many cats with liver diseases, which are caused by eating raw fish and being infected with parasites, causing systemic jaundice and hepatitis. Liver disease can also lead to liver ascites and kidney disease, which are definitely incurable diseases for cats.

3. Chicken liver should not be used as a staple food

Chicken liver mainly contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamin A, vitamin D, phosphorus and other ingredients, which has high nutritional value, good palatability and unique fishy smell and is loved by dogs and cats. But if you eat chicken liver for a long time, and eat chicken liver alone, some diseases will appear.

For example, obesity, skin itching, vitamin A poisoning, calcium deficiency, bleeding, postpartum convulsions and other diseases, although eating chicken liver for a long time has various disadvantages, it does not mean that chicken liver should never be eaten. In some cases, chicken liver is a good tonic for dogs and cats. For example, the high content of vitamin A in chicken liver can be used to maintain the integrity of epithelial cells in respiratory tract and digestive tract to enhance the body's resistance. For dogs and cats with poor appetite or serious illness and no appetite, the good palatability of chicken liver can be used to stimulate appetite and gradually restore the function of digestive tract. For dogs and cats with poor nutrition or thin constitution, the high content of protein in chicken liver can increase their nutrition and strengthen their physique.