Chocolate is almost a must-have item for family snacks now. It's sweet and delicious, but many cat owners can't help but let their cats eat two bites of chocolate when they see their poor little eyes. I didn't know that eating too much chocolate would lead to poisoning.

1. Why can't I feed my cat chocolate?

In order to amuse their pets, owners of cats and dogs like to feed some people. Especially those with children at home, they often give their own chocolate candy or ice cream to their pets. Don't you know that they are hurt because theobromine and caffeine in chocolate food are toxic to pets? If cats and dogs eat about 1.3 mg of baked chocolate or 13 mg of milk chocolate per kilogram of body weight, it may cause poisoning.

Second, the symptoms of cats eating chocolate poisoning

The main symptoms of poisoning are loss of appetite, drooling, vomiting and diarrhea. And severe convulsions and even coma, arrhythmia, and eventually lead to heart failure and death. Generally, cats will have symptoms after eating chocolate products for a few hours, and severe cases may die within 1-2 days. At present, there is no antidote to this kind of poisoning, and only first aid can be given by vomiting and gastric lavage to reduce the absorption of theobromine in cat's stomach and intestines. Because each cat's weight and physical condition are different, the content of theobromine in different chocolates is also different, so it is difficult to have a clear quantitative regulation on how much chocolate cats eat. Therefore, the safest way is to resolutely prevent cats from eating chocolate. In addition, tea and coffee and foods or drinks containing these two ingredients should not be given to cats, because theophylline in tea and caffeine in coffee also contain methylxanthine, which can also cause cat poisoning.

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List of foods that cats can't eat

Milk: Most cats don't have lactase, so they can't break down lactose. Milk intake can easily lead to diarrhea in cats. But yogurt can be fed in small quantities, which is original. In addition, cats can also have special cat milk powder or goat milk powder.

Salt: This includes anything salty, including inferior cat food (especially in Jia Wei, which contains too much salt), your favorite sauce beef and dried salted fish.

Cereals and starches: (such as rice, noodles, steamed bread, bread, potatoes, etc. For the sake of cats' teeth and because they can't absorb this kind of food, please don't feed them grain and starch.

Animal liver: The liver contains a lot of vitamin A. Excessive intake of vitamin A can lead to muscle stiffness, neck pain, bone and joint deformation and liver diseases. A small intake is ok, but you must not give more.

High-fat food: that is, high-fat fish or fat meat, which easily leads to their lack of vitamin E, which in turn causes inflammation of body fat and extreme pain.

Raw fish and raw meat: cook them before feeding them. Although some cats and dogs abroad eat raw meat, the domestic quarantine situation is not ideal. In order to prevent parasites, don't give cats and dogs raw meat.

Dog food: cats are carnivores and dogs are miscellaneous grains. The nutrients in dog food are not enough to meet the needs of cats.

Seafood: shrimp, sea crab, squid, snail, cuttlefish, octopus, squid, sardines and horseface fish. Protein because this kind of food is not easy to be digested by cats, but also contains toxins, which can cause cat allergies. Eating too much can cause allergies, salivation, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms. If it is a kitten, it may even cause convulsions and death in severe cases. In particular, sardines and horseface fish contain a strange toxin, and cats react strongly to it. But this kind of food is especially popular with cats and people because of its strong smell. Therefore, if we have excellent seafood when eating, don't feed the cat casually because it wants to eat, let alone cause its pain because of its love for the cat.

Bones (especially chicken and duck bones and big fish bones): This has been said a lot. Don't think how tough cats are. Sharp bones and big fishbones can easily scratch the throat or esophagus, which is also a warning from the pet doctor!

Condiments: such as salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, mustard, spicy oil and so on. Basically, as long as it is seasoned food, it is not suitable for cats and dogs. Because these condiments will affect the liver and kidney function of cats.

Onion, onion: contains ingredients that can destroy red blood cells, which can lead to anemia and even death in cats.

Garlic: Cats are more sensitive to garlic than dogs.

Smoked products: This is obvious. People should not eat more.

Grapes and raisins: The toxicity of grapes and raisins to cats is unknown, but they have been proved to be toxic to dogs. ASPCA Animal Poisoning Control Center advises not to give any amount of grapes or raisins to cats or dogs. This means that no matter how your cat pleads, don't share your muesli or fruitcake with him.

After reading this article, are the car owners shocked? Cats can't eat too much. Yes, because the cat's stomach is very fragile, many things can't be digested, which will increase the burden on the body. Therefore, the owner must pay attention to the cat's diet.