Cat nutrition should be balanced. Choose a good feed will help the veterinarian.
But if you feed your pet food from your table, try to give him only wholesome food. Animals can not be fed dishes that have seasonings and spices. Do not give them everything flour and baked, as well as sweets. Fried foods, salted and pickled, are harmful to cats. What else should be excluded from the pet's diet?
Here is a list of foods that you should not feed your pets.
10. Bones
Veterinarians warn that cats cannot be fed chicken bones, especially tubular ones. They are dangerous for an animal of any age, but kittens and elderly animals suffer most from such food. The first teeth are very small, it is difficult for them to grind the bones. And in the second, the teeth are either missing or not so sharp.
Bones are poorly digested by the cat's digestive tract, can cause many diseases. The tubular bone that the cat gnawed and swallowed breaks along its fabric, so it is very sharp. When it enters the intestines, it can damage it. The animal will suffer from severe pain. In addition, a bone can choke.
9. Raisins
As if your pet did not ask to treat him with grapes or raisins, do not follow his lead. For people, this product is safe and even useful, but for cats it is contraindicated.
If you overfeed her with raisins, then she can develop acute liver failure in a short time. Within a day after the cat ate raisins, it will begin diarrhea.
She will become lethargic and lethargic, she will lose her appetite. As soon as these symptoms appear, you need to carry her to the veterinarian. It is worth telling the doctor that you overlooked, and the cat feasted on raisins.
8. Raw Egg
Do not eat raw eggs not only to cats, but also to their owners. They may have Escherichia coli or Salmonella. After such a treat with a “surprise” you will have to be treated for a long time, it can lead to serious health problems.
Those who keep their birds, and are one hundred percent sure that the eggs are safe, should also not feed their pets a raw product. There is avidin in the egg. It prevents the cat's body from absorbing vitamin B, which it needs.
7. Fat
Do not give the cat fat, steak with fatty streaks and other similar goodies. Such products are contraindicated to them. After their use, the pet will have serious stomach problems. He will suffer from diarrhea and vomiting.
6. Onion
Onions are in every home. It is put in many dishes, eaten raw, because he is very helpful. But only for people. Cats should not eat onions, as well as any products in which it is included.
If you want to treat your pet with convenience foods or canned goods, make sure that they do not contain this vegetable. Onions contain disulfides and sulfoxides. If they enter the feline, they will begin to destroy red blood cells. Because of this, the animal may develop anemia.
5. Avocado
Avocados from the Laurel family, some of which can be dangerous to humans. And the fetus itself needs to be kept as far away from cats and other animals as possible. And this applies not only to the pulp of the fetus, but also to its bones.
In Germany, birds often died after the owners put a bone of this fruit in a cage so that they sharpen their beak on it.
Do you like avocado? Throw bones out of the reach of cats. If your pet breaks out, tries a bone on the tooth, he may die.
The skin of the fetus is also dangerous for him. The avocado contains persin, which is poison for the cat. Her health will sharply deteriorate: there will be problems with breathing and heart, with the digestive tract. Such poisoning can lead to the death of the animal.
4. Garlic
Typically, the smell of garlic disgusts cats. They do not tolerate pungent odors. And it’s good, because garlic is harmful to them. It contains the same substances that are dangerous for pets as in onions, but in a more concentrated form, therefore it is more dangerous.
If your cat suddenly showed interest in this vegetable, it should be hidden. And never treat cats with dishes that include garlic, such as minced meat.
3. Milk and cream
Each cat has an individual reaction to milk. Having treated the pet with cream, you need to watch how his body will react to this treat. Some animals may have lactose intolerance or be allergic to casein.
To break down disaccharides, a special enzyme, lactase, is produced in the body. This happens immediately after the birth of a kitten who needs to digest breast milk. But over time, when the cat goes on solid food, lactase production either stops or decreases.
Some cats, even as adults, can drink milk without consequences. And you can’t give it to others, because this will lead to dysbiosis, i.e. vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation appears. You can determine this by observing the health status of the pet after consuming milk. But, even if he tolerates it well, the amount of milk should be limited, and the cream should first be diluted with water.
2. Chocolate
One of the most common causes of animal poisoning is chocolate. Many owners treat their pets with candy or a bar of chocolate, not suspecting that they are doing him serious harm.
Dark chocolate is especially dangerous. It has a lot of theobromine, and for an animal it is poison. Each pet reacts to it in its own way, for someone a small dose is fatal.
If theobromine got into the animal’s body, then the frequency of contraction of the heart muscle increases, vomiting and diarrhea appear, the cat quickly loses fluid. By acting on the nervous system, it causes convulsions, seizures, and death. If you are sure that the cat ate chocolate, you should immediately lead her to the clinic, even if she feels good. The consequences of poisoning may not occur immediately.
1. Alcohol
Even children know that alcohol is harmful. This applies not only to humans, but also to animals. If the cat tastes wine or beer, she will have severe intoxication, alcohol poisoning.
The human body can easily cope with the consequences of drinking alcohol, but it can cause irreparable harm to a cat. She is much smaller than her master, so alcohol acts on her several times stronger.
Never treat your cat with drinks containing alcohol. And make sure that a curious animal does not get into a beer mug or a glass of wine.