Cats

B vitamins play a role in food conversion, energy production or interconversion in cats, and are also necessary for enzymes in cats to effectively catalyze biochemical reactions. Lack of B vitamins can cause diseases in cats. For example, cats often develop oral diseases. Lack of vitamin B can aggravate the degree of oral diseases. B vitamins are also a huge vitamin family, including a variety of trace elements, each with different functions.

Thiamine (vitamin B1) is closely related to the metabolism of sugars and lipids in animals, and catalyzes dehydrogenase and transketolase activities. The activities of these enzymes are similar to those of the animal nervous system. It is closely related to the immune system, and skin diseases in animals are likely to be related to insufficient supply of thiamine.

Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is the precursor of 5'-riboflavin phosphate (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), both of which are involved in many biological metabolisms. Coenzyme of enzymes, involved in hundreds of biological reactions. It is also a necessary substance for protein, sugar, and fatty acid metabolism and energy utilization and composition. It can promote growth and development and protect the health of eyes and skin.

Vitamin B6 is a group of nitrogen-containing compounds, mainly pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, etc. It participates in more than 100 enzyme reactions and is related to the hormone regulation level, immune level, and related to neuromodulatory abilities.

Niacin is the collective name for niacin and derivatives with nicotinamide biological activity. It is an essential component of the coenzymes NAD and NADP. It is related to the regulatory functions of blood sugar and blood lipids. It can resist stress, cold, infection, prevent the toxicity of certain antibiotics, and eliminate postoperative abdominal distension.

Vitamin B12 is the collective name for various cobalt amides that are active in the animal body. It can resist fatty liver, promote the storage of vitamin A in the liver; promote cell development and maturity and body metabolism; treat anemia; and is also related to the development of the nervous system of animals.

When B vitamins are lacking, adjust the diet composition and provide feed rich in B vitamins; supplementing with synthetic B vitamin preparations is also one of the solutions. In fact, beneficial intestinal bacteria can produce a variety of B vitamins during the growth and reproduction process, and these B vitamins are healthy and safe. However, some intestinal diseases and the use of most antibiotics can cause intestinal flora imbalance, so Timely replenishment of beneficial intestinal bacteria is also one of the ways to prevent B vitamin deficiency. It is also reported that the bioavailability of synthetic or manufactured vitamins is much lower than that of natural vitamins. Therefore, the health effects of vitamins produced by intestinal beneficial bacteria cannot be replaced by other methods in the long term.

Symptoms of B vitamin deficiency:

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency, sick cats show ulcerative stomatitis, conjunctiva inflammation and "pellagra"; pantothenic acid (vitamin B) deficiency, in which sick cats exhibit growth retardation or stagnation, fatty liver, and gastrointestinal disorders including ulcers; niacin (vitamin B) deficiency, in which sick cats Cat presents with oral inflammation accompanied by ulcers, there is also sticky, bloody saliva dripping from the mouth, and a foul smell is exhaled; pyridoxine (vitamin B6) deficiency, the sick cat shows weight loss, anemia, and may also develop urinary tract stones; folic acid (vitamin B6) C1) deficiency, sick cats show anemia or leukopenia.

Prevention and treatment:

Provide cats with fresh meat and high-quality complete price feed. Avoiding a single food for a long time can effectively prevent vitamin B deficiency. Prompt oral administration or injection of vitamin B preparations to sick cats also has good results. When you are deficient in vitamin B1, you can take B1 tablets orally, 3 times a day, 10 mg each time; when you are deficient in vitamin B2, take riboflavin orally, 3 times a day, 2 mg each time; when you are deficient in vitamin B5, give niacin, every time. Take 0.25 grams daily; when vitamin B6 is lacking, take oral B6 tablets; when lacking vitamin B12, take oral B12 powder (powder), both of which can achieve good results.