What are the taboo foods for cats?
There are many taboo foods for cats. Common ones include milk, foods with high salt content, grapes and grape products, chocolate and cocoa products, bones, onions, etc. Therefore, in the process of raising cats, owners must try their best to prevent cats from coming into contact with such foods. In addition, cats' daily diet should be mainly fed with high-quality protein, and mainly fed with cat food and canned cat pet food. Try not to feed high-carb foods that humans eat.
1. Milk
Since most cats are lactose intolerant, and the lactose content in milk is relatively high, cats are prone to diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms due to lactose intolerance after drinking milk. If you need to supplement nutrition for your cat, you can feed it special goat milk powder for pets. You can mix it and feed it directly or add it to cat food. If it is a kitten, you also need to pay attention to the amount of feeding, and it is recommended to feed a small number of times.
2. Foods with high salt content
Since the salt in cat food has already met the cat’s salt needs, owners generally do not need to add additional salt to the cat. If a cat ingests a large amount of salt for a long time, it will affect the glossiness of the coat, easily cause large areas of hair loss and dry hair, and also damage the cat's gastrointestinal and kidney functions. Therefore, owners must pay attention to a light diet at ordinary times, and do not give cats food for humans. Cat food should be the main food.
3. Grapes and grape products
Because grapes contain certain toxic substances, they will accumulate in the body of cats. After reaching a certain amount, they will cause organ failure, and in severe cases, the cat will die. At the same time, grapes contain a lot of sugar, which will also cause liver and kidney damage. burden. Therefore, owners must be careful not to let cats eat grapes, raisins, and foods containing grape ingredients.
4. Chocolate and cocoa products
Because chocolate contains theobromine, caffeine and other ingredients, it is easy to cause nervous convulsions, cardiovascular system diseases, etc. in cats, and in serious cases, it can lead to death of cats. Therefore, never feed chocolate to cats, nor feed foods containing theobromine.
5. Bones
Because cats do not grind up the food before swallowing it like humans do, their teeth only serve to cut the food. If the swallowed bones are too sharp or too large, there may be a risk of nicking the mouth and intestines or causing blockage in the esophagus, pylorus, and digestive tract. Therefore, in order to prevent bones from scratching the digestive tract, it is necessary to avoid giving bones to cats as much as possible.
6. Onions
Onions contain n-propyl disulfide, which can damage cats’ red blood cells and cause hemolytic anemia, leading to symptoms such as vomiting, hematuria, diarrhea, and lack of energy. Therefore, green onions, shallots, onions, leeks and other foods cannot be given to cats.
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