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Human food for cats
I did some research ever the web to figure out what kind of human food kittens can consume... and I found completely opposite recommendations.
So far we gave to out kitten a little bit cream and sour cream and tuna cans. She was happy to eat. Was wondering if you give to your cats human food? P.S. Genarally, don't you think that cat food producers just doing "propaganda" to convince people to buy only their food? I remember that when I lived in Russia (USSR), cats ate ONLY human food, even more than that, they ate just caught still alive fish and were completely fine. We just dind't have any cat food at all (even with human food there were a lot of problems ) |
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I had a client that was blind and she had two cats and one was very FAT.
I found out why when I was making my client's lunch, Fatty the cat jumped onto a chair and when my client sat down to eat the cat got on the table and started to sneak food off the plate! He was using his claws as a fork and picking up the food. I mean the cat was really fat, he almost took up the whole chair when he sat in it. |
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LOL...I'd like to see this cat pic
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That cat is no longer alive. But it was so funny seeing him sneaking of the plate. He was very good at it.
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Although tuna is nutritious just keep in mind it can't be a complete substitute for cat food since they have other requirements such as taurine that among other things it will help the kitten to develop his/her eyes.
I would stay away from cow milk (could cause diarrhea), give some tuna, chicken, for vegetables pumpkin or sweet potato or some good quality kitten food - grain free. There are some raw feeding options in which case I would avoid poultry because sometimes when uncooked it could be contaminated with salmonella. Raw feeding requires the addition of some vitamins and taurine though. A while ago I found this video on a recipe for raw food: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Bvd3qf2q0
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Sometimes you have to be careful with fish products too because of their high mercury content, not sure with tuna but my guess is yes (?).
if you give your kitten milk make it raw milk from grass feed cow or goat, here in Sk I can buy goat milk but not cow (it is still illegal here unfortunately) but not any of the store milk, it is bad enough we drink it lol. salmonella contamination can be found on other meats besides poultry, I even remember of an article I read sometime ago of salmonella found on vegetables. Now, salmonella is more harmful to us than cats and dogs, on a healthy animal the acid in their stomach makes them resistant to pathogens. of course you also want e sure safety meat handling always.
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http://fishcooking.about.com/od/howt...rcury_fish.htm this is a list of fish that mercury . Cow milk is meant for calf and really should not be fed to other animals. |
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http://www.raw-milk-facts.com
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Unfortunatelly also in Ontario I cannot buy raw milk. My mom was giving to the kitten processed milk/cream to our kitten, so far no diarrhea. maybe those "street born" kittens are more resistant that pure-breeded ?! |
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Well just because there is no diarrhea it doesn't mean it wont affect the kitten's digestive system. Since "real" milk is not an option, maybe you can check some of your local pet stores for other options. I know at my local store I can get "Pro Bloom" from the honest kitchen, which is Dehydrated goat's milk, my dogs tried it a couple times and they loved it! I am a total Raw Milk supporter hopefully someday we are able to get it again here in Canada.
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Tuna is good But watch out for salt content in human foods
any cooked meats should be made seperately with no seasoning as for salmonella i feed my kits some raw but only from a hallal or kosher butcher so i know it been handled properly a for milk. the higher the fat content the lower the lactate level I believe |
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Well, everyone is going to have their own "point of view"....... Those "points of view" - for the ordinary, average 'person on the street' - often come from the influences of advertising. There are many dangers in believing everything that manufacturers and retailers put out there. That said, I have a problem with your argument: "give fish because they like it". Well, what if someone's kids like fatty fast foods? Should they 'cave' to the kids' likes? As guardians of our cats, we have an obligation to make informed decisions about what we choose to feed them......you can make an informed decision after you first get yourself educated about what's good and what's not good in feline nutrition........and, fish is not one of the goodies. Here's an example of learning about feline nutrition - specifically about fish: Quote:
I'm sharing this because I hope that next time you have a chance to offer a point of view about this, it'll be a more informed one!
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Well you can't blame people for thinking that cats love fish it's a popular belief and a lot of them actually do love fish. The scent drives them crazy and to some not so much.
It's quite common to think that way and people mean good. When they give their cats fish they do it wif wove as in spoiling them. With time we all start learning more and more things about nutrition and many other subjects. It's all true about the metals and the unrinary problems though. As a curious story there's a small island in Mexico where a long time ago someone brought cats. As the decades went by colonies of wild (feral) cats developed in there and they fish! The literally fish. It's amazing, they catch and eat fish. They have healthy coats, lots of proteins. That of course doesn't discard other possible issues. And well... That however is a very specific case because as in the post quoted above cats started out hunting mice and small pray. These guys in the island just adapted to what was most plentiful and available in their habitat.
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That's a good idea. I'm thinking about switching to raw but I was wondering what'd be a good option to prevent contamination in the meat as much as possible.
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You can also buy from a local farmer, I buy from a local organic farm and butchery here in my city, not only the way the animals are raised and fed is great and beneficial, but I know everything is properly handled, their animal sacrifice too is humanly done, as in a hallal or kosher (minus the rabbi of course).
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Thanks for the great advice.
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