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| 4762.1 | Blockages | MODEL::CROSS | | Mon Jul 01 1991 14:11 | 17 |
| I was told by my vet to steer clear of ALL fish. Especially if you
have a neutered male. Apparantly a diet of fish can cause blockages of
the urinary tract....or maybe FUS? Someone might be able to help me on
this. I just remember that I was told to get my cat, Bandit (now
living with my mom) off that fish and onto Science Diet. We did
(though it took some time...he was a very finicky eater) and he is a
much healthier looking animal now.
I do remember them saying something about when they grind the fish to
make the food, it can include bone...and that no matter how they grind
it, these bones can cause problems....
Anyway, hope there are others out there with a more definitive answer
on this.... all my kittens and my older cat eat Science Diet
now....with an occasional handful of MAX Cat dry.
Nancy
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| 4762.2 | | MADRE::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Mon Jul 01 1991 14:57 | 5 |
| Some people feed their cats exclusively tuina fish. Besides the
afore-mentioned problems, a diet of just tuna is lacking in some
vital nutrients cats need (I've forgotten the physical problems that
result.) A good nutritionally balanced cat food is your best bet.
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| 4762.3 | | XCUSME::KENDRICK | | Mon Jul 01 1991 15:08 | 15 |
| I was told by my vet that many cats are allergic to fish/tuna and if I
fed my cats either one and they vomited I would know what made them
sick. After giving Nymets some tuna he promptly brought it all back
up.
Also, my Hoover had a bout with FUS recently and in the pamphlet the
vet gave me concerning the disease it states explicitly NOT to give the
cat any seafood whatsoever.
In our house it's IAMS Less Active for the two "chunky" ones, CD for
Hoover and IAMS Kitten formula for the kitten to be named later. My
own experience says to stay away from tuna.
Terry
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| 4762.4 | | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | | Mon Jul 01 1991 15:20 | 4 |
| Ours get a can of Figaro tuna between the three of them about once
every 6 months - they like it and it's given just as a very special
treat. I found that aside from not being good for them it's kind of
rich for their tummys
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| 4762.5 | | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Mon Jul 01 1991 16:32 | 11 |
| Tuna can lead to a disease in cats called Steatitis. Steatitis is also
known as "yellow fat disease" and has something to do with vitamin E
and how the body uses it. I was just reading about it the other day,
but now the particulars escape me.
I do know that Steatitis has been discussed in this file before. For
more information on it, type "show key/full steatitis" at the notes
prompt. This will give you a list of notes that contain information
about this disease.
Jo
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| 4762.6 | Some tuna hasn't hurt ours... | DELNI::JMCDONOUGH | | Wed Jul 03 1991 13:12 | 11 |
| One essential element lacking in Tuna packed for HUMAN consumption is
"Taurine". I haven't yet seen any cat food that didn't list this as an
ingredient, and it is necessary in a cat's diet. We vary our cat's
diets greatly, but cat tuna IS included in the rotation. I buy
"Whiskas", "9-Lives" and occasionally some of the other brands, and
have found about 8 varieties that our cats like. Some they won't touch
with a ten foot paw!
Of course, when the Bar-B-Cue comes along, there are two cats sitting
very close and attentive to get some pork, chicken or beef.....
JM
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| 4762.7 | My 2 Cents | MRKTNG::LANDRY | | Wed Jul 03 1991 13:23 | 6 |
| I have always fed my two tuna. They *love* it and will get it every
other day. They have never had a problem - but I agree it is not good
to feed them just tuna alone.
Anna/Zildjian/Spunks
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| 4762.8 | | WILLEE::MERRITT | | Wed Jul 03 1991 13:32 | 6 |
| I also treat my guys to human tuna once a week. (dolphin save of
course) I open two small cans for seven cats. I don't feel this
is negatively impacting the health of my cats...but I wouldn't
feed it to them everyday.
Sandy
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| 4762.9 | | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Wed Jul 03 1991 13:37 | 12 |
| I believe that taurine is an amino acid that is present in all proteins,
but humans don't require it, so it isn't added to human foods.
The reason that it is an *added* ingredient in cat foods is because the
amino acid is destroyed during the processing that cat foods go
through. I was just reading about this in the Cornell Book of Cats the
other day. There is a whole chapter about nutrition in that book and
it lists all the amino acids, their sources, and what they do for the
cat. Also does the same for minerals and other dietary needs. Great
information in that book.
Jo
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