What is food for humans : the most harmful foods for cats

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Recipe for a delicious milkshake: mix avocado, condensed milk and regular milk in a blender, add ice. A refreshing option for hot summers. The main thing is not to share with the cat, even if she begs!

Did you know that a common fruit like avocado can be very harmful to cats? It turns out that it contains a substance called persin, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea in four-legged friends. And this is far from the only product harmful to them.

It is known that cats are predators by nature, even their teeth and intestines are designed in such a way as to eat exclusively meat. Due to the fact that any substances harmful to health contained in plants are destroyed in the liver of a cat's prey (rodents and birds), domestic hunters themselves did not have this liver function: it is not able to quickly process some toxic substances. Therefore, cats are extremely prone to food poisoning, which for us, for example, is absolutely harmless.

So keep your eye on the list of foods that pose a threat to your cat's life. An expert, veterinary nutritionist Olga Lukyanova, shares it with us.

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Besides avocados, cats are strictly prohibited from chocolate . It contains theobromine, which increases the heart rate, causes arrhythmias and has a diuretic effect. A small dose initially leads to hyperactivity, neurological syndromes (disorientation in space, etc.) and makes cats feel thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhea may begin after a few hours. Large amounts of theobromine lead to a heart attack within 24 hours. And the better the chocolate, in our opinion, the more harmful it is for a four-legged.

Cats also become hyperactive, and therefore vulnerable to diseases of the cardiovascular and nervous systems, from the caffeine contained in coffee . Therefore, this product should also be excluded and kept away from your beloved pet's bowl.

The following enemies of cats are especially insidious: they act almost instantly and do not give a chance of recovery. These are onions and garlic . The second differs from the first only in a lower content of this toxic substance - disulfide, which destroys red blood cells in cats and causes hemolytic anemia. Onions are dangerous in any form.

The first signs of poisoning appear a few days after ingestion: vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite and lethargy. Onion poisoning can be fatal after a single meal.

The glycaloid solanine, which is found in tomatoes, both mature and green, also in their leaves and stems. It can cause severe gastrointestinal pain. There are even known cases of fatal outcome in cats after eating one small cherry tomato. True, there is good news - toxins are destroyed during the cooking process.

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The toxicity of grapes and raisins to cats has not been confirmed, but they are known to be toxic to other pets, dogs. Therefore, you should not risk it - do not give the animal muesli, fruit pie, even if its eyes promise you all the happiness of the universe.

There is also no need to experiment with citrus fruits, kiwi, pineapple, they induce vomiting.

The next product will probably cause you some dissonance, since for most, cat and milk are a natural combination. But it was not there. It turned out that milk is a baby food product and is not food for adult cats. Cow's milk contains lactose, which many tetrapods cannot digest. Its use leads to indigestion, diarrhea and intestinal discomfort. But the higher the fat content in milk, the less lactose it contains, which means, the less dangerous it is for the animal. For example, cats can be given a small amount of cream, condensed milk, lactose-free milk, as well as goat and sheep. In fact, if a cat has a balanced diet, then it does not need milk at all.

They say sugar is white death. This wisdom holds true for cats as well. It disrupts metabolism, weakens the immune system, leads to excess weight, dental problems, dull hair and diabetes.

What to do if the departure did occur:

When the poison enters the stomach, quickly remove it from the body using a solution of table salt at the rate of one teaspoon per 500 ml. warm water. It is given to the animal, like liquid medicine, by infusion on the cheek, until vomiting occurs.

Be sure to contact your veterinarian for further treatment.

Further, reduce the concentration of poison in the gastrointestinal tract by drinking plenty of fluids and setting up cleansing enemas. And be sure to contact your veterinarian for further treatment.

To avoid such mistakes, do not feed your beggar sitting under the table with “our” food. For this, there are complete biologically appropriate foods that are not only safe, but even useful for our four-legged friends. They maintain the correct balance of nutrients, which we ourselves cannot always maintain with the help of natural food.