Is it possible to feed cats with fish and what are the limitations?

As you know, most cats love fish and will never give up such delicacy. Many pet owners with certainty think that fish food does not pose any danger, even useful. Often, specially purchased fish to please your pet. But it turns out, this can not be done. Let's see why, and what is the danger.

Fish - a product that is not mandatory in the diet of cats, but so loved by animals. You can not argue that its benefits are obvious: it contains beneficial fatty acids, which contribute to the growth of beautiful hair, suspend inflammatory processes in the body, support the health of blood vessels.

However, it is important to know about the dangers of fish in its abundant use. This is evidenced by a set of reviews of cat owners, as well as the conclusions of practicing veterinarians.

1. Urolithiasis disease. Due to an excess of magnesium in the consumption of fish and the balance of minerals, the work of the kidneys of healthy pets gradually becomes difficult, which leads to the provocation of the development of this serious disease. It is especially contraindicated to neutered and sterilized cats.
2. Exchange violation substances or, in other words, oxidative stress in the body. It develops especially actively in cats that eat only one raw fish.
3. Overweight. This is due to a lack of vitamin E and a glut of fatty acids. All the fatty tissue of the body is inflamed, the body temperature rises, and total lethargy appears. Sometimes even soft and neat touches to the wool will cause pain in the cat.
4. Difficult metabolism. Fish contains a lot of thiaminase - an enzyme that destroys vitamin B1, which is so necessary for pets. You can destroy this enzyme by heat treatment or boiling the product for 30-40 minutes, but also useful properties are lost.
5. Anemia. The fish contains trimethylamine oxide, which does not allow the gland to be absorbed in the cells, therefore the development of the animal slows down and leads to infertility.
6. Hyperfunction of the thyroid gland. This disease develops in cats that consume fish products every day and in unlimited quantities.
7. Excess fish in the diet leads to a lack of vitamin K, which is responsible for blood clotting. For this reason, very often the animals die in case of hemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract and liver.
8. Helminth infestation. As you know, fish are carriers of the larvae of parasites, which can be infected pets.
9. Is this product also strong allergen may trigger the development of allergic reactions.
10. Often, pets injure the esophagus and intestines with sharp bones.

Against the background of all the dangers that await our favorites when eating fish, the pros are lost. Before diversifying the cat's menu with his favorite delicacy, you should think about the consequences.

Of course, you shouldn’t completely exclude fish from the pet menu. Eating this product can be subject to rules that allow you to maintain the health of the animal in the norm.

1. Fish should be only boiled and preferably noble low-fat varieties: halibut, hake, cod. This will avoid the infestation of parasites, poisoning by harmful enzymes, such as thiaminase.
2. It is advisable to clean the meat from the bones and cut into pieces before serving.
3. You can supplement your pet's diet with fish no more than once a week, because it causes addiction to pets, which can provoke a refusal to consume other feed. It is important to note that when making ready-made feeds with the addition of fish meal, the norm is taken into account, so that problems for the animal’s body are excluded.
4. You can not feed the fish cat, bearing the offspring, because the content of harmful substances in the meat can adversely affect the formation of the fetus.
5. After castration or sterilization, animals can be pampered with this kind of delicacy not more than once every two weeks.
6. It is advisable to serve it in combination with vegetables or a side dish of cereals.

If there is a desire to feed the cat with raw fish, then it must first be frozen, and before serving feed with boiling water. Heat treatment will minimize the risk of helminth infections.

When a large amount of salt is consumed in the blood of an animal, the amount of electrolytes sharply increases, which leads to disruption of all the cells in the body. Excess salt provokes seizures, diarrhea, general lethargy, increased thirst, and abundant urination. The animal may die within a day.

A river fish always has many small bones, with which a cat can easily traumatize the esophagus, stomach and mucous membranes.

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