In the process of raising a cat, choosing the right cat food is crucial.
However, there are a variety of cat food brands on the market, and there are some low-quality products known as "poisonous cat food".
These poisonous cat foods are not only low in nutritional value, but can also cause serious harm to the cat's health and even endanger life.
So, how exactly does poisonous cat food kill cats? Let's uncover this secret together and escort the health of cats.
Someone may say contemptuously, "Poison cat food? Isn't it just a low level of nutrition, and it won't really kill the cat. "There are even people who compare stray cats with leftovers, thinking that poor quality cat food is better than these.
But I want to tell you that this view is very wrong, and 1 minute is enough to subvert your perception.
First, let's talk about the six major nutrients for cats. Water is the most critical part.
Deficiencies in other nutrients can take weeks or even months for clinical symptoms to manifest.
However, cats with dehydration can develop significant health problems as soon as three days.
So, what does poisonous cat food have to do with water?
The key lies in the digestion and absorption rate of cat food. Poor quality cat food can cause cats to lose a lot of water during digestion due to their composition.
We all know that cats are pure carnivores, and they are used to getting water from their food instead of drinking it directly.
Therefore, the water balance in the cat's body depends on two factors: one is the external intake, and the other is the amount of loss from the body.
When cats consume cat food with low digestion and absorption, their bodies need to consume more water to metabolize these hard-to-use wastes.
This leads to the loss of a large amount of water during bowel movements. The digestibility and absorption rate of high-quality cat food can reach 92%, while the digestibility of some poisonous cat food may only be 80%, or even lower than 70%.
So, what exactly is added to these poisonous cat foods?
The so-called "fresh meat with bones" of some small manufacturers is actually a chicken skeleton and a bunch of chicken bones. What's more, bud rice straw and even Guanyin soil will be added.
In order to increase the cat's appetite, they also add sodium chloride in large amounts.
These ingredients not only cause cats to lose a lot of water in their bodies, but can also cause a range of health problems.
We all know that the body's metabolism of harmful substances requires water as a solvent. When a cat gets sick because of eating low-quality cat food, the first thing to do when they go to the hospital is often to get hydrated with an infusion.
This is one of the reasons why many people will say that it is too expensive to treat cats - because of poor breeding, because of the choice of poor quality cat food, cats are more likely to get sick.
This is not the same as when we were children who suffered hardships and could not eat meat regularly. At that time, we ate corn, whole grains, and other foods that could be digested.
And now the problem is that cats simply can't digest the ingredients in these low-quality cat foods.
Needless to say, diseases such as urinary closure caused by lack of water, once the male cat suffers, not only the cat itself will suffer for a lifetime, but the owner's wallet will also be emptied.
In addition, cats are more susceptible to viral infectious diseases. In the United States, more than 50% of cats carry the coronavirus, but they do not develop the disease due to adequate water and normal metabolism.
However, if there is not enough water and there is a problem with metabolism, a series of diseases will follow.
Therefore, I have always advocated feeding cats cat food with good digestion and absorption. An 8-pound cat only needs to eat about one or two halves of cat food every day, which does not cost too much money.
Because for us, the health of cats is the most important thing. So, choose a good cat food for your cat, so that they can stay with you for a longer time in health and happiness.
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