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Some people I know feed their cats tuna. I was wondering if it's okay. Is it bad for them, good for them, or somewhere inbetween?
White Cat Lover, Do you have scientific back-up for this claim? If you do, then I want check it out. So far, I have not had any health problems with my domestic short-hair cats. Do you think tuna is not good for certain breeds?Originally Posted by white cat lover
Tuna has high magnesium...which isn't good for cats, can cause UTI issues. I would suggest it no more than 1x a week. Once a month, if even that, sounds better to me.
However, you might consider looking into Solid Gold Blended Tuna.
Here is one link. Long term feeding can cause health problems to arise. Tuna is not 100% complete for a cat, it is essentially lacking important things a cats body needs.Originally Posted by ddcats
White Cat Lover, Do you have scientific back-up for this claim? If you do, then I want check it out. So far, I have not had any health problems with my domestic short-hair cats. Do you think tuna is not good for certain breeds?
Too funny! I just had my parakeet out and she was sitting on my cat's back, until she just flew away. The parakeet loves to feel the cat fur on her feet. My cat perked up and I kept saying to her while I frantically tried to catch the bird, no, no, no, don't.Originally Posted by tekgrl
I dunno...when I had my kittens in Petsmart, I think Palas wanted to buy a few birds...for...uh...play.
I tried my cats with that tuna blend from solid gold, only "the baby" liked it.. i too have heard issues with tuna, but i admit i was getting wet food desperate so gave this a go.Originally Posted by white cat lover
Tuna has high magnesium...which isn't good for cats, can cause UTI issues. I would suggest it no more than 1x a week. Once a month, if even that, sounds better to me.
However, you might consider looking into Solid Gold Blended Tuna.
That's true! I serve fishy flavors very sparingly...lately I've picked up a few as a "treat" and they all look at me like I'm nuts. Oh well.Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45
One of the owners later had asked me about why the kitten didn't eat fish that was offered to them....