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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2003Do cats NEED sunlight?
Do cats have to have sunlight? My cats - who were previously used to getting direct sunlight everyday - are now in an area without a direct source of sunlight. Is this a problem - health wise? >Do cats have to have sunlight? My cats - who were previously used to getting >direct sunlight everyday - are now in an area without a direct source of >sunlight. Is this a problem - health wise? Yes, it is for most animals, including us humans.  SignatureBob. Cats-V-Dogs A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.... They must be Gods! A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.... I must be a God! Cat books mentioning cats need sunlight to create vitamin C. And sunlight helps to reduce the possibility of skin infection, such as ringworm. -- > >Do cats have to have sunlight? My cats - who were previously used to getting > >direct sunlight everyday - are now in an area without a direct source of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.... I > must be a God! It is vitamin D. Animals get vitamin D from the sun as it is synthesised when uv rays react with the precursors in the skin. D is also needed for efficient Calcium absorption and to prevent rickets. Most cat foods should have enough Vitamin D supplement that sunlight is not necessary. Very little D is necessary to be healthy. You can supplement with a few drops of fish oil mixed in the cat food once a week. Too much can be toxic (as with too much of many vitamins). Indoor cats are likely not synthesising any of their own vitamin D as uv is blocked by standard window glass. Tina > Cat books mentioning cats need sunlight to create vitamin C. And sunlight > helps to reduce the possibility of skin infection, such as ringworm. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.... I > > must be a God! >> Cat books mentioning cats need sunlight to create vitamin C. And sunlight >> helps to reduce the possibility of skin infection, such as ringworm. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> > > >> > Yes, it is for most animals, including us humans. Moronic posting style corrected. You have not been charged for this service but I reserve the right to charge in the future if you make the same mistake again. >It is vitamin D. Animals get vitamin D from the sun as it is synthesised >when uv rays react with the precursors in the skin. D is also needed for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >blocked by standard window glass. >Tina But indoor only cats cannot be considered either healthy or happy. One of the (many) reasons why not one of the UK's major shelters, nor most of the smaller ones that for various reasons affiliate with the big boys, will normally rehome a healthy cat to an indoor only environment. SignatureBob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. > >> Cat books mentioning cats need sunlight to create vitamin C. And sunlight > >> helps to reduce the possibility of skin infection, such as ringworm. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your > friends so they may learn as well. Bob, I'm new to the posting game. I am not a moron. Please don't be so condescending..it is not becoming and makes you come off as an a.s - which you may not really be. I am not even sure what kind of posting style you think is correct? Is it bottom posting. I personally find it annoying as you have to scroll down. Or is it something else. What exactly was your lesson? BTW - as the owner of 3 cats presently (and others in the past) - I totally agree that cats should not be kept indoors. It is cruel and against their nature. We have domesticated them, but we have not breeded out their inate instinct for freedom. I have been fighting with my neighbours for my cats right to freedom for eons - and the battle continues...... only closed minds can't accept the right of all living things to freedom - including freedom to post as they wish. Smooch....Tina >> But indoor only cats cannot be considered either healthy or happy. >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Bob, I'm new to the posting game. I am not a moron. Then I hope you will not use a moronic posting style in future. >Please don't be so >condescending..it is not becoming and makes you come off as an a.s Why do people have this fixation with the donkey??? >- which >you may not really be. I am not even sure what kind of posting style you [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >nature. We have domesticated them, but we have not breeded out their inate >instinct for freedom. The cat is not "domesticated" in the same way as a dog or a cow. The cat elects to live with humans for our mutual benefit - to ill-treat it by keeping it indoors 24/7 is an abuse of our side of the bargain. > I have been fighting with my neighbours for my cats >right to freedom for eons - and the battle continues...... only closed minds >can't accept the right of all living things to freedom - including freedom >to post as they wish. When you get newspapers to print special versions for top-posters then I will agree. Until then you do it the way it has always been done - since long before usenet was invented. >Smooch....Tina > SignatureBob. In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, "Let there be Light." And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better. > >Bob, I'm new to the posting game. I am not a moron. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Why do people have this fixation with the donkey??? I said a.s not donkey > >- which > >you may not really be. I am not even sure what kind of posting style you [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > cat elects to live with humans for our mutual benefit - to ill-treat > it by keeping it indoors 24/7 is an abuse of our side of the bargain. The cat was domesticated through the same human driven selection processes as a dog or cow - it did not become 'domesticated' like a dog or cow because it is not a dog or a cow - it is a cat! We could get into the selective breeding processes that led to the domestic cat vs the domestic dog to illustrate the similarities and differences but that would be a discussion for another grp and there are many studies out there that you could look up yourself that explains these things. You may enter debate with me regarding evolutianary biology or genetics but you won't win. > > I have been fighting with my neighbours for my cats > >right to freedom for eons - and the battle continues...... only closed minds [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I will agree. Until then you do it the way it has always been done - > since long before usenet was invented. This is no problem just that I don't know if wish to post in a group that has a personality that would rather condescend and berate than simply give instructions with a pleasant tone. I just wanted to talk about cats. > >Smooch....Tina > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, "Let there be > Light." And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better. >> >Bob, I'm new to the posting game. I am not a moron. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> > I said a.s not donkey And the difference is??? >> >- which >> >you may not really be. I am not even sure what kind of posting style you [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >as a dog or cow - it did not become 'domesticated' like a dog or cow because >it is not a dog or a cow - it is a cat! Wrong. There is little, if indeed any, genetic difference between the cats we live with and their wild ancestors of 10,000 years ago. >We could get into the selective breeding processes that led to the domestic >cat vs the domestic dog to illustrate the similarities and differences but >that would be a discussion for another grp and there are many studies out >there that you could look up yourself that explains these things. You may >enter debate with me regarding evolutianary biology or genetics but you >won't win. The cat has not been bred like the dog, at least not until the last two or three hundred years. And even in that time it is only a very small percentage of the total feline population that has been affected by man's misbreeding. I think you should study the genetics of the cat before you make a fool of yourself. >> > I have been fighting with my neighbours for my cats >> >right to freedom for eons - and the battle continues...... only closed [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >has a personality that would rather condescend and berate than simply give >instructions with a pleasant tone. I just wanted to talk about cats. I'm glad to say, for the future of usenet, that you will find a lot of people who will take you to task when you are selfish enough to top-post. >> >Smooch....Tina >> > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Light." And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better. > SignatureBob. Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to? > It is vitamin D. Animals get vitamin D from the sun as it is synthesised > when uv rays react with the precursors in the skin. D is also needed for [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.... I > > > must be a God! so sorry, got poor memory when aged! >> >Do cats have to have sunlight? My cats - who were previously used to >getting >> >direct sunlight everyday - are now in an area without a direct source of >> >sunlight. Is this a problem - health wise? >> > >> Yes, it is for most animals, including us humans. Moronic posting style corrected. You have not been charged for this service but I reserve the right to charge in the future if you make the same mistake again. >Cat books mentioning cats need sunlight to create vitamin C. And sunlight >helps to reduce the possibility of skin infection, such as ringworm. But, most importantly, sunlight, along with fresh air and freedom, are essential to a cat's all-round well being. SignatureBob. Anything on the ground is a cat toy. Anything not there yet, will be. |
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