canned tuna bad for cats?

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kitkat - 07 Nov 2006 23:08 GMT

I've read conflicting evidence that canned tuna is bad for cats as it
encourages problems in the urinary tract.

I told the vet that I give my cat a tuna treat once a week or so and she said
that was fine but I never asked about day to day use.

anyone know anything about this?

that said - what "people food" is healthy for cats?

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cybercat - 07 Nov 2006 23:22 GMT

> I've read conflicting evidence that canned tuna is bad for cats as it
> encourages problems in the urinary tract.
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> that said - what "people food" is healthy for cats?

Cats need taurine, which is not present in sufficient quanitity in most
human foods to suit their needs. If you fed your cat tuna all the time he
would go blind.

Why would you want to feed your animals anything but cat food?

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Spot - 08 Nov 2006 02:15 GMT

Also cat food that has tuna in it fed on a daily basis is not good for them
either. I had a cat who was loosing his hair due to eating too much cat
food with tuna. I cut it out of his diet all but twice a month. Even now I
don't feed my cats much fish.

Celeste

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Roby - 08 Nov 2006 00:36 GMT

> I've read conflicting evidence that canned tuna is bad for cats as it
> encourages problems in the urinary tract.
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> that said - what "people food" is healthy for cats?

My neighbor fed canned tuna exclusively - got it for free, he said.
The cat became extremely overweight ... almost to the point of
having difficulty walking. He was also just crawling with fleas and
was too fat to groom himself. A bad life.

A little tuna is a treat. A lot is bad news.

Roby

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kitkat - 08 Nov 2006 03:32 GMT

as per the question why I occassionally give my cat tuna...

my vet said that I need to get more water in my cat's diet. unfortunately I
can't get him to eat ANY moist food - and I've tried many - except canned
tuna for which he'll eat even if I add a little water. He won't even eat
treats that are squishy. He is an exclusively dry food kind of guy.

I really don't give it to him more than once a week - honestly - and like a
I said my vet said that was alright - but I'll be sure not to give it to him
more than that based on what I've just read...it causes blindness!??!

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jmc - 08 Nov 2006 08:00 GMT

Suddenly, without warning, kitkat via CatKB.com exclaimed (08-Nov-06
1:02 PM):

> as per the question why I occassionally give my cat tuna...
>
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> I said my vet said that was alright - but I'll be sure not to give it to him
> more than that based on what I've just read...it causes blindness!??!

You can do the reverse, which is what we do: We add more tuna to *our*
diet, always buy tuna in water, and Meep gets the water. She also loves
the water from salmon tins, but that looks a bit too oily for me, and so
far I haven't liked any of the tinned salmon I've tried.

jmc

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kitkat - 08 Nov 2006 14:28 GMT

oh - just the water - not a bad idea - and I guess I'll be having tuna salad
for lunch!

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