My wife had shown me a few days ago a site that stated cats should not be
fed tuna. It stated that the tuna contained mercury, and although humans
could process small amounts, cats can't. It went on to say that cats become
hypersensitive to touch (usually in the hip region) after eating tuna for a
few years.
Is there any truth to this, and should I be concerned about feeding my cat
tuna?
Thanks!
Sam
NickKnight - 07 Sep 2003 21:35 GMT
>My wife had shown me a few days ago a site that stated cats should not be
>fed tuna. It stated that the tuna contained mercury, and although humans
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>Is there any truth to this, and should I be concerned about feeding my cat
>tuna?
I don't think Bill Parcells would appreiicate being fed to a
cat. Escpecially if the cat is not a Dallas Cowboys fan.,
My understanding is all tuna has a certain amount of
mercury in it. Anyone know if this is still true?
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harmeson - 07 Sep 2003 22:41 GMT
Read the following for advice. Plenty more found using Google feeding tuna to a cat .
http://www.gorbzilla.com/all_about_tuna.htm
http://www.lenhumanesoc.org/Tips/ASPCA-Tuna.htm
> My wife had shown me a few days ago a site that stated cats should not be
> fed tuna. It stated that the tuna contained mercury, and although humans
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> Thanks!
> Sam
SamMan - 08 Sep 2003 00:35 GMT
Thanks for the link.
In the linked article, I read:
It appears that "cat food" tuna is what's in question, as no one is sure what is really in it! Also, I read several times in the article that if you limit your cats tuna intake to 1x per week, or make sure it is getting a balanced diet, your concern should be pretty low.
Our cats have been eating human grade tuna (which is really Albacore) and so any mercury level is lower than in real tuna used for steaks, sushi and scraps for cat food (in Japan).
The general rule is the higher on the predator food chain (the more smaller fish it eats), the higher the mercury levels.
So, I think that if you make sure your cat is getting a balanced diet, the occasional tuna meal should be no cause for alarm.
Sam
Read the following for advice. Plenty more found using Google feeding tuna to a cat .
http://www.gorbzilla.com/all_about_tuna.htm