Cat

Question 1

What are some of the essential nutrients the cat requires (animal origin)?

Answer 1

• Amino acid Taurine
• Arachidonic acid
• Vitamin A

Question 2

What is the main energy source for cats?

Answer 2

• Long chain Fatty Acids

Question 3

What nutrient is not required in a cat diet?

Answer 3

• Carbohydrates

Question 4

What is the cats source of carbohydrates?

Answer 4

• Glucogenic AA
• Deaminated and converted to Glucose by Gluconeogenesis (Stable/permanent)

Question 5

What is essential in cat nutrition?

Answer 5

• Taurine
• Arginine
• Arachidonic acid
• Niacin
• Pyridoxine (Vit. B6)
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin D
• High Protein!

Question 6

Why do cats need Taurine?

Answer 6

• Conjugation of Bile Acids
• Cats have an inability to bind Bile Acids with Glycine
• Loss of Taurine by Bile and decreased synthesis

Question 7

Taurine deficiency in cats causes?

Answer 7

• Degeneration of retina
• Reproduction disturbances

Question 8

Why do cats need Arginine?

Answer 8

• They have an inability to synthesize enough of Ornitine or Citrulline for Arginine synthesis

Question 9

Arganine deficiency in cats causes?

Answer 9

• Intoxication
  -Without Arginine transformation of Ammonia to Urea is impossible
  -Increased Ammonia production in liver
  -Increased Ammonia concentation in the blood in less than 1 hour, death in 2-5 hours

Question 10

Why do cats need Arachidonic Acid?

Answer 10

• They are unable to synthesize Arachidonic Acid from Linoleic Acid
  -Low hepatic activity of Delta-6 desaturase

Question 11

Fat metabolism in cats?

Answer 11

• They can digest and utilize high concentration of fat in the diet

Question 12

Why do cats need Niacin?

Answer 12

• Due to their inability to transform Tryptophan to Niacin
• Increased activity of catabolic enzymes prevents synthesis of Niacin
• Cats need 4x more than dogs

Question 13

Why does a cat need high Protein in diet?

Answer 13

• They are a souce of energy
• Increases the activity of Transaminases = Vit. B6

Question 14

Why do cats need Vitamin A ?

Answer 14

• There is a lack of Carotene Dioxygenase in the intestine
• Retinol to Vit. A = Not possible

Question 15

Why do cats need Vitamin D?

Answer 15

• The concentration of 7-Dehydrocholesterol in the skin is not sufficient

Question 16

When does the need for nutrients and energy increase during cat gestation?

Answer 16

• Last 3rd of the pregnancy

Question 17

How much increase is needed in Energy demand to avoid nutrient uptake from body reserves in lactating cat?

Answer 17

• 25%
• From 310kJ ME kg BW to 420kJ ME kg BW

Question 18

When is the Highest energy requirment of cat during lactation?

Answer 18

• 3rd-4th week of lactation
• up to 2.5-6 times the normal energy maintenance

Question 19

Diet requirment of pregnant/lactating cat:
DM
Fat
Protein
Ca
P
Nutient digestability

Answer 19

• DM = at least 16.7 MJ ME/kg
• Fat = 17%+
• Protein = 35%+
• Ca = 1-1.8%
• P = 0.8-1.6%
• Nutient digestability = at least 80%

Question 20

When are kittens weaned?

Answer 20

• 5-6 weeks of age

Question 21

Birth weight of kittens is?

Answer 21

• 80-140g

Question 22

Amount of feed given to 4-5 week old kittens per day?

Answer 22

• 4 week = 10g per day
• 5 week = 15-18g per day

Question 23

What are the 11 essential amino acids in Cats?

Answer 23

1. Lysine
2. Methionine
3. Arginine
4. Phenylalanine
5. Tryptophan
6. Histidine
7. Leucine
8. Isoleucine
9. Valine
10. Threonine
11. Taurine

Cats need on average 30% more than dogs