feeding the cat Flashcards
cats mouth
jaws have no lateral movement
molars arevertically oriented
crepusular
feeding is peaked at dawn and dusk
cats really need
taurine, argenine, vitamin a, vitamin b, (niacin), vitamin d, arachadonic acid from animal proteins
to eat 10-20 meals per day
double the amount of protein dogs have
cats lack
salvitory amylase
have a shorter intestinal track
their enzymes are not adaptive
lack deoxygenase enzyme in intestines to make vitamin a
cannot make ornithine or citruline in the gi track causing the urea cycle to malfunction so needs arginine.
without arg
hyperamonemia
cats can’t make taurine efficiently from
cys and met because gets conjugaed in bile acids
animal protein makes up
19% of their diet
must be in the first 2 dry ingrediants
must be in the first 3 wet ingrediants
cats will eat what percent of carbs naturally?
7%
fat does not contribute to the thermic effect of food so it is ___ times more energy dense
2.25x
cats can adapt to an atkins type diet within
2-3 months
cats can’t eat carbs much because
lack sucrose taste buds
llow sucrase and lactse
low amylase
low fructokinase and glucokinase
causes fructosuria
Glucokinase does not increase in response to feeding increased carbs
gluconeogenesis in cat livers is not inhibited by increse in blood glucose
cats need high amounts of:
vitamin a (no dioxygenase enzyme)
vitamin d
niacin(from an animal source)
vitamin k is needed when
on antibiotics long term
calcium and phosphorus reported as
a common deficiency in an all meat diet
needs 3 times more
sodium
magnesium must be
mg0
a rat has about 15mg/100kg
all meat diets cause
hyperparathyroidism
too high in protein, low in calcium and high in phos
feeding tuna
vitamin e deficiency def in essential vit and min thiaminase and other b vitamins are destroyed and leads to hiain deficiency appetite loss, anorexia, neurologic signs: wrist/foot drop, loss of tendon reflexes, parestheisa in arms and legs, motor weakness.
polioencephalommalacia
screwed up thiamine metabolism
after acidosis or braken fern ingestion, or high sulfer diets or amprolium
common problems of homade diets
hyperparathyroidism from too much protein
vitamin a and d can be in excess and harm liver
microminteral deficiency
potential thiamin deficiency
do cats energy needs increase after conception
yes
weening schedule
day before: no food weening day: 1/4 der day after: 1/2 der 2nd day after: 3/4 der 3rd day after: full der
kittens
gain 50-100 g/ week
feed growth/lactation food at 3 weeks
wean kittens at 8-10 weeks
free choice feed
after neutering
decreased der by 25%
increased food intake
decreased insulin sensitivity can lead to diabetes if not monitored
