feeding the cat

Question 1

cats mouth

Answer 1

jaws have no lateral movement

molars arevertically oriented

Question 2

crepusular

Answer 2

feeding is peaked at dawn and dusk

Question 3

cats really need

Answer 3

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

Question 4

cats lack

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

without arg

Answer 5

hyperamonemia

Question 6

cats can’t make taurine efficiently from

Answer 6

cys and met because gets conjugaed in bile acids

Question 7

animal protein makes up

Answer 7

19% of their diet
must be in the first 2 dry ingrediants
must be in the first 3 wet ingrediants

Question 8

cats will eat what percent of carbs naturally?

Answer 8

7%

Question 9

fat does not contribute to the thermic effect of food so it is ___ times more energy dense

Answer 9

2.25x

Question 10

cats can adapt to an atkins type diet within

Answer 10

2-3 months

Question 11

cats can’t eat carbs much because

Answer 11

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

Question 12

cats need high amounts of:

Answer 12

vitamin a (no dioxygenase enzyme)
vitamin d
niacin(from an animal source)

Question 13

vitamin k is needed when

Answer 13

on antibiotics long term

Question 14

calcium and phosphorus reported as

Answer 14

a common deficiency in an all meat diet

Question 15

needs 3 times more

Answer 15

sodium

Question 16

magnesium must be

Answer 16

mg0

a rat has about 15mg/100kg

Question 17

all meat diets cause

Answer 17

hyperparathyroidism

too high in protein, low in calcium and high in phos

Question 18

feeding tuna

Answer 18

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.

Question 19

polioencephalommalacia

Answer 19

screwed up thiamine metabolism

after acidosis or braken fern ingestion, or high sulfer diets or amprolium

Question 20

common problems of homade diets

Answer 20

hyperparathyroidism from too much protein
vitamin a and d can be in excess and harm liver
microminteral deficiency
potential thiamin deficiency

Question 21

do cats energy needs increase after conception

Answer 21

yes

Question 22

weening schedule

Answer 22

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

Question 23

kittens

Answer 23

gain 50-100 g/ week
feed growth/lactation food at 3 weeks
wean kittens at 8-10 weeks
free choice feed

Question 24

after neutering

Answer 24

decreased der by 25%
increased food intake
decreased insulin sensitivity can lead to diabetes if not monitored