Nutritional Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
What are nutritional diseases caused by?
A
A deficiency or excess of a nutritional component.
- Protein deficiency/excess
- Hypervitaminosis A
- Rickets
- Secondary nutritional
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Pansteatitis
- Scurvy
- Eclampsia
2
Q
Why is protein required in the diet?
A
Taurine is an essential amino acid for cats.
Required for retinal cell health, heart muscle, reproductive health.
3
Q
What can a protein deficiency lead to?
A
Dilated cardiomyopathy.
Retinal degeneration.
4
Q
What can protein excess lead to?
A
Osteochondrosis or Wobbler syndrome in large breeds.
