Re: Coughing and Little BP

[MamaKitty1]

I think there is some sort of misunderstanding here. A high protein food will not cause damage .. liver or otherwise...to a cat, unless there is some specific medical reason.. and I can't even thik of one offhand. After all, cats are carnivores, and would be eating little or no carbs in the wild. (Not to be confused with dogs..which are omnivores.) They metabolize food much differently than non-carnivores. In fact, if you do a search on the web, you will find research documenting that lower-protein foods, like those formerly used (and sometimes still recommended) for weight control are linked to other problems, especially CRF (kidney disease). While the jury is still out on the most appropriate food...low/high protein...for kits with renal disease, there are other factors to consider.

In addition, many kitties are put on a high protein diet for health reasons..as Del already mentioned....pregnant and nursing kits, diabetics, anorexics, etc.

Now the problem of Miss Kitty gaining weight is a whole 'nuther issue! LOL  But as far as the kitten food in itself being a health problem...not to worry...its not. My FeLV kitty is on A/D, as is one of my 19-year-olds, but then we're trying to get her to GAIN weight.

Hope this helps.
Jo

In a message dated 12/07/2003 6:16:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

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Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 2:23 AM
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Subject: Re: Coughing and Little BP


Hi, If you cat is not a kitten you do not want to give it "Kitten Food".
The reason being that kitten food's high amount of protein can do
non-reversable damage to the cats liver