The cat, though is one of the most popular pets, by the nature it remains a carnivorous predator which digestive tract is arranged for processing of exclusively meat food. Therefore many other products are harmful to cats, especially those which animals receive from "a human table".
Some owners of cats with pride tell the acquaintances about with what appetite their favourites eat tomatoes, even without suspecting that these juicy fleshy vegetables are capable to do irreplaceable harm to health of their four-footed pets. The fact is that tomatoes, as well as in all other plants of family of a nightshade family, contain the poisonous alkaloid capable to cause the severe gastrointestinal pains in cats. Crude potatoes and potato cleanings have the same negative effect on an organism of the pet. Also nuts, especially walnut are harmful to cats. These products comprise a large amount of phosphorus which excess in an organism of animals can lead to damage of digestive and nervous system. Bean cultures, as the most widespread of which are considered soy, haricot and peas, are not acquired by an organism of a cat at all, and overconsumption leads them to swelling and fermentation in intestines. The list of the products harmful to cats, includes also crude eggs. They contain special enzyme – avidin, accumulation in which organism can lead to development of deficiency of vitamin B, and as a result, to emergence of problems with skin and a woolen cover at cats. Eggs of poor quality can become the cause of infection of an animal with a salmonella at all. Substances, especially dangerous and toxic for cats, contain in chocolate and cocoa powder. The use by the pet of these products can become the cause of arrhythmia, tachycardia, a disorientation in space, vomitings, diarrheas. The excessive amount of these substances which got to an organism of a cat can lead to heart attack. Do not allow the pet to dolizyvat plates, cups and circles from the table. Even having pinched the remains of wine sauce from meat, the cat is capable to get drunk strongly. Of course the isolated case of the use by an animal of alcohol will not cause serious long-term consequences. And here repetition of a situation can lead to poisoning, injury of a liver and even death of a cat. Same concerns also the remains of a coffee thick and tea in circles. The caffeine which is contained in tea and coffee is the strongest stimulator of brain and physical activity therefore can lead to development of hyperactivity and even to diseases of nervous and cardiovascular system of a cat. Are harmful to cats and a bone from fish, chicken and meat which can get stuck in a throat of an animal and scratch his gullet. Scraps of fat meat and fat which some owners quite often feed up the pets lead to development in cats of such serious disease as pancreatitis. Are very harmful to cats salt which consumption in high doses leads to an electrolytic imbalance, the sugar promoting emergence of problems with teeth, dimness of wool and excessive weight, the spices causing diseases of a stomach, kidneys and a liver. Even if your favourite shows much interest and tests addiction to food, alien for her organism, do not indulge it in it. So you not only protection of the pet against emergence of problems with health, but also prolong it life.