can cats really have tuna? someone told me that cats really shouldnt eat it.?

Answer 1

once in awhile, tuna has small bones that cats cant take alot of, so yes but be careful!

Answer 2

The moron who told you to buy the store brand and feed lots of milk is obviously an ***. Cats can have tuna, just not as the staple of their diet. It's something about the oil in the fish "gunking" up their liver. It's perfectly safe to give as a treat. We used to give ours tuna at the same time everyday to get them in the house for the night. But ours got really picky when we started doing that and didn't want to eat their food then. Just wanted tuna.

Answer 3

Cats can have tuna and they can have milk. Is it all that good for them, no not all the time. Thats why they shouln't eat it. But if you give it to them every once in awhile its not that bad. I wouldn't even call it a snack as most people do. Tuna's good gor their coat, but not to live off of. My cats love it, but they get maybe once a month and thats about it. They have their own cat food to eat. Granted I do feed them my food that they eat, but not enough to do anything to them. They need variety just like us, but watch what you feed them, and how much they are fed.

Answer 4

You should never give a cat milk after it has finished suckling as cows milk is too rich in fats that are indigestable so you'll end up making it v fat and suffer from a heart condition at a very young age if they don't eat it naturally don't feed it to them is the best advice in the first place
and the dietary tract of a cat is very short so be aware too much of any rich food source will have it crapping all over the show best sense is to stick to recommend food supplies

Answer 5

Hi there...Tuna should not be fed to cats other than as a very rare occasional treat. Cats are primarily "obligate carnivores" and require a diet rich in animal meat proteins not soy proteins. Without the animal protein they suffer very serious ill medical effects and any vet can confirm this fact as well, which is why it's important not to convert them to become vegetarians.

Here's a link for HUMAN FOOD TO AVOID FOR CATS:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm cls=1&cat=1399&articleid=1029

Here's a web article about Tuna and how it is toxic to cats: http://www.lenhumanesoc.org/Tips/ASPCA-Tuna.htm

"TUNA FOR CATS? NO!
Tuna can be fatal to cats and is not something to be fed to them...The human variety of tuna fish contains an enzyme that destroys vitamin B1 (thiamine). Cats who regularly eat tuna can develop a vitamin B1 deficiency, which results in neurological symptoms like dilated eyes, loss of equilibrium, seizures and death if this vitamin is not replaced. The scientific name of this disease is polioencephlomalacia.

Clearwater veterinarian Richard Brancato said that though most domestic cats do enjoy fish, feeding them a diet of only tuna can cause serious disorders.

Although it is high in protein, tuna lacks sufficient amounts of certain amino acids, mainly taurine, to maintain feline health. There is insufficient calcium to balance the phosphorus; the ratio in canned tuna is 1-to-14.8. This results in bone disease.

Many essential vitamins such as A and most B vitamins are also lacking, Brancato said. A common disease in cats fed a mainstay of canned tuna is steatitis, or yellow fat disease, an inflammation of the fat tissue in the body due to a deficiency of vitamin E.

Source: St. Petersburg Times, published May 14, 2000"

Answer 6

A friend of mine once (ONCE) gave a her cat tuna for a treat. 2 weeks later they had to bring kitty to the vet to be fed by a tube because it REFUSED to eat ANYthing else but the tuna. It also cried constantly until tuna was put in front of it.


good luck.

Answer 7

maximum cats love tuna, and an occasional tuna manage is wonderful for them, yet too lots tuna could reason some severe scientific issues. we are conversing right here of tuna that's marketed for human intake: maximum tuna-flavored cat meals are no longer one hundred% tuna, and contain nutrition alongside with added supplementations and taurine that are needed for a cat's wellbeing. i've got accumulated some recommendations from online aspects for you. "Fairy thoughts and folklore let us know cats like to dine on milk and fish, and that any cat worth her whiskers desires a minimum of one catnip mouse to chase whilst the stay ones are no longer around. besides the certainty that those century-previous thoughts constantly fire up heat photos of contented cats, a lot of those "truths" approximately feeding and nutrition are myths. And, some are downright risky... Fish is a sturdy source of protein and different nutrition, yet too lots fish in a cat's eating habitual may well be risky. Tuna is intense in polyunsaturated fatty acids and demands important quantities of nutrition E to maintain the fats. Cats fed a eating habitual containing intense quantities of tuna can advance steatitis, additionally conventional as yellow fats ailment."

Answer 8

My cat had a tuna. That's what she gets for sleeping near the ocean.

Answer 9

are you talking about the canned tuna you eat? no way! all the chemicals and preservatives and whatever will kill him. keep the cat food for the cat, and human food for humans

Answer 10

I always give my cats a choice of tuna and dry cat food. They like the tuna as it is chock full of vitamins and minerals, along with fresh milk and water.