Can You Give Your Cat Table Scraps: A Definitive Answer

17.03.2023 08:42

Many owners feed their cats with leftovers from food they recently ate themselves.

However, doing this is strictly prohibited, and here's why.

The whole point is that the remains of food that was intended for humans contain too much salt for the animal.

In addition, there are often, or rather almost always, spices present here, which are also not good for your cat.

Not only are the proportions of proteins, fats and carbohydrates that make up human food unsuitable for the food that felines require, but some foods are simply poisonous to cats.

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Grapes, chocolate and onions were included in the dangerous category.

Even milk can harm a cat’s body, and yet 90% of cat owners are sure that this is their pet’s favorite drink.

In fact, an adult cat stops producing lactose, which is why milk causes digestive problems.

Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources