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Do the scrappers know these taboos?

Many owners are careless when raising pets, thinking that whatever they eat, they have to give their pets a share.

Previously, Ms. He, who lives in Tianhe District, ate grapes while watching TV and threw a bunch to her cat. As a result, her cat kept barking in the middle of the night and was rushed to the hospital because of kidney failure. There is no way around it.

Mr. Fang and his cat just moved into a new home. In order to remove formaldehyde, Mr. Fang placed several pots of pothos in the house. However, the cat was very active and bit off many leaves of the pothos. After a few hours, the cat vomited and had diarrhea. , food poisoning, fortunately, he was sent to the hospital in time and saved his life.

So, what are the worst foods for cats to eat?

1. Fruits and plants

Grapes and raisins are poison to cats and may cause kidney failure and death in severe cases. Fruits such as avocado, grapefruit, and lemon can also irritate cats’ gastrointestinal tract.

In addition to pothos, lilies are also prohibited items for cats. Since the deadly chemicals produced by lilies are spread throughout the entire plant, and cats are naturally active, exposure to even trace amounts may be fatal, so it is best not to plant them at home.

2. Sweets

The theobromine in chocolate is harmful to cats and may cause epileptic spasms, heart damage, and bleeding in the digestive system.

Ice cream, biscuits, cakes, etc. are high-sugar snacks. If fed too much, cats may become obese, suffer from diabetes and heart disease.

3. Bones

Cats love to eat fish, but it is dangerous to feed them fish, chicken, duck, goose and other foods with bones. Animal bones may puncture the cat's digestive organs, injure its mucosa, or stay in the cat's intestines, causing intestinal occlusive disease, or even suffocation and internal bleeding. If you want to feed your cats fish, you can pick out the fish bones and feed them pure fish meat.

It should be reminded that you should never feed raw meat to cats, because raw meat contains a large number of bacteria, parasites and other harmful substances. Cats have fragile gastrointestinal tracts, and eating raw meat may cause diarrhea, vomiting or even shock.

4. Preserved foods and spices

Sausage, hamburger meat, ham, bacon, smoked meat and other foods contain large amounts of salt, sodium nitrate, MSG, artificial colors and preservatives etc., will cause a serious burden on the cat’s digestive and metabolic system, cause many internal diseases, and may cause cancer.

It is best not to give cats spicy food such as chili pepper, pepper, mustard, etc. They will irritate the cat’s gastrointestinal tract and cause diarrhea.

5. Alliums

Foods such as green onions, onions, leeks, and shallots contain allyl disulfide compounds, which can destroy cats’ red blood cells and cause ischemic anemia. Cats can tolerate it, but owners are still advised to be cautious when feeding.