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Although our feline companions seem have a real taste for all things fishy, fish is in fact not a natural food for this species. Maybe it is the scent that makes these foods so appealing to felines, possibly triggering some instinctive craving similar to humans being attracted to greasy, baked goods. However, it could just as well be a learned taste preference. Many domestic cats raised in close contact with humans have exposure to fish from early on, predominantly through commercial foods containing fish meal as a protein source, as well as treats and table scraps. For example, many of domestic cats raise by Feline Future without contact to fish as food will not eat fish when presented with it experimentally. It could be, that the stereotype teaches people that cats like fish, who then feed their cats fish, and the cats in turn prove their care giver right by developing a taste for it. That cats don’t only make instinctive food choices, but also posses the ability to learn taste preferences is indisputable. Every day in households all over the world the true carnivore cat behaves very much like an omnivore, stealing muffins and bread, or indulges in fruit and vegetables, often even ingesting things outright harmful like chocolate or tomatoes.
Care givers may have to accept that they are doing their cats no favour by feeding fish as a main staple.
Fish, no matter if whole, dressed, raw, cooked, or canned will cause nutritional deficiency of some kind, which in turn will eventually lead to serious disease.
If fish is to be included in the meal plan of the domestic cat, one may only do so sparingly as treats, or to entice a sick cat to eat. Other than that, the story of fish and cats should really be a fairytale.
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Causes of thiamine deficiency include;
* When a cat is fed a diet containing large amounts of raw fish. Raw fish contains the enzyme thiaminase which destroys thiamine. Cooking destroys thiaminase, thus protecting thiamine.
Traducción, Una causa de deficiencia de tiamina es cuando un gato es alimentado a base de grandes cantidades de pescado. El pescado crudo contiene un enzima llamada tiaminasa que destruye la timaina. Cocinar el pescado destruye la tiamina.