Thursday 7 April 2011

Toxic foods for cats

1. Chocolate:
          Chocolate is toxic for cats because it contains theobromine. Theobromine is also knows as methylxanthines making it chemically related to caffeine.






2. Dairy:
       Dairy products include milk, cream, butter, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, whey, sour cream, kefir, casein, and ice cream.
 Cats do produce milk for their kittens but once they switch to adult cat food they no don't need their mother's feed. A cat cannot digest the proteins and the sugar contained in dairy products.






3. Garlic and Onions:
      Garlic and onions contain N-propyl disulphide which kills the red blood cells and causes Heinz body anemia in cats.





4. Green Tomatoes:
                     Green tomatoes are from the solanaceae plant family. The solanaceae plant family is deadly for cats because they contain bitter poisonous alkaloid called Glycoalkaloid Solanine. Even if their roots or leaves are swallowed it can cause violent lower gastrointestinal.





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