{"id":2158,"date":"2015-08-03T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2017-06-20T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T22:58:22","slug":"should-i-give-my-cat-veggies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/should-i-give-my-cat-veggies\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I give my cat vegetables?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I heard that some fruits and <a href=\"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/should-i-give-my-dog-veggies\/\">vegetables are good for my dog<\/a>. Should I give my cat veggies also?<\/p>\n<p>Cats are true carnivores, requiring a diet mainly of meat and meat products. Dogs are omnivores, with the ability to exist on a diet of meat and plant products combined. Because cats are carnivorous, veggies are not on the top of cats list of needed nutrients. <strong>Fun Fact:<\/strong> Vitamin C is not needed in the feline diet.<\/p>\n<p>Taurine on the other hand is an essential nutrient for cats, whereas dogs make their own. If a cat is taurine deficient, they may develop heart disease and other health issues.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Taurine?<\/h3>\n<p>Taurine is a type of amino acid, and amino acids form the main constituents of all proteins. Taurine is exclusively found in animal-based proteins. It is critical for normal vision, normal digestion, normal heart muscle function, to maintain normal pregnancy and fetal development, and to maintain a healthy immune system. Taurine is an essential amino acid in the cat.<\/p>\n<h3>Cat Food<\/h3>\n<p>Cat foods that contain high-quality animal-based protein will supply adequate levels of taurine for a normal, healthy cat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Add <a href=\"http:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/pet\/pet-enzymes\/total-zymesr-63-gram-enzyme-supplement-for-pets.html\">Total-Zymes<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00ae<\/span><\/span><\/a> to a cat&#8217;s food at each meal. Total-Zymes<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00ae<\/span><\/span> will help digest the precious Taurine that a cat needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Dog food does not contain enough taurine to meet the normal requirements for a cat. Do not feed your cat dog food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I heard that some fruits and vegetables are good for my dog. Should I give my cat veggies also? Cats are true carnivores, requiring a diet mainly of meat and meat products. Dogs are omnivores, with the ability to exist on a diet of meat and plant products combined. Because cats are carnivorous, veggies are <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/should-i-give-my-cat-veggies\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,195,90],"tags":[198,116,125],"class_list":["post-2158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enzymes-for-pets","category-pet-foods","category-pet-products","tag-cat-food","tag-digestive-enzymes-for-pets","tag-total-zymes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2158"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2675,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158\/revisions\/2675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}