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Incidence of Vitis fruit-induced clinical signs and acute kidney injury in dogs and cats. J Small Anim Pract. 2022 Jun;63(6):447-453. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13483. Epub 2022 Feb 8.
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Generally, the diet recommends 80% meat (including some 'meaty' organs such as heart), 10% bone and 10% organs (of which half is liver). Proponents of the whole prey model diet believe dogs and cats are natural carnivores and do not have any nutritional needs besides what is found in meat, bones, and organs.
Carambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. [1] [2] [3] The edible fruit has distinctive ridges running down its sides (usually 5–6). [1] When cut in cross-section, it resembles a star, giving it the name of star fruit.
Maintaining this diet over a long period can result in dangerous deficiencies, a risk that many fruitarians try to ward off through nutritional testing and vitamin injections. [17] The Health Promotion Program at Columbia University reports that a fruitarian diet can cause deficiencies in calcium , protein , iron , zinc , vitamin D , most B ...
Cats are definitely carnivores, but that doesn’t mean they have to avoid veggies altogether. Vegetables can enhance a cat’s diet by providing specific nutrients they may not get from their ...
Cats on a vegan diet can develop abnormally alkaline (high pH) urine as most commonly used plant-based proteins are more alkaline than the meat-based foods which cats have evolved to eat. When the urine becomes too alkaline (pH >7), there is an increased risk of formation of struvite (also known as magnesium ammonium phosphate) bladder crystals ...
Yes, cats can eat pumpkin. Plain pumpkin is OK for cat consumption, PetMD reports. The squash may even benefit your pet's health, according to Hill's Pet Nutrition .