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How to deal with excessive cat shedding? Four easy solutions for you! 🐱✨

Avatar of the author: Dr. Elizabeth Claire 07/09/2024 12:59:24
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**1. Feed high-quality cat food or raw bones and meat.**
This forms the foundation for balanced nutrition and a healthy body, essential for maintaining healthy fur.

**2. Supplement with lecithin.**
Feed your cat two to three egg yolks per week. The lecithin in egg yolks is an effective element for nourishing fur. You can see results in two months. Egg yolks can be fed cooked or raw.
If your cat has difficulty eating egg yolks, you can provide good-quality lecithin products, preferably those derived from egg yolks rather than soy lecithin.

**3. Supplement with Omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids.**
These fatty acids are essential for healthy fur and preventing skin inflammation. However, their unstable structure means they oxidize and break down once exposed to air. The unsaturated fatty acids in cat food can completely oxidize within a week to ten days of opening the bag. Thus, cats usually lack sufficient unsaturated fatty acids.
To supplement Omega-3s, options include fish oil (note, not cod liver oil, which contains vitamin A and can be toxic in excess), mackerel, Pacific saury, salmon, or canned deep-sea fish. However, tuna and cod, despite also being deep-sea fish, do not contain fish oil. Feed your cat 200-300 grams of deep-sea fish per week to supplement Omega-3s through diet.

**4. Supplement with complex vitamin B.**
Due to its instability, complex vitamin B decomposes on exposure to light and high temperatures, meaning most cats are deficient. Supplementing with complex vitamin B can boost your cat's immune system and reduce shedding.

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**Attention All Cat Owners! These Foods Are Off-Limits for Cats!** ❌ **[Not Safe]** Cats can't eat certain foods mainly because they lack the same digestive capabilities as humans. 1️⃣ **Staple Foods:** Rice with starch, glutinous rice, fried foods, leftovers 2️⃣ **Snacks:** Caffeine, chocolate, nuts, raw eggs 3️⃣ **Fruits:** Citrus, grapes, peaches, cherries, persimmons, avocados, waxberries 4️⃣ **Vegetables:** Peppers, ginger, spinach, chives 5️⃣ **Meats:** Ham, smoked meat, fatty meat, bones 6️⃣ **Seafood:** Octopus, shellfish, crab, dried small fish ✅ **[Safe but in Moderation]** Cats are obligate carnivores, and they can eat most animal meats. However, they don’t need to eat the same vegetables and grains people do, and fruits are not necessary. Overconsumption can cause digestive issues or even poisoning. Too much sugar is also not good for cats. So if you're unsure whether a vegetable is safe, it’s best not to feed it to them! It's recommended to peel and remove seeds from fruits before feeding, leaving only the flesh, and cutting it into small pieces. 1️⃣ **Staple Foods:** Fresh meat food, dehydrated food, freeze-dried, wet food 2️⃣ **Snacks:** Lactose-free milk, cat grass, tofu, cooked eggs 3️⃣ **Fruits:** Dragon fruit, watermelon, banana, coconut, blueberries, cantaloupe, papaya, cranberries 4️⃣ **Vegetables:** Pumpkin, eggplant, corn, cabbage 5️⃣ **Meats:** Beef, duck, lamb, organs 6️⃣ **Seafood:** Salmon, shrimp, cod, fish roe #ScientificCatCare #CatHealth #CatCareTips #NewPetOwners