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Taurine deficiency in cats due to homemade and raw diets, its prevention, and treatment.
Commercial "complete and balanced" cat foods sold by reputable manufacturers are formulated to supply required taurine levels for healthy adult cats, and regulatory minima (expressed per kcal or dry m...
Taurine is an essential amino acid for cats and, according to veterinary sources, has a very high safety margin with virtually no documented toxicity or overdose syndrome in the feline literature . Mo...
Commercial processing — heat, sterilization, extrusion and ingredient refinement — reduces taurine content and its bioavailability in finished cat foods, which is why manufacturers routinely add synth...
Homemade and raw cat diets change taurine availability in predictable ways: raw meat can supply taurine but cooking, processing, improper ingredient ratios, or plant-heavy recipes often lower intake o...
Taurine is an essential dietary amino acid for all cats and deficiency produces predictable problems—retinal degeneration, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), reproductive failure and poor growth—though mod...
Taurine deficiency in cats presents primarily as progressive vision loss and a specific form of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), both of which develop over months and can be detected by clinical signs an...
Taurine deficiency in cats is a dietary problem that primarily damages the heart and eyes and can impair reproduction and development; signs usually appear slowly over months and may be irreversible i...
Taurine deficiency in cats produces slow-developing, degenerative problems principally affecting the eyes and heart, with additional effects on growth, reproduction, coat quality and immune function ....
Taurine deficiency in cats is diagnosed when clinical signs—most commonly dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) or progressive retinal degeneration—prompt targeted testing such as whole‑blood/serologic taurine...