FATS IN THE DIET OF INDOOR AND FREE-RANGING DOMESTIC CATS
1
WULS-SGGW, Institute of Food Sciences
Publication date: 2021-06-08
2020;(600):13-20
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Fat plays an important role in cats diet. It is as an energy source, it also increases
the palatability of food, is a source of essential fatty acids and it is a carrier of fat-soluble
vitamins. Cats are unique, because they are evolutionarily adapted to digesting large
amounts of saturated fat. Unlike other mammals, they could not effective convert linoleic acid to arachidonate. In this paper, the quantity and quality of lipid fraction of food
consumed by indoor and free-living cats are compare. Available data of crude fat content
and the fatty acid composition were compared for commercial dry and wet food, commercial whole prey items and the recommendations of Association of American Feed Control
Officials and European Pet Food Industry Federation.
REFERENCES (37)
1.
Aarde R.J. van, 1980. The diet and feeding behavior of feral cats, Felis catus, at Marion Island. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 10, 123–128.
2.
Association of American Feed Control Officials – AAFCO, 2019. Official publication. Champaign, IL. .
3.
Bauer J.E., 2006. Facilitative and functional fats in diets of cats and dogs. JAVMA 229, 680–684.
4.
Bauer J.E., 2011. Therapeutic use of fish oils in companion animals. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 239(11), 1441–1451.
5.
Behravesh C.B., Ferraro A., Deasy M., Dato V., Moll M., Sandt C., Rea N.K., Rickert R., Marriott C., Warren K., Urdaneta V., Salehi E., Villamil E., Ayers T., Hoekstra R.M., Austin J.L., Ostroff S., Williams I.T., 2010. Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Contaminated Dry Dog and Cat Food, 2006–2008. Pediatrics 126(3), 477–483.
6.
Biro Z., Lanszki J., Szemethy L., Heltai M., Randi E., 2005. Feeding habits of feral domestic cats (Felis catus), wild cats (Felis silvestris) and their hybrids: trophic niche overlap among cat groups in Hungary. J. Zool. Lond. 266, 187–196.
7.
Bischoff K., Rumbeiha W.K., 2012. Pet Food Recalls and Pet Food Contaminants in Small Animals. Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. 42(2), 237–250.
8.
Blem C.R., 1976. Patterns of lipid storage and utilization in birds. Am. Zool. 16, 671–684.
10.
Cianciolo R.E., Bischoff K., Ebel J.G., Van Winkle T.J., Goldstein R.E., Serfilippi L.M., 2008. Clinicopathologic, histologic, and toxicologic findings in 70 cats inadvertently exposed to pet food contaminated with melamine and cyanuric acid. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 233(5), 729–737.
11.
Fleharty E.D., Krause M.E., Stinnett D.P., 1973. Body composition, energy content, and lipid cycles of four species of rodents. J. Mammal. 54, 426–438.
12.
Freeman L.M., Chandler M.L., Hamper B.A., Weeth L.P., 2013. Current knowledge about the risks and benefits of raw meat-based diets for dogs and cats. JAVMA 243, 1549–1558.
13.
Gardner C.D., Kraemer H.C., 1995. Monounsaturated versus polyunsaturated dietary fat and serum lipids. A meta analysis. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 15, 1917–1927.
14.
Gershoff S.N., Andrus S.B., Hegsted D.M., 1957. Vitamin A deficiency in cats. Lab Invest. 6, 227–240.
15.
Hall J.A., Brockman J.A., Davidson S.J., MacLeay J.M., Jewell D.E., 2017. Increased dietary long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids alter serum fatty acid concentrations and lower risk of urine stone formation in cats. PLOS ONE 12(10), e0187133. https://doi.org/10.1371/journa....
16.
How K.L., Hazewinkel H.A., Mol J.A., 1994. Dietary vitamin D dependence of cat and dog due to inadequate cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D. Gen Comp. Endocrinol. 96, 12–18.
17.
Hu F.B., Manson J.E., Willett W.C., 2001. Types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a critical review. J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 20, 5–19.
18.
Ingh T.S.G.A.M. van den, Grinwis G.C.M., Corbee R.J., 2019. Leukoencephalomyelopathy in cats linked to abnormal fatty acid composition of the white matter of the spinal cord and of irradiated dry cat food. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. 103(5), 1556–1563.
19.
Kerr K.R., Kappen K.L., Garner L.M., Swanson K.S., 2014. Commercially available avian and mammalian whole prey diet items targeted for consumption by managed exotic and domestic pet felines: Macronutrient, mineral, and long-chain fatty acid composition. Zoo Biol. 33(4), 327–335.
20.
Kremen N.A., Calvert C.C., Larsen J.A., Baldwin R.A., Hahn T.P., Fascetti A.J., 2014. Body composition and amino acid concentrations of select birds and mammals consumed by cats in northern and central California. Anim. Sci. J. 91, 1270–1276.
21.
Lenox C.E., Bauer J.E., 2013. Potential adverse effects of omega-3 fatty acids in dogs and cats. J. Vet. Intern. Med. 27, 217–226.
22.
Li D., Ng A., Mann N.J., Sinclair A.J., 1998. Contribution of meat fat to dietary arachidonic acid. Lipids 33, 437–440.
23.
MacDonald M.L., Rogers Q.R., Morris J.G., 1983. Role of linoleate as an essential fatty acid for the cat independent of arachidonate synthesis. J. Nutr. 113, 1422–1433.
24.
MacDonald M.L., Rogers Q.R., Morris J.G., 1984. Nutrition of the domestic cat, a mammalian carnivore. Annu. Rev. Nutr. 4, 521–562.
25.
Morris J.G., 2002. Idiosyncratic nutrient requirements of cats appear to be diet-induced evolutionary adaptations. Nutr. Res. Rev. 15, 153–168.
26.
Morris J.G., 2004. Do cats need arachidonic acid in the diet for reproduction? J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. 88(3–4), 131–137.
27.
National Research Council – NRC, 2006. Nutrient requirements of dogs and cats. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC.
28.
Park H.J., Park J.S., Hayek M.G., Reinhart G.A., Chew B.P., 2011. Dietary fish oil and flaxseed oil suppress inflammation and immunity in cats. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 1419(3–4), 301–306.
29.
Pawlosky R.J., Salem N., 1996. Is dietary arachidonic acid necessary for feline reproduction? J. Nutr. 126(4 suppl.), 1081–1085.
30.
Plantinga E.A., Bosch G., Hendriks W.H., 2011. Estimation of the dietary nutrient profile of free-roaming feral cats: possible implications for nutrition of domestic cats. Br. J. Nutr. 106, 35–48.
31.
Rivers J.P.W., 1982. Essential fatty acids in cats. J. Small Anim. Pract. 23, 563–576.
32.
Sinclair A., Slattery W., McLean J., Monger E., 1981. Essential fatty acid deficiency and evidence for arachidonate synthesis in the cat. Br. J. Nutr. 46(1), 93–96.
33.
Stewart A.P., Barnett S.A., 1983. Seasonal changes in body weight and composition of Australian bush rats, Rattus fuscipes, and adaptation to winter. Aust. J. Zool. 31, 29–37.
34.
Vuorinen A., Bailey-Hall E., Karagiannis A., Yu S., Roos F., Sylvester E., Wilson J., Dahms I., 2020. Safety of Algal Oil Containing EPA and DHA in cats during gestation, lactation and growth. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. 104(5), 1509–1523.
35.
Webster A.J.F., 1986. Factors affecting the body composition of growing and adult animals. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 45, 45–53.
36.
Zaghini G., Biagi G., 2005. Nutritional peculiarities and diet palatability in the cat. Vet. Res. Commun. 29, 39–44.
37.
Zoran D.L., 2002. The carnivore connection to nutrition in cats. JAVMA 221, 1559–1567.
| ISSN: | 0084-5477 |
We process personal data collected when visiting the website. The function of obtaining information about users and their behavior is carried out by voluntarily entered information in forms and saving cookies in end devices. Data, including cookies, are used to provide services, improve the user experience and to analyze the traffic in accordance with the Privacy policy. Data are also collected and processed by Google Analytics tool (more).
You can change cookies settings in your browser. Restricted use of cookies in the browser configuration may affect some functionalities of the website.
You can change cookies settings in your browser. Restricted use of cookies in the browser configuration may affect some functionalities of the website.
