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Cat Nutrition – Learning the Basics of It

  When considering cat nutrition you should know that cats are what are known as obligate carnivores. An obligate carnivore is one that must eat meat. You cannot just turn them out to graze in a pasture. The digestive tract of cats has been shortened and uses optimized proteins from meat.   Let's dive right in.   The Basics of Cat Nutrition   They simply don't have the dental or digestive apparatus to process plant materials.   It's therefore surprising, given their physical inability to process plants, that you will still find cats nibbling on plants from time to time. There are many theories for why cats would nibble on plants.   They may be trying to balance an upset...

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