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Old 28-04-2008, 05:29 PM
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Is tinned tuna too salty?

I was just wondering if tinned tuna is too salty for cats?
Ive been giving it a couple of times a week to my cat who has a litter of 5 kittens who are just over a week old.
She loves it.
Ive been buying the springwater type but ive got some with brine.
Do you think a swill under the tap would get rid of any salt?
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Old 28-04-2008, 05:32 PM
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Re: Is tinned tuna too salty?

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I was just wondering if tinned tuna is too salty for cats?
Ive been giving it a couple of times a week to my cat who has a litter of 5 kittens who are just over a week old.
She loves it.
Ive been buying the springwater type but ive got some with brine.
Do you think a swill under the tap would get rid of any salt?
Thanks in advance jen
I give to mine straight out the can - both springwater and brine.
I also give them tinned pilchards in brine (this is their fav)
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Old 28-04-2008, 05:33 PM
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Re: Is tinned tuna too salty?

my breeder told me never to feed my cats tuna coz it has a high mercury content.
Try salmon or pilchards in tomato sauce, or steamed cod/coley.
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my breeder told me never to feed my cats tuna coz it has a high mercury content.
Try salmon or pilchards in tomato sauce, or steamed cod/coley.
Wow didnt know that Kay!
Yes they love pilchards.
I also steam fresh fish for them too Although they prefer cod to coley!
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Old 28-04-2008, 05:41 PM
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Wow didnt know that Kay!
Yes they love pilchards.
I also steam fresh fish for them too Although they prefer cod to coley!
mine prefere the cod altho its not always available in the shop.
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Re: Is tinned tuna too salty?

tuna is bad for cats. if you have to then feed once a week at the most, and then just a little bit as a treat. i don't give mine tuna but i do sometimes let them drink the tuna spring water for a treat. it's not great on their tums sometimes, can make them a little loose.
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Re: Is tinned tuna too salty?

We feed ours tuna on a regular basis-it's fine for ours anyway, for the mercury level to come into effect you'd have to feed them a wholeloada tuna,we swill ours under the tap and drain and mix it too
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Old 28-04-2008, 06:43 PM
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We feed ours tuna on a regular basis-it's fine for ours anyway, for the mercury level to come into effect you'd have to feed them a wholeloada tuna,we swill ours under the tap and drain and mix it too
Mix it too????
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Not hard loveMix tuna with Chicken,cod,cheese etcIt's Monday-i forgive youLol
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Not hard loveMix tuna with Chicken,cod,cheese etcIt's Monday-i forgive youLol
never heard of that!
i wouldn't feed cheese coz Macy is lactose intollerant.
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