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- Jul 7, 2020
At first, feline taurine deficiency is asymptomatic, but as it progresses, cats go blind, then develop heart failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy, which is fatal unless caught early and treated.
This dumb bitch is going to kill her cats. It's not a painless way to go, either.
(Incidentally, it's not great for dogs to eat cat food, either, although most of them really love it. Polissa needs to get her shit together or get rid of the animals. I'll take my rainbows now.)
Yeah, I have a dog with severe food allergies, and the only foods I can feed him that won't make him miserable are grain-free. Had to weigh pros and cons with the vet on the risk of canine dilated cardiomyopathy, potentially caused by grain-free diets (I just can't afford to feed him raw "novel" proteins).
Trying to keep the dog the fuck out of the cat food, especially when I was nursing a cat on palliative care, was an insane effort. Most of them really do seem to like it, but it's not good for them in the longterm. She either needs to feed them separately, or figure something out, or rehome some/all of the pets.