Great responses, thank you. I have obtained prescription for Cisapride, what should I watch out for?

Question

I live in Mexico during the summer so getting the good food down here is nonexistent. I have been cooking chicken b*****s and ground turkey and he likes that . What dosage do you give for your cat? Communication problems at the farmacia might be a problem for me. Thanks again

Answer 1

Please don't give your cat/kitten COOKED turkey and chicken.  The cat needs to have it RAW.  When meat is cooked the taurine is destroyed and that is an essential amino acid for a cat which it cannot make in its body as dogs and humans can.

You should be able to get wholesome meat from small markets in Mexico - in the States it is hard to find meat (especially ground meat) that is not mass-produced and packaged for sale.

You might be able to find powdered taurine at a pharmacia which you could add to cooked meat.  It's still best to feed it raw with uncooked bones from the wings and ribs for the calcium which is also necessary to balance the phosphorus/calcium ratio with the lean muscle meat.  Hearts and livers from raw chicken are also good elements to have in your cat's diet.