no fish for male cats??

[carole]

Hmm well i never knew this either, i feed both my cats a small piece of fresh fish once a week and fish canned foods, which seem to be ok,so far no problems, so maybe it is not true who knows.

[Glacier]

My vet told me that for most cats a bit of fish or fish flavored canned food isnt' going to harm them at all. However, Pete is not allowed to have any fish. My vet said there wasn't much research that it would cause more crystals and aggravate his FLUTD, but it was one of the things we elminated during the course of his treatment. Since the disease is currently under control, I"m not messing with anything!

[solares412]

Some cats can get away with eating fish, others can't. I don't know anyone who would want to be in the percentage who feed their cats fish and UTIs and blockages are the result. Fish, it doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned , for human consumption or in pet food, can cause some cats to block in less than 24 hours. I guess that's why in nature, it's a rare cat who can catch a fish. Birds are the equivalent of chicken, and rodents are the equivalent of beef but fish are in water and cats have an aversion to water, maybe for good reason. It works to keep feline and fish that much farther apart.

[Uabassoon]

I've heard this so, so I don't feed my cats and fish flavored canned foods.