What vitamins do cats need in their bodies? Learn about the nutritional needs of cats in one article! Vitamins are a very important nutrient for humans and cats, and can be obtained from food Obtained, if parents give cats professional cat food, there may not be too many problems of vitamin deficiency, but if they make cat food, there may be such problems as vitamin deficiency.

       Vitamin is a kind of trace organic substances that humans and animals must obtain from food in order to maintain normal physiological functions. Generally, cats need as many as 13 kinds of vitamins, of which vitamins can be divided into two types. species, fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins.

        Fat-soluble vitamins generally include: vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, etc. The symptoms of vitamin A deficiency in cats are: eye and nose inflammation, swollen eyelids, decreased vision, bean curd-like discharge from the eyes, and sometimes the upper and lower eyelids stick together. Coat is loose and messy. The manifestations of vitamin D deficiency in cats are: licking soil, walls, and dirt, showing O-shaped legs or X-shaped legs, sick cats lack of energy, like to lie down and move, and gradually lose weight. In severe cases, lying on the ground can not stand up, and even the occurrence of bedsores, sepsis and so on.

        Water-soluble vitamins generally include: lack of vitamin B1, lack of vitamin B2, pantothenic acid, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, etc. The symptoms of vitamin B1 deficiency in cats are: loss of appetite, vomiting, dehydration, weight loss, and in severe cases, neuritis, cardiac dysfunction, convulsions, ataxia, paralysis, collapse, and finally death due to heart failure. The symptoms of vitamin B2 deficiency in cats are: sick cats have symptoms such as anorexia, weight loss, and hair loss. It is easy to suffer from conjunctivitis, corneal opacity (cataract in severe cases), hind limb muscle atrophy, and testicular hypoplasia in male cats. Severe cases died.

        The symptoms of a cat lacking vitamin pantothenic acid include: slow growth, dull coat, rough skin, gastrointestinal disorders and even gastrointestinal ulcers. A cat lacks vitamins, which can lead to illness in mild cases and death in serious cases. When some cats are sick, the owner does not understand the reason and blindly treats them. In fact, in many cases, it is just a lack of vitamins.