Your bike and your cat

Originally Posted by shadowangel

Good one...!
I will ask....

How did the white Monster take the name suggestion then Jen

Good idea but he wants something more exotic..no pleasing some cats!

Originally Posted by hovis

the guy in the shop said it was a cat, & he eats cat food.

That's ok. You can feed a dog cat food but not a cat dog food*.

2mts, Im sooooo impressed!
Not many people know that cats are obligatory carnivores..
Respect!
(ex veterinary nurse)

Originally Posted by shadowangel

2mts, Im sooooo impressed!
Not many people know that cats are obligatory carnivores..
Respect!
(ex veterinary nurse)

but you can get vegan cat food

Hmm I dont see any Arachidonic acid in that ingredient box, its essential for them to have it.

One of the essential fatty acids for cats is Arachidonic acid. Dogs can manufacture arachidonic acid from linoleic acid or gamma-linolenic acid. Cats cannot. Arachidonic acid is necessary to produce an inflammatory response. In many cases, such as in allergies, the goal is to suppress the inflammatory response. But in other cases, the response is a necessary means by which the body can protect itself. Arachidonic acid also helps to regulate skin growth, is necessary for proper blood clotting, and is necessary for the reproductive and gastrointestinal systems to function properly. Arachidonic acid is found in animal fats which must therefore be included as part of the diet. Like dogs, cats also require linoleic acid, another fatty acid.

Originally Posted by shadowangel

2mts, Im sooooo impressed!

*bow*



The "*" in my original post was to note that there was more to it than I put in that post. And had someone argued then I'd have attempted to post something along the lines of what Shadowangel has said above. But I don't think I'd have done it nearly so well.

Edit: Looking into this a bit further the substance I was actually thinking of is Taurine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine

Originally Posted by shadowangel

Hmm I dont see any Arachidonic acid in that ingredient box, its essential for them to have it.

One of the essential fatty acids for cats is Arachidonic acid. Dogs can manufacture arachidonic acid from linoleic acid or gamma-linolenic acid. Cats cannot. Arachidonic acid is necessary to produce an inflammatory response. In many cases, such as in allergies, the goal is to suppress the inflammatory response. But in other cases, the response is a necessary means by which the body can protect itself. Arachidonic acid also helps to regulate skin growth, is necessary for proper blood clotting, and is necessary for the reproductive and gastrointestinal systems to function properly. Arachidonic acid is found in animal fats which must therefore be included as part of the diet. Like dogs, cats also require linoleic acid, another fatty acid.

Give me a couple of hours, i'll cook some up

Matt

Nice One! The vegan Cats of the world are saved hehe


Good luck with your Chem studies btw, I hated inorganic chem ...a lot!

My cat, inspecting the rather clean down pipe on my rather clean bike.