![]() ![]() This classic cat behavior is cute, but it also has an important purpose. How many times has your cat greeted you by rubbing against your legs? How many times have you seen your cat rub against objects including fence posts and furniture? The answer is probably too many to count. Like your house cat, big cats, including tigers, rub against objects in order to leave behind their scents. Domestication hasn’t changed their nutritional needs. In order to stay healthy, house cats depend on their owners to provide a species-appropriate, high-protein diet. You might catch your cat nibbling on a fresh catnip plant, but they won’t get any important nutrition, no matter how much they eat. That same digestive tract struggles to process plant matter. This means they need to eat a meat-only diet in order to receive all their necessary nutrients. This is essential for a domestic cat’s health, because, like wild cats, our house cats are strict carnivores. The food you plop into your pet cat’s bowl might not resemble fresh meat, but even commercial cat food (the good stuff, at least) is primarily made from meat. Both big cats and domesticated cats have short digestive tracts that allow them to digest protein and fat in a relatively short amount of time. ![]()
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