Kitty Bloggy - Ask Veronica!

dear veronica -you are the smartest kitty i know so i want to ask you a question. why won't my mommy let me have tuna from a can all the time and everyday? i love to eat it because it tastes so delicious and it smells so good. the spring water from the can is also very yummy to drink. when she puts the can away, i get sad, meow for just a little more, and put on my sad face but mommy says too much won't be good for me. why? why? why?i try to thank mommy for the tuna after i eat it so i give her kisses. i don't have lips like humans so i lick mommy's face with my tongue and she say my breath stinks. how can this be true? - BFF,hello

Dear Hello,

First I just want to make the point out, that I love tuna very much also. But there are a few reasons why tuna all the time is not good for kitties. I think there are three reasons. The first one you already are exhibiting!!! Kitties who eat a lot of tuna, might stop liking other foods! You can become addicted to just fishes. Even though fishes are our favorite. It is good to have the variety in your diet. In fact it is extremely importants. Second, there is a lot of sodium in tuna. For example in one can there is 25% of daily recommended dosage for HUMANS of sodium (I did the check on the can.) That is not good for kitties! A little bit is okay, but not so much like a whole can. Third, there is the problem about mercury. The albacore tuna, for example, is the predatory of fishes and that means it eats other fishes and gets more and more mercury in its meat. Now, according to FDA guidelines for young human children, no more than 6 ounces per week is alloweds. If we are even 1/3 the size of childrens, that means we can have only 1 can per week! But I suspect we are littler than that so you see we cannot have so many cans of tunas. I got the FDA guidelines from Wikipedia.

As for giving your mommy kisses - that is very nice for you. I am glad you love your mommy. But next time you should wait until a little while after you eat the tuna since tuna is verrry smelly. My suggestion is, if you brush your teeth it is a good time to have your mommy brush them after eating tuna. The other option is to try Petrodex Dental Treats. They are healthy and freshenize your breaths!

Love,

Veronica