Conference misery::feline_v1

    My cats get just the tuna juice drained from the can.  Do y'all
    think this is sufficient?
    
    Cathy
    
    (Well, _alright_ maybe just a little tuna with it...)

    Unfortunately, a lot of dolphins are killed in the nets used to
    catch tuna.  This is only a problem with certain types of tuna,
    however.  The other types of tuna don't run with dolphins, or something.
    A store I shop at only carries "good" tuna, with a posted explanation
    about this.  Alas, I have forgotten which type of tuna this is.  I
    will try to remember when I go shopping next and post the info.
    






                                           

    I have read in this file that oil from Tuna can be harmful so if
    you are considering giving it to your cat, you might want to look
    at the notes that discuss it.
    
    Jo

    re: .3
      Personally i can't understand why anyone would eat tuna packed
    in oil anyway!  Argh!! the calories!!  
    re: .2  Anyway, I've been trying to find tuna that hasn't been caught
    by the fishermen who kill the dolphins.  Its been so long since
    we've had tuna.  I read someplace that Deepsea brand tuna is ok,
    but I can't find it.  Can anyone help me?
      Nancy DC
    

	I'd appreciate hearing more about the ok tuna as well - 
	wouldn't want to think that we're contributing to the
	deaths of dolphins, as they're such beautiful animals.

	We've just recently discovered Figaro cat food, and
	the mew-crew *loves* it!  I'm not sure if it comes in
	other varieties, but I get the large cans of tuna and
	garden vegetables for them.  It's packaged by Bumble-Bee,
	and it even smells good to me.  

	Sandy

    RE:  Figaro
    
    Yup - that went over big in my house over the weekend!!  The kitties
    loved it.  Even T.K., who hates moist food, pushed the kittens out
    of the way for a taste.
    
    As far as I know, that's the only variety sold.  If you live in
    the Wesboro area, B.J.'s has cases for $6.48.  That's only .27 cents
    a can.  I paid 3 for $1.00 in the supermarket.
    
    
    /Roberta
    

    I understand that C/D has all the taurine that cats need.
    That's what my vet said.
    
    I talked with Tiger's Bob about taurine and he confirmed
    that C/D was the food Tiger was supposed to have started.
    But ....... too late!
    
    Bj
    

      The tuna that's packaged for cats is Atlantic Bluefin Tuna,--the
    "real" tuna.
      The "tuna" that's packaged in the U.S.A. for HUMAN consumption is
    usually "PACIFIC ALBACORE".
      The PACIFIC ALBACORE is the bad stuff!! The reason why is simple.
    Dolphins (Not the fish...the PORPOISE!) typically run above schools of
    albacore. What the fishing boats do is key on the Dolphins, encircling
    the albacore in their nets, and at the same time capturing the school
    of Dolphins. Instead of working the proper way and allowing the
    Dolphins to escape, they simply round them up and in the process
    they drown dozens to hundreds.
    
      P.E.T.A.(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and GREENPEACE
    have active campaigns against this typr of abuse. I'll write to
    P.E.T.A. this week to see if they DO approve of any tuna companies.
    They MAY approve of some American companies. I know that they are
    totally against using tuna caught by South American boats, who have
    been seen killing Porpoises indiscriminately and have even threatened
    bodily harm and death to international observers who are supposed to
    report this type of abuse to international regulatory bodies.
    
    JM

    Before everyone feels compelled to go out and stock up
    on tuna or clam juice, my understanding is that most of
    the major commercial cat food manufacturers as well as
    Hill's added taurine to their food in response to the
    research results.

    My vet has told me that too much tuna/tuna juice can be harmful
    to the cat.  It has a high amount of iodine or something( this was
    2 years ago - my memory is pretty bad for this kinda thing)....maybe
    magnesuim...anyway...he said as a treat once in a while would okay,
    but not regularly.  I also agree w./ .9....most major food companies
    add it to the food, so the average healthy cat wont need all the
    extra additives.

    ... also, we have discovered that taurine decreases the amount of
    spraying a male cat will do all over the house. 
    
    
    KBS
    

    Taurine reduces the amount of spraying a male cat will do?
    How did you discover this?  Is it documented somewhere?
    
    
    Donna

    I was looking thru the Ohama Vaccine Catalogue and they sell several
    supplements for cats which have Taurine.
    
    the phone # is 1-800-367-4444
    
    Michele