Cats like to eat melon seeds mainly because they are fried with salt and smell and taste delicious, so cats like to eat them. However, cats who consume too much salt can easily damage their liver and kidney functions, so it is not recommended that owners feed their cats melon seeds or overfeed human snacks. In addition, because melon seeds are very small, if they are swallowed directly, they can easily cause indigestion. If the cat swallows the melon seed shells together, dangerous situations such as foreign bodies may occur.
Can cats eat melon seeds?
Cats can eat melon seeds. Melon seeds contain unsaturated fatty acids, proteins, vitamins and trace elements, but owners need to pay attention to the following points :
1. Since the melon seeds on the market are generally fried with seasonings and have a high fat content, feeding too many melon seeds to cats will cause the cats to become obese and unable to metabolize the seasonings. Out of body and other situations, so the owner should feed it in an appropriate amount.
2. The head of the melon seed shell is sharp. If the melon seed shell is not removed, the cat will easily swallow and rupture the intestines if it is swallowed directly. Therefore, it is best for the owner to crush the melon seeds before feeding them to the cat.
3. Although melon seeds themselves have high nutritional value, cats’ digestive system cannot completely digest melon seeds, so they can easily get angry and have difficulty defecating.
4. Cats have relatively large teeth and are not very good at chewing melon seeds. They generally choose to swallow them directly. In this case, the melon seeds are likely to stick to the throat or become blocked in the esophagus or trachea. , there is a risk of threatening the cat’s life.
