the protein

The proteins are in all living being, and is an essential component of all weaves. In the body of a cat or a dog, more than half of the dry matter it is protein.

A ration of protein in the diet of a cat is necessary for the growth and maintenance of almost all weaves of the body, including muscles, hair, bones and organs. The proteins used for these functions cannot be used for energy.

When speech of protein necessity in the diet of a cat treats, in fact, in the necessity of amino acids.
A protein molecule contains 23 different amino acids. Its disposition determines the nature of the protein.

The proteins in foods are disturbed in amino acids by means of the process of the digestion. Soon these are absorbed and distributed by the sanguineous current to the cells of the body that transform these amino acids into proteins.

The symptoms that appear by protein deficiency are: loss of the appetite, deficient growth, loss of weight, hair hirsuto, irregular fervor, a smaller reproductive capacity and insufficient milk production.

Two types of amino acids exist: Essential and the nonessentials. Essential amino acids are denominated when the body cannot produce them in suitable amounts, but that are necessary for the animal and must be present in the diet. The absence or deficiency of an essential amino acid will influence in the use of all the others.
The nonessential amino acids are produced by the body in sufficient amounts.

The cat, unlike dog, requires a sufficient level of the bullfighting amino acid in its diet.
The cat is the only mammalian animal that cannot produce sufficient bullfighting to satisfy its metabolic necessities. A deficiency of bullfighting in the diet of a cat can cause the degeneration of the retina and cardiomiopatías. An appropriate level of bullfighting is added in balanced, complete a food for cats nutricionalmente, and of high quality.

Protein necessities of the cat
In addition to the necessity of the amino acid bullfighting, the cats have a protein necessity greater than the dogs.
The protein content in a food balanced for cats nutricionalmente complete, varies between the 28 and 36%.

As in the case of the dog, the protein necessities of the cat during the growth and reproduction, are greater than at other moments of their life.

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