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THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU BY MEOW MIX CAT FOOD. DELIGHT YOUR CAT WITH NEW MEALTIME FAVORITES.
INTRO----- HI GUYS I’M ALEX FARNHAM AND THIS IS ANIMALIST
NEWS. EVERYONE THINKS OF CATS AS BEING PICKY EATERS,
AND THE TRUTH IS… YEAH THEY TOTALLY ARE, BUT THERE’S A GOOD REASON FOR IT!
A CAT’S TASTE BUDS ARE ITS LEAST DEVELOPED SENSE, WHICH MIGHT BE WHY CATS RELY SO MUCH
ON THEIR SENSE OF SMELL . AS LONG AS FOOD SMELLS GOOD, CHANCES ARE YOUR
CAT WILL EAT IT… BUT WHAT SMELLS GOOD TO US AND OUR CATS ARE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
THINGS. THE REASON CATS ARE SO PICKY ABOUT THE AROMA
IS BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED TASTE BUDS, WHILE HUMANS HAVE AROUND NINE
THOUSAND. A-K-A THEY’RE ENJOYING THE SCENT MORE THAN
THE FOOD ITSELF. SWEET COMPOUNDS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE RECOGNIZED
BY TASTE BUD RECEPTORS COMPOSED OF TWO GENES. CONTRARY TO MOST MAMMALS, ONE OF THE CATS’
GENES IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THEREFORE THEY CANNOT TASTE SWEET FOODS.
BUT IN REALITY THEY DON’T REALLY NEED TO. FELINES ARE STRICT CARNIVORES THAT RELY ON
NUTRIENTS IN ANIMAL TISSUE. AS CATS BECAME DOMESTICATED, THEY EVOLVED
ACCORDING TO THE FOOD SOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
SO UNLIKE HUMANS OR DOGS WHO BECAME OMNIVOROUS IN NATURE, CATS HAVE EATEN A COMPLETELY CARNIVOROUS
DIET THROUGHOUT HISTORY. BECAUSE THEY ARE SO DEPENDANT ON A HIGH PROTEIN
DIET, ANOREXIC FELINES CAN DEVELOP HEP-ATIC LIP-ID-OH-SIS, A LIVER CONDITION UNIQUE TO
CATS THAT CAN BE FATAL. IN ORDER TO PREVENT FELINE ANOREXIA, YOU CAN
TRY GETTING YOUR CAT TO LIKE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD.
A CAT’S TASTE PREFERENCES ARE BASED OFF OF WHAT IT IS EXPOSED TO AS A KITTEN OR WHAT
THEIR MOTHER’S DIET IS DURING GESTATION AND NURSING.
IF YOU EXPOSE YOUNG KITTENS TO A VARIETY OF FOOD OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, THEY WILL
BE LESS OF A STUBBORN EATER IN ADULTHOOD. Speaking of cat food, Let's take a second
to talk about our sponsor: Meow Mix has the irresistible tastes cats love and the wholesome
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and Meow Mix Soufflés. With so many delicious flavors, it’s no wonder Meow Mix cat food
is the only brand cats ask for by name. SO WHAT’S THE WEIRDEST THING YOUR CAT HAS
EATEN? LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.
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I’LL SEE YOU HAIRY MAMMALS NEXT TIME! BYE!