Feeding rabbit to a kitten - Taurine - how much to give?

[ChristineL]

Hi @Dr. Jean Hofve,

I saw in the webinar chat today, that you mentioned it's important to add TAURINE to cats' (I have a five-month-old kitten) meals that mainly consist of rabbits. My kitten's favorite protein is rabbit and she's been on a few different rabbit blends (we have given her 80/10/10 rabbit blends, rabbit with pork, and rabbit with vegetables) since we got her when she was four weeks old. She does not like very much other types of proteins like beef, chicken, turkey...etc. (We're working with Dr. Jeff on that via homeopathy)...in the meantime, how much taurine should we add to her meal? She eats around 1.20-1.30oz of meat blends, at least three times per day. Thank you!

 

[Dr. Jean Hofve]

A 10-lb cat should get 80-100 mg of taurine per day, but a kitten can get the full amount with no harm, taurine is totally safe and can't be overdosed.

 

[ChristineL]

A 10-lb cat should get 80-100 mg of taurine per day, but a kitten can get the full amount with no harm, taurine is totally safe and can't be overdosed.

Thank you, Dr. Jean