Taurine is essential to a cat's diet. Sufficient amounts of the amino acid are usually found in commercial cat foods (both dry and wet), but your cat may be at risk of a taurine deficiency if you feed it homemade foods or a vegetarian diet.
Taurine deficiency in felines can cause central retinal degeneration, leading to irreversible blindness, as well as heart failure. This is why adding taurine supplements to your cat's diet, or feeding it foods rich in the amino acid, such as fish, shrimp, chicken, beef and beef liver is vital.
Furthermore, since kidneys are vital to the regulation of multiple body processes, cats in renal failure exhibit a number of health issues related to their disease. Cats suffering from the disease must be fed a taurine-rich diet to help improve their quality of life.
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