Cats, Memes, and Brain: URINE
 For cats, taurine is an essential amino acid.
 O EYES
 Taurine is found almost
 exclusively in meat and
 Deficiency can lead to
 blindness
 seafood.
 BRAIN &amp;
 NERVES
 Taurine plays many roles
 in nerve and cell function
 Taurine crosses the blood-
 brain barrier.
 The harder a HEART
 muscle works
 the more
 taurine it
 contains.
 LEG
 THIGH
 BREAST
 Taurine is water soluble.
 Don&#39;t discard the liquid
 from thawed raw foods!
 HEART
 Deficiency can cause
 cardiomyopathy and
 death.
 It takes many
 months or years
 for symptoms of
 DIGESTION
 Combines with bile acids
 for proper digestion.
 a deficiency to
 show up.
 It&#39;s a good idea to add
 extra taurine to your
 cat&#39;s raw meat diet.
 IMMUNE
 FUNCTION
 Taurine affects immune
 system responsiveness.
 FETAL
 DEVELOPMENT
 feline
 Deficiency can cause stillbirths,
 low birth weights and birth
 defects in kittens.
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 FOUNDATION
 For more info, visit
 FelineNutritionFoundation.org