Once again I am bringing up the topic of raw egg whites
. Sorry, I thought I was finally done with this topic, then someone over in health asked if it was ok to feed his kidney cat egg whites, and I said it was a great idea, and that I fed Callie the ones from the carton (100% egg whites) raw with every meal.
Then someone posted a link from Tanya's CKD site that specifically talked about how good egg whites are for CKD cats, BUT THEY MUST ALWAYS BE WELL COOKED. Here is what she says:
"However, it is important to cook egg whites until they are hard, because uncooked egg white contains something called avidin, which combines with one of the B-complex vitamins (biotin) to make it unavailable, and CKD cats do need their B vitamins"
Well, I'm thinking ALL cats need their B vitamins, not just kidney cats. So, is it possible that putting uncooked egg whites, or whole eggs for that matter, in our babies food, is NOT a good idea? I think Dr Pierson's recipe calls for whole eggs doesn't it. And vitamin B? Why if the egg whites would essentially block the vitamin b?
I know we get conflicting all the time, but this is scientific, isn't it? So, which one is right? I knew feeding a whole raw egg (both yolk and white together) would negate some of the good stuff in the yolk) but now is any one adding additional whites to their furbabies food possibly causing issues, especially if they are kidney cats (needing additional Vit B)?
I swear, one needs a PHD in chemistry to get the hang of this stuff
Then someone posted a link from Tanya's CKD site that specifically talked about how good egg whites are for CKD cats, BUT THEY MUST ALWAYS BE WELL COOKED. Here is what she says:
"However, it is important to cook egg whites until they are hard, because uncooked egg white contains something called avidin, which combines with one of the B-complex vitamins (biotin) to make it unavailable, and CKD cats do need their B vitamins"
Well, I'm thinking ALL cats need their B vitamins, not just kidney cats. So, is it possible that putting uncooked egg whites, or whole eggs for that matter, in our babies food, is NOT a good idea? I think Dr Pierson's recipe calls for whole eggs doesn't it. And vitamin B? Why if the egg whites would essentially block the vitamin b?
I know we get conflicting all the time, but this is scientific, isn't it? So, which one is right? I knew feeding a whole raw egg (both yolk and white together) would negate some of the good stuff in the yolk) but now is any one adding additional whites to their furbabies food possibly causing issues, especially if they are kidney cats (needing additional Vit B)?