Feeding tuna to cats

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Is tuna in brine bad for cats? Someone recently told us they'd heard that the stuff in brine wasn't good for cats and suggested the stuff in spring water. They'll eat it but with very little of the enthusiasm they have for the stuff in brine.

I hate tuna personally but the mrs. likes it, the first time she opened a tin of tuna in brine after we got the cats they came charging into the kitchen and went berserk trying to get it off her, so she relented and gave them a little bit. Since then we've only very occasionally given them some as a treat, not wanting them to get too used to it. Just wondered if anyone knew more.

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Thanks folks. Bex, yes it would be very occasionally, probably not even as much as once a week, we try to keep them to a routine (1x wet food pouch each in the morning and 1x each evening, unlimited dental dry food through the day) so just for the odd occasion. They drink plenty of water too, although only ever from the bathroom sink...

Might try the tuna in sunflower oil then, although might that not upset their stomachs? The wee one (well, younger one) seems to get an upset stomach occasionally, I'd have thought that would be likely if we fed her something oily?

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Ah ok, cool - we'll see next time then, may try the brine stuff and give it a rinse out first, thanks

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I'd be quite happy giving them the tuna in spring water but they don't seen to like it as.much as the stuff in brine.