Underage cats can eat sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes contain many nutrients, such as vitamin A, which can improve eyesight, vitamin B6, which can promote metabolism, vitamin C, which can promote detoxification, and is essential for the healthy growth of cats. It contains calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron and other ingredients, so underage cats can eat sweet potatoes, which is helpful to the cat’s health.

Precautions for cats eating sweet potatoes:

1. Sweet potatoes have a high starch content and also contain a large amount of sugar, and cats cannot absorb sugar, so Sweet potatoes are not suitable for cats with diabetes or those who need to lose weight. Other cats should also eat less.

2. Cats’ intestines are relatively fragile. If they accidentally eat raw sweet potatoes and sweet potato skins, they may suffer from indigestion or even intestinal obstruction. Therefore, sweet potatoes should be cooked, peeled, and cooled. Feed the cat again.

3. Sweet potatoes cannot be eaten as a main meal for cats, because eating sweet potatoes without cat food for a long time can easily lead to unbalanced nutrition in cats and is not conducive to the physical development of cats. Therefore, when pet owners feed sweet potatoes to their cats, they need to control it within 10% of the total food intake.

4. In addition to giving cats some sweet potatoes, pet owners can also add some cooked pumpkins, carrots, corn kernels, lettuce and other vegetables as well as lean meat, beef, and chicken breasts to their daily food. Feeding cat food to cats can better supplement nutrition for cats, or you can add multivitamin tablets to cat food to improve the cat's immunity.