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DAILY RECOMMENDED ALLOWANCES FOR VITAMINS
Daily
Functions Recommended Signs of Deficiency/Excess
Allowance*

Vitamin A Vision; growth; immune function; 63 µg Conjunctivitis; cataracts, retinal degeneration and
fetal development; cellular other eye problems; weight loss; muscle weakness;
differentiation reproductive and developmental disorders
Skeletal lesions in kittens, particularly outgrowths
of the cervical vertebrae; osteoporosis

Vitamin D Maintenance of mineral status; 0.4 µg Rickets; abnormalities in skeletal development;
skeletal structure; phosphorous progressive paralysis; ataxia; lack of grooming;
balance reduction in body weight and food intake
Anorexia; vomiting; lethargy; calcification of
soft tissues

Vitamin E Defense against oxidative 2.5 mg Anorexia; depression; pain sensitivity
damage in abdomen; fat tissue pathology

Vitamin K Activation of clotting factors, 82 µg Prolonged blood clotting times; hemorrhaging
bone proteins, and other proteins

Vitamin B 1 Energy and carbohydrate 0.33 mg Neurological impairments including altered
(thiamin) metabolism reflexes and convulsive seizures; heart-rate
disorders; pathological changes in the central
nervous system; severe learning deficits

Riboflavin Enzyme functions 0.27 mg Cataracts; fatty livers; testicular atrophy

Vitamin B 6 Glucose generation; red blood 0.16 mg Stunted growth; convulsive seizures;
cell function; niacin synthesis; kidney lesions
nervous system function; immune
response; hormone regulation;
gene activation

Niacin Enzyme functions 2.5 mg Anorexia; weight loss; elevated body temperature;
fiery red tongue, with ulceration and congestion

Pantothenic Energy metabolism 0.4 mg Stunted growth; fatty changes in liver;
Acid small bowel lesions

Vitamin B 12 Enzyme functions 1.4 µg Weight loss; vomiting; diarrhea; intestinal disorders

Folic Acid Amino acid and nucleotide 47 µg Decreased growth rate; increased iron
metabolism; mitochondrial levels in blood
protein synthesis

*Daily needs for an adult cat weighing 9 pounds, consuming 250 Calories per day.
mg = milligram µg = microgram

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