Vegan Cats

Columbine

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That site is absolutely ridiculous. Just because cats stay alive and purr nicely it does not mean they are in peak physical health from their vegan diet. I'm a vegetarian with vegan tendencies (not full vegan simply because I have a number of digestive problems and simply can't stay well on a completely vegetable diet). Not only do I feed my cats meat, I'm in the process of moving onto raw feeding. It's not hypocritical - truly caring for animals means feeding them the food they are designed to eat. For cats, that means meat!

Interesting how you never see suggestions that lions or tigers are transferred to a vegan diet....
 

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That site is absolutely ridiculous. Just because cats stay alive and purr nicely it does not mean they are in peak physical health from their vegan diet. I'm a vegetarian with vegan tendencies (not full vegan simply because I have a number of digestive problems and simply can't stay well on a completely vegetable diet). Not only do I feed my cats meat, I'm in the process of moving onto raw feeding. It's not hypocritical - truly caring for animals means feeding them the food they are designed to eat. For cats, that means meat!

Interesting how you never see suggestions that lions or tigers are transferred to a vegan diet....


I also want to add that pet owners who are vegetarians or vegans should not force their dietary beliefs onto a cat. Meat is a not an option for cats, it is a requirement no different than water is a requirement for a Human to live. Humans can adapt to a vegetarian diet, cats cannot. A cat might be able to live on a veggie diet if the proper supplements are added to it but that's still not ideal and the cat wouldn't thrive and may likely develop health issues and nutritional deficiencies.

My two cents
 

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Cats are obligate carnivores and require meat. Nobody is arguing this.....
 

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