Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 In a message dated 11/26/2002 5:20:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, tony writes: > I fail to see why no one makes a macrobiotic cat food. That is, cat > yes I agree with you Tony. and birds too. cats do naturally kill and eat birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 12:57 PM, inthepresent wrote: > I try to buy them fish kitty foods, as at least the fish had a > normal life before being killed (unless they are farmed fish, but they > usually state if they are). I don't think it is natural for a cat to be vegan. I fail to see why no one makes a macrobiotic cat food. That is, cat food made from rats and other rodents, the natural food of cats. Cats don't hunt cows, so beef might be unhealthy for them. I know for sure eating fish is unhealthy. Whenever a cat gets cystitis the first thing the vet tells you is not to feed them fish cat food. Cats can't fish in the first place, so eating fish is unnatural. My two cents. -- tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Tony and others, There are some individual exceptions... For example, the Turkish Van is a breed of domesticated cat that actually swims and hunts for its own fish: http://www.freedom.co.za/vans/ I have always wanted to see one of these cool creatures in action, jsut for the entertainment value of a swimming house cat... :-) I guess my point is that there is quite a bit of variety within a species. Individual humans have varying adaptability to veggie diets. Extrapolating, I suppose that individual house cats respond differently to changes in their diet. I have known a cat whose favorite food was corn. That being said, I have never known a vegan cat. So, I would be cautious about imposing my own ethical beliefs regarding diet, upon a house cat. Regards, Jon Spear There areSFBAVeg, Tony Martin <tony@v...> wrote: > On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 12:57 PM, inthepresent@a... wrote: > > > I try to buy them fish kitty foods, as at least the fish had a > > normal life before being killed (unless they are farmed fish, but they > > usually state if they are). > > I don't think it is natural for a cat to be vegan. > > I fail to see why no one makes a macrobiotic cat food. That is, cat > food made from rats and other rodents, the natural food of cats. > > Cats don't hunt cows, so beef might be unhealthy for them. I know for > sure eating fish is unhealthy. Whenever a cat gets cystitis the first > thing the vet tells you is not to feed them fish cat food. Cats can't > fish in the first place, so eating fish is unnatural. > > My two cents. > > -- > tony > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 On Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at 08:45 AM, jdspear9 wrote: > I guess my point is that there is quite a bit of variety within a > species. Individual humans have varying adaptability to veggie > diets. Extrapolating, I suppose that individual house cats respond > differently to changes in their diet. I have known a cat whose > favorite food was corn. > I also had a cat that loved cantaloupe and green beans, among other fruit and vegetables. She also loved to hunt green lizards, so I use to wonder if she may have confused the green beans with the lizards. Out of all the five cats she lived with, she survived them all and lived to be almost 19. Maybe cats can't be vegan, but having a varied diet might do them good. -- tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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