Vegan Cats - Reply to Janice, and EaglePack question/ suggestion

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Hi,

 

Re chocolate for cats, I would not give it to them. They seem to be

less sensitive then dogs, but you never know - why risk it?

http://www.lovingchocolate.com/html/pets.html

 

Re seaweed - that's probably related to their natural craving for

grass, and nothing wrong with that :-) As for why cats crave grass,

that's a whole other question, and I've seen and read everything

from " helping clear their stomachs from hairballs " , " for

digestion " , " fibre craving " , " vitamine deficiency " etc. The truth is

no one seems to know (but everyone has an opinion, as usual ;-). Btw,

when a cat goes for your houseplants, it's because they have no grass

around. A $2 grass pot from the local pet store ($1 at the farmers

market) will solve the problem :-)

 

Whatever the root for the craving is, they seem to really love it,

and it's never been shown to cause them any harm, so feel safe

sharing your sushi :-) (btw, it could also be that it's the ocean

like smell that they love. Smell and taste in cats are very mixed.

They actually smell partly with glands at the roof of their mouths,

this is why you'll see them with their mouth hanging open after

intense sniffing :-)

 

Re EaglePack: the problem is most stores carry only their dog

products, for some odd reason, and rarely ever (in fact, I NEVER saw

it here) carry their hollistic (natural preservatives wise) line. All

of you who are interested - if you found a store that does in SF,

please let me know. If not, maybe if there are enough of us stores

will be willing to special order it for us, so if you can't find it

but would like to use it - please write to me.

 

Tal

 

PS: Wysong was one of the brands I tried. It scored much lower with

my cats than Wellness did (left almost untouched). But then again, I

am sure not all cats would agree :-)