Guest guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Here is what Wikipedia says about it, which looks to me like a fair and accurate review of the matter, including both the pros and cons. It may be worth pointing out here that not all of the problems attributed to vegan cat feeding are due to the diet. Many cats suffer similar health problems even when fed more conventional meat-based diets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_food#Vegetarian_or_vegan_food Deborah I was under the impression that dogs, if one is careful, can be fed a non-meat diet and remain healthy, whereas cats cannot be healthy without eating meat. Has anyone heard anything different? Daisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 That seems to be the prevailing opinion. There are those who argue that cats can be raised vegan, although it is more risky for male cats than female cats. There is a book on the subject: " Obligate Carnivore. " Here's a link for more info: http://www.vegancats.com/pages/1175/Books.htm I have a 10 year old cat whom I feed conventional cat food. She has some urinary problems so I elected to follow the vet-prescribed diet. I might consider raising a cat vegan from kittenhood if the opportunity arises. , Daisy Daisy <grl212 wrote: > > I was under the impression that dogs, if one is careful, can be fed a non-meat diet and remain healthy, whereas cats cannot be healthy without eating meat. > > Has anyone heard anything different? > > Daisy > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 My understanding is that without taurine, cats will go blind. It therefore must be supplemented in a vegan diet (separately or included in a commercial formulation) as mentioned in the wiki article. Pam On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:07 AM, thereisno_try <thereisno_try wrote: > That seems to be the prevailing opinion. There are those who argue that cats > can be raised vegan, although it is more risky for male cats than female > cats. There is a book on the subject: " Obligate Carnivore. " Here's a link > for more info: http://www.vegancats.com/pages/1175/Books.htm > > I have a 10 year old cat whom I feed conventional cat food. She has some > urinary problems so I elected to follow the vet-prescribed diet. I might > consider raising a cat vegan from kittenhood if the opportunity arises. > > , Daisy Daisy <grl212 > wrote: >> >> I was under the impression that dogs, if one is careful, can be fed a >> non-meat diet and remain healthy, whereas cats cannot be healthy without >> eating meat. >> >> Has anyone heard anything different? >> >> Daisy >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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