According to some vets, another up - and - coming mistake made when feeding cats is trying to make
cats vegetarians or vegans.
Some cat owners want to feed
their cats vegetarian or vegan diets — and some cat food companies manufacture them — but this is very controversial.
You should not feed
your cat a vegetarian or vegan diet!!!
Not exact matches
Veterinarian Marla McGeorge, a
cat specialist at Portland, Oregon's Best Friends Veterinary Medical Center, argues that the problem with forcing your
cat to be
vegetarian or vegan is that such diets fail to provide the amino acids needed for proper feline health and are too high in carbohydrates that felines have not evolved to be able to process.
There are those who are proposing a
vegetarian or vegan diet for
cats as well.
There has not been quite enough research on healthy
vegetarian or vegan diets for
cats for us to recommend such diets.
Some people suggest that
vegan or vegetarian diets for
cats will work with the right supplements.
Veterinarians will discourage owners from preparing
vegetarian or vegan foods at home for their
cats.
That is why I do not recommend unnatural
vegetarian (
or vegan) diets for dogs
or cats (although I, myself, am a
vegetarian).
Can
cats be
vegetarian or vegan?
As a feline veterinarian, I absolutely do not recommend trying to turn your
cat into a
vegetarian or vegan, but if you are determined to do so, here is my best guidance for you.
There are several companies and websites that promote
vegetarian (no meat
or fish)
or even
vegan (no animal products at all) diets for
cats.
For a person who has embraced a
vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, remember you are a different species than a dog
or cat.
Sadly, some organisations pander to this misguided mindset by offering
vegetarian or vegan cat diets.