Attila Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Hi there, I've heard that some vegans feed their cats vegan catfood! Don't know what I should think about that... What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 (edited) I read that is advisable not to feed a vegan diet to cats. This can be dangerous to their health as there isn't enough research to show that cats can survive on such diet.The article said something like: cows are designed to eat grass, cats are designed to eat flesh.Cats are predator, my cat spent all his life in an apartment and he still managed to kill birds that used to stand on our balcony. Edited January 19, 2006 by Cristian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willpeavy Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 viewtopic.php?t=1225 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Good call will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Have you ever read the obligate carnivore? I think it’s a great book, lots of interesting points… just keep in mind the guy who wrote it is the guy who produces vegan cat food, so it’s very one sided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganEssentials Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Madcat, Actually, Jed (the guy who wrote the Obligate Carnivore), eventually stated that he thought that perhaps it was not ideal for all cats to be on a vegan diet due to the fact that some will inevitably have health issues from it. To my knowledge he's never retracted this statement since he made it about 6 months ago, which has definitely made me question the notion of having cats go vegan. Even though it was his business to sell vegan cat food he went against his own industry, which to me means that he must definitely feel strongly about his statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Yes I know, but in the book he never says that. I guess my post was mostly in reference to Cristian’s post… he said the article said not to feed cats vegan food but because “cows are designed to eat grass, cats are designed to eat flesh”. That book deals with the issue of why cats are considered obligate carnivores, although perhaps his conclusions aren’t right seeing how his cat food is not working out. I also definitely recommend this book to Attila. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Yes I know, but in the book he never says that. I guess my post was mostly in reference to Cristian’s post… he said the article said not to feed cats vegan food but because “cows are designed to eat grass, cats are designed to eat flesh”. That book deals with the issue of why cats are considered obligate carnivores, although perhaps his conclusions aren’t right seeing how his cat food is not working out. I also definitely recommend this book to Attila. Hi madcat, thanks for the recommandation - I will read it! btw: Can you tell me who this is on your avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 btw: Can you tell me who this is on your avatar?it's from the movie, the dark crystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 btw: Can you tell me who this is on your avatar?it's from the movie, the dark crystal. thanks and what is all avatar all about? "hummer sucks!" or what was the name of the movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 btw: the movie "the dark crystal" sounds very interesting - i think i will watch it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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