How can I switch my cat to become a vegan or vegetarian?
hello_badzmaru asked:
I am an animal rights advocate and a vegetarian for ethical reasons. Is it okey if I will feed my cat a vegetarian diet? If yes, what are the strategies to start with and where can I buy veggie cat foods?
I am an animal rights advocate and a vegetarian for ethical reasons. Is it okey if I will feed my cat a vegetarian diet? If yes, what are the strategies to start with and where can I buy veggie cat foods?
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January 13th, 2010 at 4:02 am
no its not ok to feed your cat a veg diet. cats are obligate carnivores they have to eat meat to survive. if you dont feed your cat meat it would most likely become sick and maybe even die. please just feed your cat normal cat food. Jessica
January 13th, 2010 at 9:59 am
cats need meat in their diet. the proteins are important for them. Hannah
January 14th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
your cat is a carnivore. it can not live on a vegetarian diet. Miniver
January 16th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Cats will go blind and eventually die on a vegetarian diet. They are true carnivores and can’t even survive on dog food (unless they live outside and can catch birds and rodents). Even the vegan cat food company says you can’t feed your cat more than half of it’s diet from vegan food. It would be cruel to not feed your cat what its body needs, or worse yet to give up your pet because it eats differently than you. I think that would be more anti-vegan than feeding your cat meat. Paranormal Kitty
January 17th, 2010 at 3:51 am
Have you ever looked at a cat’s teeth? They are just about perfectly designed for a carnivore. If you are determined to have a pet that is forced to subscribe to your beliefs, see if you can trade your cat to somebody who has a horse to get rid of. oikos
January 19th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Typical vegetarian. Always wanting to convert somebody else to your choice of a life style. Why don’t you eat what you want and leave everyone else to do the same! Deer Hunter
January 19th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
thats a little crazy Vampix89
January 20th, 2010 at 11:37 am
NO!!!!!!!!! GOD NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m a vegetarian but my cat is a happy meat-eater.
without eating meat your cat will go BLIND. and have other problems too.
please please please dont do that. brighteyedcupcake
January 21st, 2010 at 5:10 am
I’ve been a vegetarian for 10 years.I also donate money and time to animal rights charities.But as far my pets and any children that I may have in the future I must put aside my own beliefs and do whats in their best interest.Cats are natural carnivores and need the nutrition they get from meat.You would actually be harming your cat,which goes against your own beliefs. b
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:48 pm
I understand and respect your choice to eat the way you do but a cat cannot live on a vegetarian diet. You can’t make your pet eat the way you choose. Cats need meat in their diet to survive. Don’t convert your cat to a vegan/vegetarian diet, that would be very cruel because your cat cannot speak for his/her self. Cutting a cat off from meat would cause your kitty to go blind and eventually die. If you are for animal rights you should know that your cat has the right to live healthy. So please, please don’t convert your cat to a vegetarian diet. Forcing him/her to do so would be going aginst the right your your pet. Kimi
January 23rd, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Animal rights? Isn’t forcing your cat to eat veggie cat food just because YOU want it to, taking away it’s rights? Cats are meant to eat meat and would choose so if given the opportunity. Therefore, if you are still against feeding your cat meat, you may want to consider finding your cat a new home where it can be happy and healthy but at the same time, you not go against your beliefs. Kimmy
January 26th, 2010 at 3:26 am
No, cats are carnivores not omnivores so they wouldn’t do well on a plant based diet. Nini ^^
January 29th, 2010 at 12:20 am
of course not cats cant diguese veggies too good theyre straight up carnivores unless you wanna kill your cat go ahead but i doubt you do joe
January 29th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Vegetarian Society Cat diet Information Sheet Kim N
January 30th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
No, your cat will die. p106_peppy
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:59 am
How many times are you going to ask this question?
A cat has to eat meat to survive. That poor cat of yours should taken away from you. Do you want your cat to die? Because he will. Cats kinda are carnivores, actually obligate carnivores. And what do carnivores eat? Did you get the answer yet? That’s right: MEAT. And you want to talk about you being an animal rights advocate. What do you mean you want to switch your cat to vegan or vegetarian? You are wrong taking away the only food that animals like cats and dogs need to eat for their dietary requirement and survival. Irrational. CATS depends solely on the nutrients found in animal flesh for their survival. What do you think lions, tigers,cheetahs, etc. eat in the wild-butterflies, soybeans, and green melons?! Well guess what-they DON”T. That is animal abuse/cruelty. And I don’t care if you knew about cats being carnivores or not. If you told your veterinarian that…omg. Cats can’t make the decision to become vegans or vegetarians, ok? And you can’t make them either!!!!! You only have the choice to become a vegan or vegetarian. I don’t know planet you’re from, but here on planet Earth, it’s not uncommon for an animal to eat the flesh of an another animal. It’s a natural process. And humans do, should, and can eat meat. We’ve evolved to eat meat. We’re hunter-gatherers. I recommend that you take a course in biology 101 at your local community college.
And a cat’s physiology has evolved to efficiently process meat, and they have difficulty digesting plant matter. Their kidneys are so efficient that cats can survive on a diet consisting only of meat. Try and feed that poor, poor, cat of yours plant matter (vegetable matter) because the only thing it does to them is help them throw up hairballs. They eat grass because it help them with that, so that means the material is not digested. They throw it back up! How nutritious is that? John
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:28 pm
You can not do that and have a healthy cat. Cats need a high protein diet and their diet should be a cat food that list meat as the first ingredient. Classy Granny
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:48 pm
No, it is not okay to feed a cat a diet with no meat. Cats need meat. Without it, they can get sick and even die. There’s lots of info on the net about this, and you can ask your vet. Karen L
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:38 pm
The only way you can switch your cat into a vegan or vegetarian is if you switch the cat into a rabbit… exsft
February 7th, 2010 at 2:32 am
I don’t think it is. In the wild, how they naturally would make a living would be to hunt prey and eat it, so their bodies can’t really survive on vegetarianism. Sorry. They are made to eat meat. In the wild, they would be like leopards or lions or cheetahs or something, and I don’t think you’ll find many of those who aren’t carnivores. If without meat, the kitties will not be able to function properly from protein deficiency and other vitamins, and it will make your cat suffer and have complications like blindness. It would be like you, never getting protein and your body severely failing. Being an animal rights advocate, I am sure you would understand that this is cruel and mean to the animals. I am a vegetarian too, but I must do what is best for my dog, so we are switching him to an entirely raw meat diet (extremely healthy). I won’t enjoy it very much, but it is what is best for the animals. Natural diets are ALWAYS best for ANYTHING living.
If you are for animal rights, hopefully you will understand this necessity as it as well has to do with animal rights. Lol. JOMS Girl