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My Mom is a hardcore vegan. She inherited a cat that was unwanted. Mom was not about to feed that cat meat. Despite the comments here, there does exist vegan
by xexers 9y ago
My Mom is a hardcore vegan. She inherited a cat that was unwanted. Mom was not about to feed that cat meat. Despite the comments here, there does exist vegan cat food and my mom fed that cat vegan cat food for the last 10 years of its life. The cat lived to be 19 years old.
TLDR; it's possible for a cat to survive on vegan cat food (even if its not recommended). I know from experience.
If I recall correctly, it was this food:
https://www.amazon.com/Ami-Cat-16-5-lbs-7-5kg/dp/B018K4OG9I https://www.amazon.com/Ami-Cat-16-5-lbs-7-5kg/dp/B018K4OG9I
- URSpider94 9y agoThe important part is that cats need taurine, an amino acid that only comes in nature from animal protein (the taur- is from the latin word for bull). Cats can not synthesize taurine in their bodies -- if you do not include taurine in your cat's diet, IT WILL DIE. This food explicitly includes synthetic taurine, which appears to be lab-synthesized so that it does not have to come from animal sources.
- syedkarim 9y agoOur cats are pretty strict vegans; they've been eating this stuff for about 5 years: http://www.petfoodshop.com/ingredients/ http://www.petfoodshop.com/ingredients/ Neither have had any health problems in that time. And their shit smells a lot better than when they would eat the meat-based kibble.
- raverbashing 9y agoYes, vegan cat food is fine Doing it yourself will only kill the animal slowly