Study finds that cats may be healthier on a vegan diet (don't jump into this)

[SirMeow]

Feeding your beloved kitty a vegan diet to help keep them healthy and happy, and avoid killing other animals sounds like an attractive proposition. However, we all know that cats are obligate carnivors and will suffer and die if not fed an all-meat diet, but this new study suggests that's not the case, because as long as all the nutrients are present in the food, it doesn't matter where they come from.

Yeah, maybe, but it's not been running for long enough or had enough participants to say for sure, so I wouldn't go rushing into it. Still, it may be possible to do this one day which will be a great benefit all round.

One thing they haven't mentioned in the article is how much the cats actually like the taste of their vegan diets. Have you ever tasted vegan versions of meat? Horrible. Exactly, so what does a cat make of it? Time to ask Tiddles...

Cats, owners will attest, are natural born killers and for most of their evolutionary history have enjoyed an almost entirely meat-based diet. However, fresh research has suggested that a vegan diet is not only safe for pet cats, but may have health benefits.

The study found that owners of cats fed vegan diets reported fewer visits to the vet, less medication use and said that their vet would be more likely to describe their cat as healthy. The findings provide reassurance to a growing number of owners who are considering alternative diets for their pets, the researchers said.

“Biologically, what cats need is not meat, but a specific set of nutrients, said Prof Andrew Knight, of the University of Winchester, who led the research. “There’s no scientific reason why you can’t supply all the necessary nutrients through plant additives.”

Pet food production has a significant environmental impact and a growing number of cat and dog owners are interested in alternative diets.

Cats may get health benefits from vegan diet, study suggests

Owners who fed their pet a plant-based diet reported fewer visits to the vet and less medication use

www.theguardian.com

 

[SirMeow]

@FF @KittyJ @Mars I think you'll find this one interesting.

 

[KittyJ]

Very interesting! I'm still kind of on the fence about vegan diets for cats, but am interested.

 

[Mars]

Feeding your beloved kitty a vegan diet to help keep them healthy and happy, and avoid killing other animals sounds like an attractive proposition. However, we all know that cats are obligate carnivors and will suffer and die if not fed an all-meat diet, but this new study suggests that's not the case, because as long as all the nutrients are present in the food, it doesn't matter where they come from.

Yeah, maybe, but it's not been running for long enough or had enough participants to say for sure, so I wouldn't go rushing into it. Still, it may be possible to do this one day which will be a great benefit all round.

One thing they haven't mentioned in the article is how much the cats actually like the taste of their vegan diets. Have you ever tasted vegan versions of meat? Horrible. Exactly, so what does a cat make of it? Time to ask Tiddles...

Cats may get health benefits from vegan diet, study suggests

Owners who fed their pet a plant-based diet reported fewer visits to the vet and less medication use

www.theguardian.com

ok. If you ask me, this idea is bonkers.
People are taking supplements in the misguided belief that it would counteract a junk diet. It does not work. You can overdose on certain vitamins and minerals if you take them as supplements, but you can never overdose if you get your vit+minerals via proper food.

Now they want the poor kitties to get the full compliments of necessary micro nutrients via supplementation, turn a carnivore into a cow.....do me a favor.

Somebody somewhere is having a financial interest.....It is a crazy, harmful and above all, an Arrogant idea.

 

[SirMeow]

Somebody somewhere is having a financial interest.....It is a crazy, harmful and above all, an Arrogant idea.

I think you nailed it. The "science" unfortunately, can easily be corrupted by big money payoffs as we've seen with the ULEZ scheme scam.

The London ULEZ is nothing but a scandalous money grabbing scam

UPDATE 30.08.2023 There's now anti-ULEZ protest movements should one want to join it. Unfortunately, I can't see them being effective now it's started: too little too late. The website is here if you're interested: https://anti-ulez.com https://togetherdeclaration.org/ What many of us...

nerdzone.uk

On top of that, the technology to create lab-grown meat and end animal suffering and death from farming them (gross) is available today, therefore, producing cat food with it will be a piece of cake. (I'm sure there's a pun there somewhere, lol.)

The technology to end animal farming exists today + lab meat approved in America

The human body has unfortunately evolved to eat and need meat in its diet along with vegetables, regardless of what vegetarians and vegans say. In other words, we're omnivores and forcing a strictly vegetarian or vegan diet on it isn't the best for our long term health. Over the centuries, this...

nerdzone.uk

 

[Luna Bella]

Glad you posted this article. I saw this recently in Study Finds and this really got my attention because cats and dogs through thousands of years of evolution are carnivores.

Vegan cats healthier than meat-eating felines, study claims

Vegan diets might be healthy and trendy for people, but should you be giving your cat the same plant-based meal plan?

studyfinds.org

I really don't see how this diet would work effectively for cats? There are so many nutrients and protein profile's in meats that you can't get from a plant diet. Although, I do understand it would be a better world if animals were not killed for food. I don't like that at all either. It's a subject in my home often enough as I have experience in vegetarianism, but it just wasn't a healthy option for me in the end.

 

[jet460]

Cats need meat to live, period.
Scientific fact.
Claws and fangs are there for a reason, and it ain't for peelin carrots.

 

[Luna Bella]

Cats need meat to live, period.
Scientific fact.
Claws and fangs are there for a reason, and it ain't for peelin carrots.

Totally get your point about cats. They were created perfect for their world and survival.

 

[jet460]

Yep. They are cats, not hipsters.

 

[SirMeow]

I thought this vegan diet subject would take off. I mean, applying it to a cat is just obscene, no matter how you spin it and twist it to make it fit.