Can cats be trained to eat a vegan diet?
Warning: Never EVER try to make your CAT a vegan. It will die!
However, some preliminary studies have shown that DOGS
may be able to maintain their health on a vegan diet if done
correctly, by balancing nutrients and ingredients.
Just remember that the pet food industry has become an outlet
for wastes created in the production of human foods, expressly
for the purpose of turning those wastes into profits. (This is why
it's not a good idea for people to eat pet food. It's hardly advisable
for pets to eat most of it!)
DRY vs WET FOOD
An increasing number of nutrition-savvy veterinarians, including board-certified veterinary internists, are now strongly recommending the feeding of canned food instead of dry kibble.
The three key negative issues associated with dry food are:
1) water content is too low
2) carbohydrate load is too high
3) type of protein – too high in plant-based versus animal-based proteins
In addition, dry food is very heavily processed which includes being subjected to high temperatures for a long time resulting in alteration and destruction of nutrients.
Dry food is also often contaminated with bacteria, fungal mycotoxins, storage mites/cockroaches and their feces, etc.
Also keep in mind that dry foods are not refrigerated and they sit in warm warehouses, on pet store shelves, and in your cupboards for weeks or months before your pets consume them. Fats can easily become rancid, and bacteria will proliferate, in this type of environment.
There is no doubt that dry food is responsible for far more intestinal problems, and other diseases, than most veterinarians and cat owners realize.
Be sure to download Dr. Lisa Pierson's "Feeding Your Cat" guide.
The link is on the first page. There is no cost for the download.
According to Dr. Andrew Jones, feeding dry kibble foods to
our pets doesn't provide complete and balanced nutrition either. But
you can achieve that by supplementing it with ingredients that
support the skin, joints, organs, intestinal tract, and the immune
system. Visit his web site if you are interested in his nutritional
Can Your Cat Get the Bird Flu From Food?
It's rare, but dogs and cats could get the Avian Flu (H5N1) from
food contaminated with the virus.
Confirmed cases involved cat food produced by Nature's Raw.
A number of cats died in Korea and Poland.
While they are more likely to get less serious viral diseases, such
as Kennel Cough, or the Cat Flu, Dr. Jomes recommends keeping a
very effective holistic antihistamine on hand, called Quercetin.
Read the story here:
How to Tell if Your Cat Is Sick
