7 reasons why your cat cannot be vegetarian
Any vegetarian or vegan who has a cat, at some stage thought about feeding it vegetarian diet. Out of all the domestic animals cats are unique. A study by the National Cancer Institute suggests that all current domestic cats in the world are descendants from a group of self-domesticated wildcats 10,000 years ago. In fact there’s still no conclusive evidence that domestic cats should be classified as a separate species.
Being a true carnivore a cat (domestic or wild) subsists on a diet consisting primarily of meat. In its natural state the cat will hunt and provide for itself at every opportunity. A wild cat eats all of its prey including hair, skin, flesh, bones and internal organs. Cats are very unlikely to give up meat voluntarily. If you intentionally feed cat vegetarian diet, it will look for meat somewhere else. Many cats will hunt and kill mice, rabbits and birds. Certainly they will consume other foods as well, especially of animal origin. However as these are not important in their diet, cats will eat them only in small quantities and not on a regular basis.
Cats lack the physiology to properly digest vegetation. It’s no coincidence that a cat eats grass to induce vomiting to get rid of the hair collected in its stomach. The cat’s digestive system cannot convert plant based nutrients in to the form that its body can utilize. That’s why cat are are called strict carnivores, as they need to take the active form of the nutrients from other animals, who do the conversion beforehand.
Here’s 7 most important nutrients that your cat is unable to get from a vegetarian diet:
- Taurine is an amino acid essential for cats as unlike other mammals, cats cannot synthesize it. In the absence of taurine, a cat’s retina slowly degenerates and the cat suffers eye problems and can become irreversibly blind. This condition is called central retinal degeneration (CRD). Cow’s milk is a poor source of taurine and there is none in plant foods. The only rich source is meat.
- Arachidonic acid is one of the essential fatty acids. Dogs and humans can convert linoleic acid found in vegetable fats into arachidonic acid. Cats are unable to do that, as their liver doesn’t contain delta-6-desaturase enzyme (no kidding!). Cats need arachidonic acid to be able to produce an inflammatory response so that the body can protect itself in case of disease. Arachidonic acid also helps control skin growth and is necessary for proper blood clotting, proper functioning of the reproductive and gastrointestinal systems. Animal fat is the only major source of arachidonic acid, very small amount can be found in eggs and milk. Arachidonic acid deficiency takes some time to develop but its effect on the cat is profound.
- Vitamin A found in vegetables (carotenoid) cannot be converted by cats in to the active form of vitamin A (retinol). As cats do not have the necessary enzyme to do the conversion they have to hunt other animals that have done it for them (mice, rabbits). There are sufficient quantities of retinol in meat and very small amounts in eggs and milk. Liver is the richest source of preformed Vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency in cats can cause night blindness, retarded growth, and poor-quality skin and fur.
- Vitamin B12 is another vitamin that cannot be synthesized by cats. Vitamin B12 is present only in animal products.
- Niacin can be synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan by many mammals but not cats. Meat is the best source of niacin. Insignificant amounts of niacin can be found in milk and eggs. Lack of niacin in cat’s diet can cause loss of appetite, loss of weight, inflamed gums, and hemorrhagic diarrhea.
- Thiamin (vitamin B1) has an important role in carbohydrate metabolism. Cats are very susceptible to deficiency of this vitamin. Thiamin is rapidly destroyed by heat, that’s why only raw meat is the only good source of this nutrient. Very small amount can be obtained from eggs and dairy. Thiamin deficiency in cats can lead to anorexia, ataxia, paralysis and finally permanent brain damage.
- Protein is required by cats in large amounts. Over 30% of a cat’s diet should consist of protein and this can be a problem on a vegetarian diet.
For all these reasons cats must not be fed vegetarian or vegan diet. Cats have very specific nutritional needs which you must meet if you want to keep them fit, healthy, and happy.
You might have to make some hard choices as this is a question of life and death for your cat. It might be impractical or impossible to let your cat hunt, but killing your cat by feeding it food they cannot digest is just another way to participate in animal cruelty that we’re trying to avoid in the first place.
July 15th, 2007 20:16
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July 21st, 2007 01:21
Whatever solution I propose would raise quite a few ethical questions.
1. Don’t have a cat. Sometimes it’s not a option. (Not exactly the same but… Should you have children? What if they start eating meat?)
2. Let you cat hunt freely and survive on it’s own. This really depends on where you live, how spoiled your cat is, how fit and healthy it is etc
3. Buy meat for you cat. Stick to something that a cat would catch naturally in the wild, better organic and free range. Variety is very important.
I wouldn’t consider any prepackaged cat food (vegan or not) as an acceptable solution.
So take your pick, mix and match or come up with your own.
July 25th, 2007 17:07
Sorry, but this is bad and inaccurate information!
Please see, for example, Vegecat:
http://www.vegepet.com/forcats.html
Apart from that, there are other major errors… “Vitamin B12 is present only in animal products.” - VERY wrong!
Peter
July 26th, 2007 09:01
Always be wary of the information given by someone who wants to sell you something. There are currently no independent studies on the long term effects of a veg*n diet for cats. Any veg*n cat food is just a mix of vegetable matter with lab synthesized amino-acids, minerals and vitamin. Hardly a good diet for someone you care about. We do not know enough about cat nutrition to experiment with their health. Please do some more research on what cats actually need and why they’re classified as obligate carnivores. This could be a good start
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=vegetariancats
Vitamin B12 deficiency is very common in vegans for a very good reason. Please have a look at this for example http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/nutrition/b12/
August 8th, 2007 06:36
I am really suprised at this article, on a vegetarian site especially. It seems the author has some out-dated information here! The 7 nutrients mentioned can all be met sufficiently with a specially formulated vegan diet. Some of these nutrients (taurine and arachidonic acid) are synthesized, and others have been found in vegetable foods, including algae. If you read that back of regular meat cat food you’ll see that it is also supplemented wtih (usually because it’s cheaper) the synthetic forms of taurine etc. This is because the ‘meat’ in most cat food is actually the rubbish - feathers, feet etc. which doesn’t contain as much of these nutrients, and also because the processing at high temperatures depletes these nutrients in the final food. So in this respect feeding a cat a vegan diet is no different to feeding it a meat one. When choosing a vegan food, chose one that meets the AAFCO’s Cat Food Nutrient Profile e.g. Evolution Diet, Vegecat, VeganPet
You mentioned that a cat will go outside and hunt if it isn’t getting meat in it’s diet. Is it not preferable that a cat supplements it’s diet in this way if needed? To catch a bird or mouse that has had a free life, rather than to feed it meat from animals that have been raised in miserable captivity? Our cat has been on a vegan diet for about 2 years now and has only caught one mouse about a year ago which she didn’t eat. She prefers to chase leaves!
August 10th, 2007 19:52
Most of the issues you raised are answered in my previous responses or links.
I am advocating vegetarian diet for humans (omnivorous). I’m against experimenting with health and well being of obligate carnivores as veg*n pet food manufacturers do.
What is essential to understand is that obligate carnivores do not simply supplement their diet with meat, 99% of their diet is meat.
Like it or not, living in the modern world involves some compromises. Hey, why don’t we stop using computers, cars, etc? They’re all made by people who do eat meat from “animals raised in miserable captivity”!
September 17th, 2007 16:27
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September 25th, 2007 22:02
To Petra…
As one that holds a vet. assistant degree you should know the following:
Cats are carnivores…dogs are onmiovores…..there are numerous nutrients and chemicals that cats need that they can only acquire if they eat ANIMAL-derived tissues.
Cats process little or no enzymes that wil break down the plant-produced carotenoids. They need to eat other animals to obtain vitamin A. Dogs on the other hand - have enzymesw in the lining of their intestines that can break down plant carotenoids and convertt these into active vitamin A.
Cats can obrain Niacin only by eating the preformed vitamn.
Cats are extremely sensitive to even a single meal deficient in arginine and are unable to make their own.
Cats must eat preformed taurine and since taurine is not found in plant tissues, cats MUST consume meat to obtain it. (Dogs make their own)…
Cats can NOT make their own arachidonic acid even in the presence of adequate linoleic acid. This is because their liver contains NO delta-6-desaturase enzyme to convert linoleic to arachidonic. Dogs can ake their own A.A. and it is not an essential fatty acid for dogs. Cats NEED to eat meat to satisfy this requirement!
anyways…..just some facts to consider………
January 4th, 2008 15:45
Sylvestre - the cat I rescued on the street eight years ago - will be surprised to know that he is a carnivore (an “obligate” one at that), since during those eight years he has not eaten any meat at all, nor any other animal products. And no, I don’t let him go out to slaughter birds and mice; natural or not, I don’t see how inflicting suffering and death on a sentient being can be a good thing.
He is in good health - despite being FIV+ for at least those eight years. And so are my three other cats. All cats at my home have been vegetarian since 1989; for many years with homemade recipes with the addition of the Veggiecat supplement, and then in the last three years with vegan kibble made by a European firm (Amì, in Italy; there is also Benevo, in the UK).
Yes, there are synthetic vitamins in what I give them, but then so what? There is also a lot of synthetic methionine (an amino acid) in the food given to the animals raised for meat; actually my cats have probably eaten less synthetic nutrients than if they had been brought up on commercial catfood, or even on plain meat.
I get the feeling that you are more a adept of the religion of nature than of ethical living. For someone who does not want to contribute to the suffering and killing in the world, feeding cats (and dogs) a well prepared vegetarian diet is a must!
(And also keeping them out of the garden - for the sake of all the sentient beings there!)
David
January 24th, 2008 16:40
David,
Your really trying to tell me that I ought to keep my cat in the house holed up & to never let him out to do what comes naturally to him??! Is that cruel? Or am I being totally stupid here?
Good god then if this is the case what of all the wild animals “slaughtering” their prey???! Perhaps crocodiles should not eat zzebra, or lions too? What of these. Indeed many wild animals in this country catch & eat rabbits dont they?? Foxes, wheasels, etc etc. We had a feral Cat hav her kittens in our barn. She brought them rabbits, birds, etc to eat. Should I have told her that was wrong? Was she doing something totally unnatural to her? well?
Nicola
February 1st, 2008 10:44
Here are some websites with information about converting your cats to becoming vegan.. It is not easy to make personal decisions about ones own eating habits as well as our pets. Getting as much information as possible is needed to make the best decision possible. This decision can not be based on someones opinion, but on facts. I have spoken to people who have healthy vegan cats. We need not to make some of the comments as are above to eachother, but respect the fact that someone may not actually want to feed their animal what is really in the cat food. I am not saying any of this in a mean way but in an informative way. If it can be done safely and the animal will be healthy well then there is no harm. Only good from a vegan point of view.
http://www.satyamag.com/jan04/difelici.html
http://www.satyamag.com/jan04/gillen.html
G
June 1st, 2008 16:58
Vegan and vege pet produce is a money making gimmick sold to people who are imposing a wrong headed ideology onto animals.
January 22nd, 2009 08:48
To all the people who left comments, you do realize you are debating on a food you do not even eat yourself, don’t you? And you all think you are right, but I’m going to guess that none of you have actually done the sufficient laboratory research to back up your arguments. You’re just going off of something you read somewhere or someone told you. NEWS FLASH: Not everything you read or hear is correct or true. Conduct your own little study.
You have the choice of the food you throw down your gullet so why not give your cat(s) the same choice. Buy both kinds of cat food non-veg and veg and put both kinds out for them to eat. Which ever one they eat is the one they are choosing and the one you should keep buying for your cat(s). Imposing your will on your cat should not be construed as love. At best it is a benevolent dictatorship, and even that is disgusting. People need to step outside of there own “righteous” viewpoint and start really looking at life and using there brains for thinking. This is so simple but when you don’t use your intellect we end up with pointless conversations like this. This should have been the first and last comment. Unless all subsequent comments are in the vain of “Yeah, that’s probably the best way to decide.”
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March 27th, 2009 14:22
I’m kind of surprised by the rudeness of people who choose not to eat meat because of cruelty. Aren’t we all on the same page that we want to consume, create, purchase, etc. products that do the least hard to the environment and other creatures?
This is my opinion and only mine, though I would like to share it.
Our second set of Basset Hounds and our Corgi mix all ate a vegetarian diet and lived longer than anyone expected, even our vet. We lost the Corgi mix to a heart tumor - he was 10. We more recently lost one Basset who was 13 and had heart disease. Our oldest, 15, continues to thrive and even survived a stroke 8 years ago. Our previous set of Bassets, who were meat eaters, lived 3-4 years less than our vegetarian guys.
I know, I know - the discussion is on cats.
We are getting 2 Basset puppies in 4 weeks, a kitten in 5, and a German Shepherd Dog puppy in 9. I do plan to feed them all a vegetarian diet. If our kitten doesn’t thrive, I will make the only choice possible for her to live. I will choose a reputable food that is as cruelty-free as any fish or poultry based food can be, but it will never be my first choice.
While it is true that I am choosing the foods my companion animals eat they don’t have the ability to go out and buy it themselves. In our area, there are coyotes (at night) and large birds of prey (during the day). It would not be sensible to let a kitten out to roam and catch her own foods.
And yes, it is true that many large animals like lions, and grizzlies eat meat. First of all, they don’t live in my home. In addition, I have the hope that when we return to Eden, that won’t be the case. That’s just me, and I’m not suggesting everyone should accept my point of view.
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I just made the step of feeding raw meat to my cat because dry kibble and processed wet food is almost as retarded as feeding a Vegan diet to a 99% CARNIVORE. I give my cats a lentil and they’ll turn their noses up, maybe bat it around until it’s no longer edible. Garbage. I give them a raw piece of fish or chicken, they go nuts. OH GEE, I WONDER WHY.
Don’t get a cat if you don’t want it to be a cat. Try a Rabbit, Chinchilla, Rat, Mouse, Hamster, Iguana, Uromastyx, or a maybe a pet rock… Or a Ch-ch-ch-chia pet. Those things grow GREENS RIGHT OUT OF THEM HOLY CRAP.
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sorry to say but CATS as ALL OTHER LIVING BEINGS are “by design” vegetarian actually vegan is correct . There is no creature alive that “cannot” be vegetarian by design but the change of environment has made it a necessity to become a semi carnivore . Fact …. in India people feed cats nothing but vegetables and they live longer . I suggest watching Walter Veith on Zoology and Genetics to understand .
By the way in the Bible is stated that the world’s plants and environment would change and would that it would never be recognised and acknowledged .
Just read up on the Kea bird in New Zealand …. when they destroyed it’s natural habitat and the roots of the trees it use to feed on they started attacking Sheep and eating into them ….. When the Trees where replanted the Kea returned to a vegetarian Diet …. From a website :…The kea are still predominantly vegetarian eating lichen on stone, roots …
Many Lions and Tigers are exclusively being fed vegetarian diets . The Name black or brown “Bear” is the singular of berries and guess what his main source of nutrition is … Grass and Berries account for + 70 % of his diet .
So me as a Meat lover must accept that eating another animal is a curse put on the world which comes from having Seasons … and this is also written in the Bible .
All of the above from Protein to Vitamins are found in the plants , berries ,Nuts and grains around us .. Juts to name one .. the highest contents of Proteins are in Plants not animal produce … Soy , Whey or Cannabis seeds contain far more proteins than animal products . I can find a alternative for any of the above for multiple reasons . One … it makes sense … Two .. If you believe in God thats how he would have made it …. third … Any living creature on a Vegetarian or better Vegan diet “lives longer” including your Cat , Dog ,Lion and even your snake will live longer . thanks
July 9th, 2011 02:45
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Quit playing god.
July 13th, 2011 09:54
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If u wanna follow a vegan diet, good 4 u but dont force ur cat 2 do the same, its just another form of animal abuse if u ask me…
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wait.. but all of those things exist in vegan cat food and can be synthesized. I agree that cats have very specific nutritional needs.. and we know what they are.. so if we know what they are and there are vegan versions available then why not? Obviously you should have cats (especially males) checked regularly for urine crystals to prevent UTI’s, but I don’t see anything in this post which would make a cat becoming vegetarian or vegan impossible.
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Wake up if you think this is acceptable, firstly cats are carnivores and you have no right to change that, secondly don’t take on a pet unless you do thorough research first, and thirdly, for Christ’s sake talk to a vet before you form opinions on what a good diet is for your pet, or don’t have one at all, and certainly don’t inflict your own dietary preferences on to your pets!
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So are you still sure that they can be vego? I have 5 cats and 3 dogs, my cats get fed meat, they dont catch mice or birds cause they are too lazy and slow lol and no they arent fat! lol
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November 19th, 2011 04:19
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My husband’s best friend’s ex-wife was a militant ignorant arrogant “know it all” intolerant vegan who forced her sister and law to put her cat on a vegan diet when she was living with them/going to school(while they were still married). The cat developed diabetes and started to go into kidney failure. It began peeing unconscionably all over everything. The vet told her she needed to IMMEDIATELY put the cat
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I am going to move on and speak from experience as a human (and not all people are the same either thank you), I actually went on a vegan diet for a few months. Well, what was the result? Oh, and pleeeeease don’t tell me ” you just didn’t do it right!” YES!! I DID!!! I did the research and had a balanced diet overall. However, I began to put on weight and my energy levels were awful. My skin became pale and malnourished looking, plus I craved carbs, yet would feel rspecially bloated, tired and sick after eating a meal with grains.
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