Vegetarian Cat Food Information

Your Cat relies on you for its health, happiness and well-being. One of the most important decisions you can make for your cat or kitten is provide it with safe, quality food.

Can cats be fed a vegetarian diet?

Many of you vegetarians may not like what I'm going to say. I do not believe that a cat can eat a vegetarian diet -- dogs maybe, but not cats.

I believe that is dangerous to keep meat out of a cats diet. Cats are truly carnivorous.

It is very likely that if you deny your cat meat and it's an outside cat, it will find meat one way or another by hunting for birds, mice and other prey. If it does not find meat, it will likely become ill.

According to the Vegetarian Society of the UK, Cats require specialized micronutrients abundant in meat but not readily available from other sources. For example, if cats don't get enough of the amino acid taurine (the only good source is found in meat), they will likely suffer retinal degeneration and eventual blindness. Other nutrients cats obtain primarily or solely from meat include: arachidonic acid, vitamin A, vitamin B12, niacin, and thiamine. Cats also require more protein and less fiber than a typical vegetarian diet provide.

If you are a vegetarian cat owner and you find that wet canned food is just too offensive for you to handle, then you may find it acceptable to use concentrated dry cat food rather than canned. Lifes Abundance offers a dry kibble which may be less offensive to handle for vegetarian cat owners. Lifes Abundance Cat Food also does not have an offensive odor that can be found in some of the cheaper brands of dry cat food.

Our recommendation for Dry Cat Food:

Lifes Abundance Dry Cat Food

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Always be sure to check with your vet before you make substantial changes to your cat's diet or when you introduce new products to your cat's health and grooming regime.

NEVER, EVER give your cat a flea medication that is meant for dogs. It will likely kill your cat.