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Know the Facts: Is a Vegan Diet is Right for Your Pet

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The LOL Cats of I Can Has Cheezburger have been feeling quite vegetarian lately …

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Although there are a number of reasons why my two cats still eat a meat-based diet - one is sick and ends up in the hospital if I feed him anything other then his prescription food - there are plenty of people who have successfully fed their cat a healthy vegetarian diet. If you want to try weening Fluffy off of the fleshy stuff, be sure to check out these helpful sites:

* Vegan Cats is a great resource for vegan cat and dog food, treats, supplements, shampoo, and more. You can also purchase vegan pet foods and products at Vegan Essentials, Pangea the Vegan Store, and Veggie Pets.

* “Cat Vegetarian Diet Research - Is It Healthy For Your Cat,” an ezine article written by Moses Wright, founder of FelineDiet.net.

* The Essential Vegetarian’s blog post, 7 Reasons Why Your Cat Cannot Be Vegetarian which, although it is clearly on the non-veg side, provides a detailed explanation of what cats need nutritionally. Similar information is laid out on the Vegetarian Society’s cat diet fact sheet.

* The International Vegetarian Unions FAQs about feeding pets a veggie diet answers the basic concerns.

* Find everything else that you will ever need to know about vegan cats at Farm Sanctuary’s Veg For Life including links to more sites that sell veg pet food, a list of different brands, and lots of different tips and nutritional concerns for switching Fluffy’s diet.

Have vegan cat or other pet? Leave a comment and let us know about your decision and transition!


Posted in All Posts, Did You Know..., Farm Sanctuary, Other Animal/Veg*n Org., Products on July 14th, 2009

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