Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

femmocrat

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15. Here is a scientific article addressing this issue, if anyone is interested:

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 07:38 PM

Jul 2012

http://www.thewholedog.org/NHMVTheOmnivoreCarnivoreQuest.pdf

It concludes that canines are carnivores based on their teeth and digestive systems. In the wild, canines prey on other animals. While many dogs do just fine on a vegetarian diet, it should be carefully researched to include the necessary nutrients, such as amino acids.

Best to check with a veterinarian in any case.

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What do you feed your pets? Are they on vegetarian diets? [View all] nadine_mn Jul 2012 OP

My littermate cats wil ONLY eat dry cat food. HockeyMom Jul 2012 #1

Plenty of cats dislike canned cat food AND cooked meats. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #11

My cat also will only eat dry food Marrah_G Aug 2012 #41

Please do not feed your Cat a vegetarian diet!! Sylvarose Jul 2012 #2

Thank you for the link...I think I need to focus on better quality food nadine_mn Jul 2012 #7

Cats must have meat. Graybeard Jul 2012 #3

omg _ saw a show on animal planet once... Marrah_G Aug 2012 #42

Cats cannot go vegetarian. They will not get essential nutrients. pnwmom Jul 2012 #4

Cats are obligate carnivores. They have to eat meat. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #5

Thank you... I just freaked out nadine_mn Jul 2012 #9

Some people make their own pet food. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #13

you could slowly move them over to raw meat if you lunasun Jul 2012 #26

There is decent commercial kitty food obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #47

Check with your veterinarian. femmocrat Jul 2012 #6

Dogs are omnivores, like humans, and can safely eat a vegetarian diet. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #10

Here is a scientific article addressing this issue, if anyone is interested: femmocrat Jul 2012 #15

I AM a veterinarian. Dogs are omnivores. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #17

OK, sorry. nt femmocrat Jul 2012 #21

Agree. But I have to tell you, doc. My doggies have always preferred meat to veggies. SlimJimmy Jul 2012 #29

Hey, I'm the last person you'll find promoting vegetarianism for omnivores. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #32

I agree. My wife calls the cat the "bird murderer", but I keep trying to tell her that the cat SlimJimmy Jul 2012 #33

Feeding a cat a vegetarian diet is grievous animal abuse. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #8

ok, I was just asking a question... I haven't changed a damn thing nadine_mn Jul 2012 #12

I wasn't accusing YOU of anything. I don't know anything about YOU, lol. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #16

Carnivores eat MEAT! Viva_La_Revolution Jul 2012 #14

My dogs are vegetarian. flvegan Jul 2012 #18

The only people I know who have had good luck in the long term feeding vegan foods to cats LeftyMom Jul 2012 #19

I know a couple folks that had success with Wysong flvegan Jul 2012 #20

Linda McCartney, the ultimate "veggie" Freddie Jul 2012 #30

Nope. My dogs get meat. RebelOne Jul 2012 #22

Dogs are omnis, not carnivores (for those who weren't aware). Doremus Jul 2012 #23

Oh, please, dogs are evolved from wolves, RebelOne Jul 2012 #24

Apparently you missed the post upthread Doremus Jul 2012 #25

anything but commercial feed! indie9197 Jul 2012 #27

also I know that dogs are omnivores because... indie9197 Jul 2012 #28

My dogs love veggies as snacks nadine_mn Aug 2012 #38

commercial food is still CAFO indie9197 Aug 2012 #43

Please don't turn your cats vegetarian! Ednahilda Jul 2012 #31

My dog won't even eat treats that aren't meat flavored undeterred Jul 2012 #34

We have a snake. Codeine Jul 2012 #35

I am a vegan and I feed my cats canned food ginnyinWI Aug 2012 #36

There is a dry cat food you might want to try Marrah_G Aug 2012 #40

Friskies is not good food obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #48

FUCK NO!!! Cats and dogs have short digestive tracts meant for meat-based diets. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #37

I have a cat. He is a carnivore. Marrah_G Aug 2012 #39

This will help you with the dogs Revanchist Nov 2012 #44

I've used this -- great site obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #49

My Rottweiler would not eat anything unless it had meat in it. RebelOne Nov 2012 #45

Cats have to have protein from animal sources obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #46