• Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    A vet friend in a very trendy city encounters a lot of cats with significant health problems that stem from their owner’s attempt at a vegan diet, so whether or not it’s possible, too many people harm the health of their pets through attempting a vegan diet for it to be a safe thing to recommend trying

    • InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Yea that’s the thing.
      I’m sure a team of scientists could eventually design an ethically sourced vegan cat food with synthetic versions of whatever is missing that could work fine for some cats.
      The odds of a random lemming doing it right after reading one comment about it online is next to none.
      Discussing it is one thing, recommending it and deleting anything that simply advises caution is weird.

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      2 months ago

      See, this is actually good reasoning for why owners shouldn’t force a vegan diet on pets. It doesn’t mean it can’t be done well, but the difficulty in meeting dietary needs creates significant health risks for many owners’ cats. And it’s fine to leave it there, but it doesn’t close the door on the idea forever.