• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The mod then decided that people posting information on why that is a bad idea were antivegan or something. The mod started then removing any information that pointed to cats not being able to be health while on a vegan diet.

    Pets eat pre-processed food, and we’ve had vegetarian protein supplements for a while. How does this work for cats? Idk, ask a vet. But these foods have been around for a while and I’m not hearing about a mass die-off of indoor cats as a result, so I’m willing to give vegan cat owners the benefit of the doubt.

    For the record, cats can not be vegan. They can survive on it but they will have shorter more painful lives and they will go blind.

    The expected lifespan of feral cats in the wild runs around 2-5 years. House cats routinely live into their teenage years and can hit north of 20. The ideal lifestyle for a cat is indoors, regardless of the precise composition of their diets.

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      2 months ago

      I think the bug take away is to talk to and listen to a expert. Especially don’t start making huge changes to your cats diet

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Vegan owners get new cats all the time. I don’t think it’s a question of changing the diet, but starting them on it.

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          2 months ago

          That’s a good way to shorten the cats life and make it suffer terribly. Your car will go a while without an oil change but it will eventually quit on you

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      2 months ago

      these foods have been around for a while and I’m not hearing about a mass die-off of indoor cats as a result,

      Because the majority of people realize its a shitty idea