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Should Cats and Dogs go Vegan? - Professor Andrew Knight, University of Winchester (www.youtube.com)

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[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cats can, actually. You just have to add enzymes to the food to help it break down so they can absorb it.

And other additives, of course, which are already added to most store bought cat foods already.

[-] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the info @library_napper, I didn't know that. Are those enzymes present in plant-based cat food or is it given separately. I knew people who tried feeding plant-based dry cat food to their cats and they still ended up with nutritional deficiencies. I wonder if those enzymes would have made a difference

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 2 points 1 year ago

The enzymes need to be added just before feeding it to them. If it's added before, it would break down the nutrients in storage

[-] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Ah, thanks. That explains the problems cats that only eat the dried food experience

[-] xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I believe it is taurine that cats need supplemented if fed a diet without meat.

[-] library_napper@monyet.cc 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's one additive. Its also added to store bought food with dead animals though, since it's been processed so much that its void of taurine too.

You also need to add enzymes just before feeding.

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