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Cats and vegetarian diets may not make an ideal match.


Cats and vegetarian diets may not make an ideal match. Cats have a greater need for protein than their canine counterpart.

Cats and vegetarian diets may not make an ideal match.

While protein can be found in a vegetarian diet, different proteins contain different levels of amino acids cats need to survive. Taurine is an amino acid found in meat and fish that cats cannot synthesize, meaning they must get it through their diets. If cats’ diets don’t include sufficient taurine, the resulting deficiency can lead to heart disease and other potentially serious health problems. Cats also need more protein than dogs, making vegetarian diets for felines an especially risky proposition and one many veterinarians advise against.

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I'm Lilly Bug, a female calico cat living in Jefferson City, TN and I want to share my adventures with you. Plus, I share other cat information too. I live with my daddy hooman, Steve. Steve is a Christian Blogger at CourageousChristianFather.com. I also live with my momma hooman Heather, she is a Christian Blogger too at simplyspokn.wordpress.com. Plus let's not forget my brother cat, Joel the Brave who also blogs with me at 2 Cats and a Blog.

4 thoughts on “Cats and vegetarian diets may not make an ideal match.

  1. Good to know! We have at least one cat who needs a different diet, and I’m appreciative of the information not to go the meat free route.

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