RION [she/her]

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Reminds me of when Kojima decided to call the weird evil guys in Death Stranding Homo Demons (technically Demens but… come on)

Something that frustrates me a little in all this is that people act like everyone buying the random kibble and free feeding a cat is being responsible, but if that kibble was a different kibble it’s suddenly abuse.

I understand, and yet… don’t think giving cats conventional kibble is inherently “responsible” (outside of feeding your cat in general being a bare minimum threshold of responsibility) but going for an unconventional diet regime probably opens you up to more risks in addition to the ones inherently to pet food like you mentioned.

I appreciate the article you linked although there are some holes in the study, like self reporting, outdoor cats that might be eating meat unobserved, etc.

would be cool to see a more in-depth study with more controls!

Huh, I’d never really thought about what it is in meat that cats actually need/what they might not tolerate in plants.

I’m admittedly skeptical on people doing this unless they’re really committed to doing it properly, though. Reading about it online it seems like there’s a fair few things besides taurine you have to ensure the cat is getting. That’s compounded with the issue that pet food isn’t monitored and regulated as well as human food, so it’s harder to be sure your pet food is actually what it says it is. This can be ameliorated somewhat by going for established brands which have the necessary supply chain scrutiny/manufacturing tolerances/regulatory oversight to actually back up their claims, but it seems like vegan cat food is often a more boutique or small scale operation.

Anyway I don’t even have a cat so I’m not an authority. Just hyperfixated on this for like 15 mins

Honest question: are cats really not obligate carnivores?