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Have you ever tasted your pet's food? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Looking past the recent vegan drama, have you ever wondered why your pet might not like particular foods? Have you ever actually tasted the food yourself?

I have, and some taste more like a chemistry lab than actual nutrition.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

The company Wild Life claims to have created a nutritionally complete vegan cat food, even though it's common knowledge that cats need meat proteins and nutrients in their regular diet.

https://lemmy.ca/post/27549478

I am no expert in the field, maybe they're onto something, maybe not. 🤷‍♂️

Edit: Guess they dropped the link ☹️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Proteins are just amino acids. You can find the same proteins in plant foods as meat. There are other details about what different types of basic foods contain, of course, but it’s theoretically possible to create something that contains all the same nutrients as meat out of plants.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

When I briefly skimmed over the original article, they made a point to mention their food contains taurine. You know, like one of the things they put in Monster Energy drinks..

I'm no animal nutrition expert, so I don't know how that does or doesn't help with kitty nutrition, but I'd just as soon feed my kitty actual chicken or tuna and call it a day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Well, check it out: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/taurine-in-cats

Taurine is an amino acid that's an esssential nutrient for cats.