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  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldOPtocats@lemmy.worldSoy milk
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    18 days ago

    I know vets have contracts with food companies, but these companies also sell wet food which is more expensive so you’d expect vets to try and sell you we food instead. These companies tell you to combine dry and wet food, they have charts to tell you how much of each for your cat. Instead, several vet offices with different contracts all tell me the same, as well as the university hospital, to stick with only dry food so I’m going to stick with that. Wet food isn’t great for their teeth and it has too much protein making them fat. My cats are super healthy with a perfect weight. They just need water available at all times so I give them fresh water daily and they have 2 cat fountains.


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    I just gave them some of mine. Since I’m a vegan, I need a replacement for regular milk. Only soy milk is a real substitute as it’s the only plant based milk with protein, all the others are basically tasty water nutrician wise, plus whatever vitamins they added. For my cats, I think it’s better to just buy something made for cats instead.




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    19 days ago

    Thank you! I appreciate the research, awesome!

    The only digestive problem there is, is the damn smell. I have 3 chemical warfare kitties.

    But I’m going to keep it to a minimum, maybe switch it over to regular cat treats. Although they eat junk from everywhere. Walking trash cans they are. Vacuum cleaners. I can’t have trash inside my house and when they go outside they often return with scavenged waste from a neighbor. I do my best feeding them healthy food, but they are smart kitties willijg to do anything to get their paws on junk.


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    19 days ago

    I only feed them kibble. Adviced by the vet, not because of bird flu but because of wet food being bad for their teeth. They had wet food while growing up, since they were castrated at 6 months the only food they get is adult dental kibble (Hills brand). I gave then Royal Canin before, but I heard (unconfirmed) they add sugar, so I switched precautionary.

    until this bird flu shit is done with.

    I’m scared we’re only in the pre phase of a massive pandemic. Let’s hope it won’t go that far, but with the current world tension status and clowns rising to power, I’m scared the shit is about to hit the fan like it’s 1939 with a massive pandemic combined.




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    19 days ago

    Yeah, sugar is a big no no for cats. I’m making sure they won’t get any. Same with salt.

    I follow the advice of the vet, but the vet said they didn’t know for certain. I’d rather have a specialist day they don’t know something than make something up. So that’s why I ask the internet. I prefer the vet’s advice over random internet people but I got replies backed by sources so I’m happy.

    Thank you for your reply, I really appreciate it :)


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    19 days ago

    Wow, this is exactly the answer I was hoping for, thank you.

    I had vegan friends who fed their cat vegan food. I’m a vegan too, but humans are omnivores, cats are carnivores. Feeding cats vegan food is bad in my opinion, I see it as animal abuse. It comes with a lot of health risks which are similar to what I read in the articles you posted. It all makes sense.

    From now on, they will get a little bit of unsweetened soy milk once in a while, not every day. (I have to find a middle ground, otherwise they will kick me out)

    Thanks! I really appreciate it :)






  • Nah, my shoes are safe (except the laces). Their revenge consists of throwing stuff from tables etc. and hide small things under the rug. I have a lego Saturn V. It was thrown onto the ground, now I sometimes fins pieces under the rug in the living room. There’s dedication, the Lego set is upstairs in a spare room. But they also target spare keys from friends houses, my toothbrush once, pieces from a plate they threw off my kitchen counter and once they even stole my phone when I fell asleep on the couch, again neatly put under the living room rug.