Feline nutrition?

[Maria]

I'm looking for information on feline nutrition.

I want to get my cat the best food for his health.

Anyone has any books or websites to recommend?

[Treesa]

I am an ethical vegan too, which makes caring for cats a challenge. Nevertheless, I do support them as the true carnivores they are. There are supplements you can give 'em in addition to giving them vegan food, but I personally don't feel this is the best option to support their health and well-being for the long run.

Natural Nutrition for Cats and Whole Health for Happy Cats are both resources in my library that I turn to. However given my current circumstances I am not in a position to prepare fresh, raw recipes from scratch. So I feed my three Rad Cat (raw meat you buy frozen) for breakfast and Prowl from the Honest Kitchen (which is human-grade, raw, dehydrated food) for dinner. I also make sure they always have access to fresh wheatgrass and sprinkle spirulina on their meals. They also get a leaf of kale which they LOVE!

My youngest kitty really wishes she was a human daughter, haha. She hangs out in the kitchen with me ALL of the time, wanting to get right in there and help. She LOVES veggies and some fruit, so I give her whatever is safe for her to have and she is happy. While she loves her veggies it alone is not enough for her.

Hope this helps!

[Maria]

Thanks! I'll check out the book! I don't expect to feed him an entirely vegan diet. It's something I've been thinking about, the question of pets and their food since I'm a vegan and believe in the ethical side of veganism. A cat is however a carnivore by nature. So I wouldn't opt out of animal based proteins for him. Thanks again for the info!

[Janet Carol Ryan]

 I don't have direct experience with this which is why I didn't reply earlier, but I do recall a book that my sister-in-law used with her cat "The Healthy Cat Book" which deals with natural remedies and nutrition for cats. It is not entirely vegetarian, but does have a chapter or so on vegan/vegetarian options for feeding your cat. 

I hope this is helpful.