Volunteers toughen up bobcat kitten who's too nice

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22. Nonhumans have different digestion and metablism than humans do

You know how dogs can't have chocolate, because they don't metabolize theobromine the same way humans do?

It's sort of the same way with cats. They can't get taurine from any source other than animal protein. You can feed them all the peas and carrots and your favoritist vegan foods in the world and all that will happen is that your cat will go blind and lose its teeth.

If you're committed to a strict vegan lifestyle, don't own a cat. If you're willing to violate your ethics for the kitty, I would suggest purchasing real meat; see about getting scrap or something from your butcher. Canned cat food is a major contributor to the depletion of oceanic fish stocks, and generally isn't very healthy (like canned food for humans it's formulated for shelf life, not nutrition). Dry food is mostly grain bulk, which is 100% useless for a cat's metabolism.