The title of the article is: "Ruff! Ruff! Ruffage! Here, Rover, Have a Nice Bean Sprout!" It was written in October of 1993. This article took me by surprise. Even though I have heard of particular dog food brands that include small portions of vegetables and certain vitamins in the diet, I have never heard of dogs or cats becoming vegetarians. This article is quite peculiar and striking in all respects. When I first thought of this article, I immediately thought of my two Persian cats at home. Though they are two brothers and act completely different, I find that they are attracted to foods that are not considered part of a regular feline diet. For example, Puffy likes to eat cream cheese only off bagels, whipped cream, butter and eggs. Tigger on the other hand enjoys eating broccoli, but other than that he is very "nutritious" as my family and I like to refer to him as. There regular diet consists of fancy feast and standard hard cat food and dental diet balls. When I was younger, I had met a very energetic cat that oddly enough enjoyed eating potato chips and would eat them off your plate.
This article seemed to have mixed views in regards to a vegetarian diet for a natural carnivore. Some cases have reported their pet to feel more energetic and healthy where as some veterinarians were very skeptical. One veterinarian stated that "Dogs and cats are naturally carnivores and that [they] feel we do not have the right to impose [their] will on another creature." I agree, it is not like they are venturing to the produce section of the grocery store and choosing to buy carrots and beans instead of fish and steak. Another issue I saw was that many pet owners actually have to feed their dog or cat "beano" because they become very gassy and it is hard for them to digest their food. In my opinion, that right there would be a significant reason to stop feeding your animals no meat. The cost for some pets owners have been as much as $450 a month to maintain a vegetarian for their pets. Just because you may be a vegetarian, does not mean your pet has to become one. I understand the underlying motive but I feel what those individuals are doing is only troubling the circumstance. Cats and dogs should stick to their carnivorous diet.
This article seemed to have mixed views in regards to a vegetarian diet for a natural carnivore. Some cases have reported their pet to feel more energetic and healthy where as some veterinarians were very skeptical. One veterinarian stated that "Dogs and cats are naturally carnivores and that [they] feel we do not have the right to impose [their] will on another creature." I agree, it is not like they are venturing to the produce section of the grocery store and choosing to buy carrots and beans instead of fish and steak. Another issue I saw was that many pet owners actually have to feed their dog or cat "beano" because they become very gassy and it is hard for them to digest their food. In my opinion, that right there would be a significant reason to stop feeding your animals no meat. The cost for some pets owners have been as much as $450 a month to maintain a vegetarian for their pets. Just because you may be a vegetarian, does not mean your pet has to become one. I understand the underlying motive but I feel what those individuals are doing is only troubling the circumstance. Cats and dogs should stick to their carnivorous diet.
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