On 3/1/2013 6:55 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I don't know about where Paul lives, but I don't run into vegans on every
>> street corner. They're easy enough to avoid if you stay out of the
>> "health food and healing crystals" type places. LOL I also manage to
>> avoid Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons on bicycles
>>
>> Jill
>
> I have met few vegans in real life. Mainly only online. Was in the health
> food store that used to be around the corner from here but no longer is.
> Guy came in and asked what sort of vegan things he should feed his cat. The
> owner of the store kind of freaked and begged him not to put the cat on that
> kind of diet. Cats are just not vegans! Yes, they do like some vegetables.
> My cats love wheat grass. But they don't so much eat it as chew on it. Had
> a cat as a kid who loved green beans. And Maui liked to be walked on her
> leash by my garden so she could taste things. She also loved mashed
> potatoes.
>
>
Agreed, don't put cats on that sort of diet! Unless you want to kill
the cat, of course. Cats are generally labelled carnivores but I think
they're omnivores. Ever see a cat (or a dog, for that matter) chewing
on grass? It's not because they're sick. Possibly a vitamin
deficiency. Animals are pretty clever about knowing what they need.

They do need some vegetable matter in their diet. Persia loves wheat
grass and barley grass. She's not so crazy about rye grass. I have a
little planter and grow very small pots of fresh greens for her a few
times a year. Not to be offered in quantity! Even young tender grass
isn't easy for a cat to digest. Still, they crave a little of the green
stuff

Jill