Taurine is usually singled or because it is the only nutrient required to meet the AACFO cat food guidelines that can not be readily sourced directly from plants.
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parrhesia@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoJust because there is supplemental taurine in cat kibble doesn’t mean that’s the only thing they need from their diet. Just get a different pet jfc
Omniforous@mander.xyz 1 week ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 week ago
How many live mice do you feed your cat?
evranch@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
That’s practically all my cats eat! I only put cat food out in the winter or if they start to look slim. All summer they eat mice and sparrows and get fat. (Note that sparrows are a terrible invasive pest and removing them has a positive impact on the local ecosystem)
They are barn cats though and that’s their job so it’s a little different from the pet cat situation.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
You’d hate a snake lol.
Also my cat ruthlessly murders any creature unfortunate enough to stumble into her den simply for the pleasure of doing so. She doesn’t eat them, usually, but she isn’t exactly gentle regardless of whether or not she consumes her quarry.
parrhesia@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I don’t feed her any, but she willingly hunts for them.
Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
It’s a little known fact, but if you killed an animal yourself, its meat is vegan.