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Originally Posted by LVGeneration  Hi everybody, I was thinking it would be interesting to see what people on this forum do to keep their pets healthy. (I have a cat).
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A halfway decent brand of commercial pet food. Sometimes some people food.
I've tried the raw meat pet diet, exotic brands, you name it. The real-meat diet thing didn't help them, my dog still had gas, and then I was worrying about food poisoning dangers. So I eventually gave up the raw meat thing.
I do admit I am aware of the (unpleasant) source of most pet foods. However, this is just what's working best for their situation. I am in a somewhat rural area, so my choices are limited.
I know it's not science, but I will say my pets do well and generally live up until a ripe old age. My oldest cat I got when I moved out of my parents' house 17+ years ago, and she doesn't act old.
Tip: if you want to try a DIY cat diet, be aware you usually need to add taurine, if you're giving kitty the kind of cuts of meat people would eat. My local healthfood co-op sells taurine in their bulk dept.
There are some good pet diet books for this you may want to refer to, if you wanted to try raw or homemade dog or cat foods.
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And another question for vegetarians/vegans who don't eat meat for moral reasons primarily (not for health). What do you feed your dog/cat/etc. ?
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I haven't touched meat in 15+ yrs. Humans don't NEED meat,and if anything, we generally do better without it.
A cat does, however. In my opinion it's easy to give a cat malnutrition if you don't know what you're doing & try to remove meat out of their diet. A dog is an omnivore and there do make low-meat and meat-free dog foods, though I can't say that I've tried them with my dogs.
If you only remember one thing from this post: If someone is going to try making up their own pet foods or wants to try an unconventional new kind, do homework first.