I know I know… “obligate carnivore”

  • parrhesia@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    Just 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

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        4 months 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.

    • Omniforous@mander.xyz
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      4 months ago

      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.