Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agoIf Smell-O-Vision (TV with smells) had taken off, Donald Trump would have never been presidentmessage-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1259arrow-down1message-squareIf Smell-O-Vision (TV with smells) had taken off, Donald Trump would have never been presidentDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAphelion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 days agoCats, even domesticated species, are still obligate carnivores, as in they will die of malnutrition eventually if they are put on a non-meat diet. They 100% need to eat meat to survive. Vegan cat food will kill them slowly as they can’t properly process the proteins in plants.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoOutdated information. We recently invented synthetic taurine and solved that problem.
minus-squareAphelion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoOK, yes, you are correct and I had not looked at the comparison study. Very cool! Ty.
Cats, even domesticated species, are still obligate carnivores, as in they will die of malnutrition eventually if they are put on a non-meat diet.
They 100% need to eat meat to survive. Vegan cat food will kill them slowly as they can’t properly process the proteins in plants.
Outdated information. We recently invented synthetic taurine and solved that problem.
OK, yes, you are correct and I had not looked at the comparison study. Very cool! Ty.