Ideology on the cat
A KITTEN has almost died after its owners fed it a strict vegan diet.
The horrific case at a North Melbourne animal hospital has prompted a warning about the dangers of people “forcing ideologies” on their pets.
Lort Smith Animal Hospital veterinarian Leanne Pinfold said the kitten was brought in this month by its owners, who were believed to be vegan.
She said the kitten’s diet of potatoes, rice milk and pasta had caused it to become critically ill.
“It was extremely weak and collapsed when it came in. It was almost non-responsive,” Dr Pinfold said.
The kitten was given fluids via a drip, placed on a heat pad and fed meat.
It remained in hospital for three days after which the kitten’s owners were given meat to feed their pet at home, she said.
Dr Pinfold said as obligate or true carnivores, cats needed meat to survive.
She said people who wanted a pet that did not eat meat should consider other animals, such as rabbits.
“Concern for animal welfare has to include a biologically-appropriate diet,” she said. “You can’t force your ideology on the cat.
“Carnivores will seek out meat and your cat is possibly more likely to go hunting and kill local native fauna if you deprive it of meat.”
Dr Pinfold said she had not come across a similar case in her 11 years as a veterinarian.
The Telegraph : “Kitten nearly dies from vegan diet.”
Pour ceux qui ne savent pas, nous rappelons que les chats sont des carnivores.
Et les lapins, qui sont des herbivores, ne mangent pas de croquettes pour chats. Ce qui me permet de caser cette charmante vidéo :
(À la fin, les chats bouffent le lapin, mais ça a été coupé au montage.)
Nicolas B.
Ces oreilles trop longues au point qu’elles balayent le sol, c’est d’un ridicule !
Au moins, le chat, il a la classe.
Jean
Il y a fort longtemps, dans un entrepôt de grain et nourriture pour animaux, j’ai connu des chats qui mangeaient les croquettes pour lapin. Ceci dit de nombreux aliments communs pour l’être humain sont des poisons aussi bien pour les chats que pour les chiens, source : lanutrition.fr.
Marie-Aude
Je rappelle que le lapin bouffe les câbles, y compris de téléphone ou ethernet. En fait un lapin bouffe tout
padawan
@Marie-Aude : pire que ça, le lapin nain de mon frère avait le don de ne bouffer que le fil neutre jusqu’à le couper, mais jamais la phase. À peu près toutes les lampes de la maison y sont passées.
Jean
Malin comme un chat le lapin nain, il savait bien qu’avec le neutre il n’y avait pas de danger d’électrocution car pas de courant dedans… Intelligentes petites bêtes.
Blah ? Touitter !