One of Life's Greatest Mysteries.

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[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

I would never feed a cat a vegan diet, but cats do eat a fair amount of plants in commercial cat foods, and even a little bit in the wild. They can digest plants, it's just not as efficient.

So while it's a stupid thing to do, I don't if I would call it abuse. Vegan cat seems better than a homeless cat put down, doesn't it?

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

The other day my cat threw up. I didn't feed him grass or whatever that green shit was.

[–]Tarrock[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Cats and dogs tend to eat grass in order to throw up when they feel sick and think throwing up will make them feel better.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You have any plants he might have eaten? Spider plants in particular are a favorite of cats because it has an opiate like effect on them, that causes the nausea. My Peaches used to like munching on mine, made her sick every time.

You still have two cats?

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No plants indoors. Yep 2 cats. They are much better now that I let them out at night.

[–]Pononimus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Being a cat owner I know this: If you let your cat out of the house chances are really good that the cat went and ate some grass on its own. This is the cat's way of dealing with upset stomachs and stuck hair balls.

[–]Pononimus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Many years ago I knew a woman who had a dog to which she fed cooked vegetables. I tried to explain to her that, being a canine, that kind of food was not only bad for the dog but would ultimately kill him. She ignored this. The dog was dead within six months. Cause of death: starvation. Tragic, because it was a really nice dog, too. (I should just have stolen the dog when I had the chance and I'm sorry I didn't.)