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According to a recent welivego  study, cats fed vegan diets tended to be healthier than those fed meat.

However, scientists caution that the evidence for benefits in vegan cats is not entirely certain.

Despite rising in popularity—the market for vegan cat chow is currently believed to be worth US$9.3 billion—there haven't been any sizable, randomised controlled trials to demonstrate whether or not a wholly plant-based diet is in fact beneficial for your fluffy pet.

thus what have studies on vegan cats thus far revealed? What information is necessary to know about vegan cat food?

First, it's important to consider the dietary requirements of our animal pets.

There are various varieties of the carnivore clan.

As obligate carnivores, cats require nutrients that are only obtained by consuming complete prey species.

Dogs, on the other hand, explore the world of omnivores. They have developed methods for processing and obtaining nutrients from plants. Compared to cats, they have a larger small intestine and can release enzymes that aid in the breakdown of carbohydrates.

The ingredient that gives carrots their orange color, beta-carotene, can also be used by dogs to synthesize vitamin A.

While wild cats do consume plant stuff from their prey's stomach contents, their digestive system and metabolic system have evolved for a diet high in meat.

(This explains why it's not a good idea to give a cat dog food, and it also suggests that Garfield's fondness for lasagna may have contributed to some intestinal issues.)

Cats, for example, must have pre-formed vitamin A from their food since they are unable to convert beta-carotene to vitamin A.

The same is true for other necessary substances, such taurine, according to Sarah Zito, a veterinarian and senior scientific officer for companion animals at the RSPCA.

That's not to argue that a plant-based diet won't be possible, at least theoretically, to satisfy those nutritional needs.

But one of our issues is the dearth of reliable data supporting the use of these diets in cats and their results.

The environmental cost of feeding our dogs and cats has contributed to the emergence of vegan pet food.

According to a 2017 study, simply in the US, the manufacture of meat-based cat and dog food results in the annual release of carbon dioxide equal to 45 to 70 million tonnes.
Some research on vegan diets and feline health, such as the recent study appearing in the journal PLOS One, does point to advantages of plant-based diets, such as fewer medical visits and prescription drug usage.

But when you go further and consider how those studies were carried out, the conclusions start to seem less reliable.

A assessment of the studies on vegan diets for cats and dogs was co-authored by Alex Whittaker, a University of Adelaide specialist in animal welfare and law.

Despite the subject receiving recent attention, according to the author, "there have not been any significant, controlled studies that study only the impact of vegan diets."

Some seemed almost like case studies because they contained so few cats.