Any Vegetarians/Vegans here?

[James2014]

No I am not a vet, but trust me I am more qualified than a vet!

Um, trust me no you aren't.

In fact the very statement you just made is akin to saying you're more qualified than a physician to provide me with medical advice.

Um, in this case, trust me I really am.

If your doctor tells you a vegan diet is unhealthy they are wrong. You are such a hypocrite. You give out all this medical advice in opposition to what the doctors of the NHS and ADA say, in addition to the studies I provide, THEN you try to appeal to authority! ridiculous

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/hea...egans.aspx

• Why Your Cat Can't Process Carbohydrates
  Another indicator your cat is designed to eat meat and not carbohydrates is that her body doesn't produce the enzymes needed to digest carbs.
  
  The only carbs cats in the wild eat are already digested by their prey. When a wild feline eats a prey animal, the stomach contents of the prey contain a certain amount of already digested carbohydrates.
  
  Your cat's digestive system isn't designed to break down vegetables to release the nutrients they provide.
  
  Omnivores and herbivores have slower digestion, but food passes quickly (within hours) through the GI tract of an obligate carnivore. That's why your kitty is built to eat relatively small amounts of highly digestible, energy packed food that provides optimal levels of vitamins, minerals and micronutrients. In other words, animal meat.
  
  Veggies just don't fill the bill when it comes to feline nourishment.

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/hea...o-eat.aspx

• A two-year research project conducted at the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition in Leicestershire, England indicates that healthy pet cats regulate their nutrient intake to mimic what they would eat in the wild.
  
  The study demonstrated kitties have a daily calorie ‘intake target’ that is equal to 52 percent protein, 36 percent fat and 12 percent carbohydrate.

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And FYI I already covered the scientific reasons why cats need to eat meat - and not just that but certain types of meat.

Giving animals vegan cat food is not just like giving them vegetables. Its formulated to have high protein, low carbs, just like meat. If there is anything missing there is no scientific reason why we cannot just either obtain that substance from plants of synthesise it. Do you have any understanding of chemistry? There is nothing in nature which cannot be at least potentially be made in a lab for vegan sources. NOTHING. Not protein, not vitamins or minerals. All that is required is research and time.

Here is some ACTUAL evidence rather than just opinion, that vegetarian cat diets are healthy.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16817716
http://www.vegepets.info/resources/Publi...A-2006.pdf

Regardless, we are not cats! I don't think we should keep carnivores as pets unless we can give them vegan food. so your argument is completely irrelevant.