Why I am not a vegan

[Monica]

Do you guys think that all pet food, even the so called superior brands, are ultimately not very healthy for your pet? What are the other options if not for pet food, make it yourself?

The 'superior' brands are definitely better than the mainstream brands, no doubt about it.

The healthiest option is to make it yourself, but for those of us with lots of furry babies that isn't always practical. I have 3 dogs and 5 cats. The dogs eat a LOT and I make it myself some of the time, but I confess that I can't always do that due to being very busy. The kibble is convenient. Also, my cats won't ever eat the homemade food. I've tried many times and they sniff at it then walk away. Dogs will eat almost anything but cats? no, they are finicky!

Maybe they'd eat homemade cat food if it had meat in it, but that's not something I'm willing to do. When I found that vegan kitty kibble yesterday, I was thrilled! I had been looking for that for awhile. I'm going to try that. It's expensive but I'm excited to have found it. I will start with mixing a little in and gradually increasing.

The standard commercial brands are nasty. They have all sorts of horrid ingredients like sawdust, diseased and spoiled meat that didn't meet the standards for human consumption, artificial flavorings and colorings, preservatives, etc. and may even contain dog and cat meat from euthanized animals! Ever wonder why cat and dog poop smells so nasty and dogs smell so bad? That's why! Dogs and cats are getting cancer now, just like humans, and it's because of the nasty diet (plus all the vaccines probably too).

There are now many brands offering higher quality ingredients: no artificial stuff added, and at least the meat is the same as for humans. Big chains like Petsmart and online stores like petflow.com now carry lots of brands to choose from. Some even have a vegetarian option for dogs!

The dog food industry tells the public to not feed table scraps. Well, since most people eat junk, their table scraps are nutritionally deficient, to be sure, but it's a toss-up which is worse: the Standard American Diet (SAD) or the nasty pet food.

If, however, people eat healthier foods, then table scraps would be far superior to any pet food. That's what dogs historically ate anyway.

It's those finicky cats that are the problem!

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I've had my dogs and cats on the 'superior' brands for years, plus I add nutritional yeast (to keep them flea-free). My dogs have been getting mostly vegan kibble + homemade egg-based food, but aren't 100% transitioned yet. I'm working on that. Also, they all drink Kangen Water. My dogs don't stink. They actually smell sweet! I'm not kidding! Even when they get caught in the rain, they still smell nice. Even their breath doesn't stink.