There is limited research on the impact of the vegan diet on the feline companions in comparison to canines. As it is not as well known in the general public that cats can be healthy on a plant-based diet provided with taurine, B12, vitamin A.

Vegan diet:

  1. https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/vetn.2022.13.6.252

  2. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0253292

  3. https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/52

  4. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0284132

Vegetarian diet:

  1. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/9/57
  • iiGxC@slrpnk.netMEnglish
    105·
    25 days ago

    A lot of vegans will downvote coming from a sort of “pick-me” vegan place

    • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      25 days ago

      Not getting the reference. You mean they see even a discussion around the idea the that cats can be vegan as sacrilege?

      • iiGxC@slrpnk.netMEnglish
        74·
        25 days ago

        I’ve heard the “pick-me” phrase most common in the context of girls, where they’ll say stuff like “i’m not like other girls” to try to get favor from guys. https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/pick-me-girl/ this is actually a really good summary of it, “A pick-me girl is a woman who obsessively desires male approval and validation, often at the expense of other women.”

        in this case a pick-me vegan is trying to get favor from non-vegans by saying “cats can’t possibly be vegan” at the expense of a rational discussion