Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 On Saturday, October 4, 2003, at 05:11 AM, (AT) (DOT) com wrote: > Message: 11 > Sat, 4 Oct 2003 05:49:29 -0400 > <mhfite > Re: Animals and vegetarianism ... ? > > Hello Paula J, > > When I first became a vegetarian, some 18 years ago, I looked into the > possibility of converting my pets (dogs and cats) as well. Advice from > the vet and my own research indicated it's not a good idea. They are > biologically omnivores and won't be healthy without animal protein and > animal fat. There is no difference in fats -- they are either saturated, and bad for you, or mono- or poly-unsaturated and good for you. Guess where the bad ones come from? Meat. Protein is protein is protein, and used only for building blocks. Carbs are for energy. > For cats, the most affected area will be diminished vision. For dogs, > the most affected area will be dry, itchy skin, hair loss. Exactly the opposite -- our dog's dry, itchy skin required a vegetarian diet to ease it. > Since your dog is already having skin problems, making him vegetarian > wouldn't seem to be indicated. Experience disagrees. > > Hope this helps. > Mary > The space where the feet are stepping is slight, and so you need untrod ground to walk farther; what the mind knows is narrow, and so you need the unknown to gain understanding. -- Wenzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2003 Report Share Posted October 5, 2003 Protein is an amazing composition of approximately 400+ amino acids. For humans, 22 of them are considered necessary for good health, and eight " were " considerd essential, meaning that the human body could not fabricate them from the other amino acids found in the body's protein reserves. This 22/8 combination is the foundation for the " food combining " myth started by Ms Lappe some 30 or so years ago. For two decades, this myth stood b/c no one challenged it. When the research evidence began pouring in, Ms Lappe acknowledged she had simply drawn her conclusion based on what was known to her at the time. Sounds reasonable to me, but sadly, many still rely on that " old " info. Does this really matter? Not really b/c a healthy diet using food combining or not is still a healthy diet. Re: cats needing meat to be healthy. I believe the report this vet relies on states that cats in the wild get a particular amino acid found only in certain meat. It also says that pets without total meat diets are indeed healthy. Anyone with a cat who seeks the details should search for the report. If I locate it, I'll post a link for the cat owners. The Stewarts [stews9] Sunday, October 05, 2003 11:15 AM Experience Disagrees On Saturday, October 4, 2003, at 05:11 AM, (AT) (DOT) com wrote: > Message: 11 > Sat, 4 Oct 2003 05:49:29 -0400 > <mhfite > Re: Animals and vegetarianism ... ? > > When I first became a vegetarian, some 18 years ago, I looked into the > possibility of converting my pets (dogs and cats) as well. Advice from > the vet and my own research indicated it's not a good idea. They are > biologically omnivores and won't be healthy without animal protein and > animal fat. There is no difference in fats -- they are either saturated, and bad for you, or mono- or poly-unsaturated and good for you. Guess where the bad ones come from? Meat. Protein is protein is protein, and used only for building blocks. Carbs are for energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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