Veegan,

Have you spoken to a vet or an animal nutritionist about why cats need, yes I say NEED meat in their diet?? Just because plants have protein in them does NOT mean all of it is AVAILABLE to the body. I wish so much you would take some classes in animal nutrition before you do something so irresponsible as to feed your cat a vegetarian diet. Also while you are at it you should explore the meaning of these words.....Herbivore, Omnivore and Carnivore. Cows are Herbivores, Humans are Omnivores and Cats are Carnivores. There are some very good reasons for these classifications. Cats digestive systems are not able to properly break down plant proteins and utilize them. Humans can do so BETTER than cats but not as well as Cows. Cats need a very high amount of protein in their diets to live long HEALTHY lives. And Smokey the Elder was right in commenting about Taurine. It is ESSENTIAL for a cats good health. It is linked with thier vision. In fact not too long ago I was watching an Animal Precinct or Animal Cops I am not sure which on Animal Planet and they had rescued numerous cats that were BLIND because the person while being well meaning was feeding them a vegetarian diet. They were not getting the Taurine they need.

I have to believe that you care for animals and love your cat because you would not be taking the stand against potential animal abuse if you didn't. However, I really wish you would do further research with a nutritionist or at the very least take some classes at a local college or university about animal nutrition before you believe everything you read.