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Cats
need dietary taurine, but significant quantities naturally occur only
in animal tissues. A shortage causes blindness and heart disease. Most
mammals biosynthesize vitamin A from the yellow pigment (carotene) found
in vegetables. Cats lack this ability, making a dietary source of this
vitamin, found naturally only in animal tissues, essential. Vitamin
D is another essential vitamin, found naturally only in animal tissues
as D3. The essential fatty acid arachidonate is rare in non-animal sources.
Cats require it for numerous vital metabolic processes including reproduction.
Vegecat products contain the rare nutrients mentioned above derived
from non-animal sources, such as D2 from yeast.
Recipes are formulated using nutrient requirements published by AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials), although a nutritional adequancy statement applies only to finished products, not supplements used to complete a product.
For detailed feeding information,
download the Vegecat instructions on the LITERATURE
page.
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All of the advantages of Vegecat™ but with an added acidifier.
Check out the SUPPORT page (on the left) to find out why we use Sodium Bisulfate in Vegecat phi™.
Sodium Bisulfate acidifies the diet and improves palatability without affecting the calcium/phosphorus ratio.
Recipes are formulated using nutrient requirements published by AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials), although a nutritional adequancy statement applies only to finished products, not supplements used to complete a product.
For detailed feeding information,
download the Vegecat phi instructions on the LITERATURE
page.
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Vegecat
products allow you to prepare food in your own kitchen, choosing recipes
that fit your lifestyle. Althouth the Vegecat supplement (above)
comes with (among others) a kibble recipe, many prefer Vegecat KibbleMix.
Not only is it less expensive in the long run, but it saves a lot of
time in the kitchen. Except for adding flour, all the dry ingredients
are already mixed together.
If you
use Vegecat KibbleMix you wont need to add VegeYeast, since
it is already in the formulation. All you need to add is: flour
(any kind of wheat flour), oil, water, and tomato paste. Be sure to
order the inexpensive Cushion Strip to make cutting out kibble
easy on your hand (on the ACCESSORIES
page).
Our cats
have been on Vegecat kibble for many years, and their teeth are very
clean, coats are silky and soft, and they love their food. Even if you
feed the softer foods, it is good to use a little kibble at the end
of a meal to help keep teeth and gums healthy.
Recipes are formulated using nutrient requirements published by AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials), although a nutritional adequancy statement applies only to finished products, not supplements used to complete a product.
For detailed feeding
information, download the Vegecat KibbleMix instructions on the
LITERATURE page.
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Kittens
(up to about 12 months old), queens, and lactating cats need Vegekit.
Its use is very similar to Vegecat, but contains higher amounts
of certain vitamins and minerals for growth.
Recipes are formulated using nutrient requirements published by AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials), although a nutritional adequancy statement applies only to finished products, not supplements used to complete a product.
For detailed
feeding information, download the Vegekit instructions on the
LITERATURE page.
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