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Cats are obligate carnivores, meaning they require meat to survive. Granted, some vegan diets have been formulated for pet cats. But such foods, made with lab-synthesized ingredients, tend to be very expensive. And it’s not always clear how well they are absorbed by a cat’s body. That is, just because a nutrient is delivered in a plant food doesn’t mean it reaches all the tissues in the feline body in appropriate amounts. A lot may be eliminated when a cat voids.
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