The only way a omnivore can live healthily on vegetables alone is if they supplement their diet with foods that are not found in their local environment. The same holds true if they eat a totally carnivore diet, but in that case they would have to eat organ meats that most people can’t (or won’t willingly) eat to get the nutrients that are not present in the muscle fibers they eat normally.
Cats are obligate carnivores, they can and sometimes do eat some vegetables (I have a cat who adores mushrooms fried in garlic and butter) but they can’t digest them well, and they do not get the nutrients they need from them.
haven’t you ever seen a bobcat munching on a nice big salad ? *wink*
Your cat sounds amusing! But in all my years of having cats I’ve never been able to get them to eat anything but meat, meat and more meat. If I gave any cat a potato, she would prefer to starve than to eat it. And cats will refuse to eat.
These people are idiots. Same for parents who feed babies “low fat” diets.
You might want to go easy on the garlic. It’s not all that harmless to cats, regardless whether they like eating it.
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf73902809.tip.html
Read the comments. They explain why garlic and other allium vegetables are bad for cats.
However, I understand that a small amount of garlic every once in a great while is good for eliminating fleas.
“I have a cat who adores mushrooms fried in garlic and butter”
My stepdaughter used to have a cat (may he rest in peace) who loved corn. It was the only thing he would actually beg for.