DollyCali, I’m a vegetarian myself and cook food for my cats. I use the vegecat supplement on this site:
And they have ones for dogs as well. It’s actually easier for dogs to be healthy vegetarians since they are techincally omnivores, whereas cats are straight carnivores. The coyote and fox scat around here often has plant materials in it, grape and blackberry seeds, etc; whereas the cougar and other cat scat (lynx? bobcats?) is strictly animal stuff like fur.
I checked with the vet and he said my cats were well-nourished and healthy and the diet with the supplement was good.
I’ve used the vegecat stuff for quite a few years and their basic diet is lentils and rice although I do often cook garbanzos which they love, plus they eat all kinds of leftovers that are good for them and they love many vegetables. I add in addition to the vegecat powder, yeast, kelp, oil, a bit of mineral salt (aka “Real Salt”), often parsely. They also catch rodents and lizards here and there so get additional amino acids, but not much in winter.
Cats use 1 t. of vegecat a day, I haven’t looked into the vegedog but since dogs vary in size so much I’m sure good directions are there.
I’ve made cat kibble too, they really loved it.
Thank you!
My Josy (german shepherd) has the multiple plagues of many GSs.. I had to start last year this regime & do the same for both her & the male Golden.
I could try going veggie (and really have them POd at me?)LOL
appreciate the info lj