Vegan Roommate Refuses To Let Her Cat Eat Meat, Internet Weighs In

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Ellie Dunn
Jan 17, 2022 1:00 PM EST

There are many vegetarian animals out there that make great pets. For example, super tiny bunnies who will melt your heart are both awwdorable pets and awwdorable vegetarians. Of for those who want a bigger pet, you can even adopt an 175 pound giant tortoise, they're pretty heckin' cute! And despite their size, they're actually quite gentle. Unfortunately cats are not vegetarian, and they eat a ton of meat, both as domestic cats and in the wild. 

So what would you do if your roommate announced they were going to adopt a pet cat, and then told you they would only be feeding that cat a vegan diet? Pretty crazy right? Well that's exactly what happened to this Redditor, whose roommate claimed the vegan diet they were planning for their cat would be healthy, and then lied about it to an animal shelter! Read on to hear what happened next:

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  • 01
    Font - AITA for stopping my roommate from being able to adopt a cat?
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    The title is already so sad, but wait until you hear why this woman stopped her roommate from adopting a cat. Before we keep going though, we just want to mention that this is not an excuse to bash all vegans in the comments, so be nice please!

  • 02
    Font - My roommate is vegan and wanted to adopt a cat. She bought pretty much everything she needs and I was fine with it. I have a dog so why can't she have a cat? Then an order came for cat food. It was a brand called VeganPet. She was planning to feed the cat vegan dry food.
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    Hmm, this doesn't sound at all healthy. Also, the original poster totally glosses over the dog thing, but if there's already a dog in the home than both roommates need to find the perfect cat who will be able to bond with the dog without any problems. 

  • 03
    Font - I told her cats can't eat a vegan diet because they are carnivores and it can lead to health issues. Not to mention a diet of solely dry food for cats can lead to kidney stones and dehydration. My roommate would not budge on this issue and ultimately said if its made for cats then it is ok for cats.
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  • 04
    Font - So I ultimately drop the issue and we get to the shelter. My roommate can't drive so I was the chauffeur and as we live together we thought it would be good for us to look at the cats together. The
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  • 05
    Font - shelter lady was asked us a bunch of questions like if we had other pets, what out house was like, if we had a catio or safe outdoor area the cat can't escape from etc and then she gets to nutrition. She asks about what we would be feeding and vet care. My RM lies and says that she would be feeding hills instead of veganpet. I was gobsmacked tbh.
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  • 06
    Font - I wait until my RM is distracted and tell the shelter volunteer that she will be feeding veganpet and not hills. I think this is what made the shelter turn down my roomates application for the cat. When I told my RM the truth she locked herself in her room. She hasn't spoken to me since. I was told by our mutual friend that I overstepped and should have stayed out of it. Idk
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  • 07
    Font - Zokathra. Snell NTA The cat's health comes first. The fact that your roommate LIED about it means that she knew what she was doing was wrong.
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  • 08
    Font - JemJemIsHerName NTA, I've been a vegetarian for 30yrs but my pets eat meat based food. I made the choice for ME to not eat meat, they did not (could not) make that choice and I never forced it on them. When they got very old, my 19yr old cat died last year and my 20yr old cat last week that both ate meat based food their whole lives. At the end I gave them anything they would eat at all as well, Tuna, ok. Chicken, fine. Bone broth, have at it. Just because you make a choice, moral or heal
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  • 09
    Font - Cocofonix There's a group I'm part of, for adopting kittens. Sometimes people put pictures of their now grown cats who were adopted as kittens from the forum. One lady says "is there a specific breed of cats that grows to live long? All my kittens die at age 6-7 months". Turns out she was feeding them vegan food. She's been black listed from every knowm forum to adopt any kind of animal.
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  • 10
    Font - Update: its about 7:30pm my RM finished work at 4 but she didn't come home. This is pretty unusual for her but I assumed she had something to do maybe shopping...
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  • 11
    Font - She got a cat. I asked her where it is from she said she bought it from someone off gumtree (similar to Craigslist). So we have a ragdoll now ig
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  • 12
    Font - ETA: i will feed the cat separately. I feed my dog raw food, his freezer is in the garage which my RM never uses so it will be easy to just buy extra meat after formulating a diet plan suitable for cats and feeding the cat at the same time as my dog.
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  • 13
    Font - ETA: i will just answer a few questions here. -she is activaxx and minimal vet care. She wants to be "holistic and natural" but the cat will receive proper vet care i won't budge on that ever.
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  • 14
    Font - i will take her to the vet tomorrow. I will get my vet who is very pro raw to talk some sense in to her. If that doesn't work i will get my vet to report her. I think the RSPCA will listen to the vet more than me. -as a dog groomer I deal with my local animal control all the time.
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  • 15
    Font - Please do not have much faith in them. As long as the animal is fed they dont really care. They would only step in if the cat was dying -there is a pretty large chance the cat will eventually be dumped on me. I am hoping so. -please don't badmouth vegans there are plenty in this thread who are great pet keepers.
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  • 16
    Font - My roommate is just a shit. -if my roommate moves out there is just nothing I can do. I'll try my best to look after the cat when it is in my care but that is literally all I can do. -i dont plan on keeping secrets. My RM will know I am feeding her cat.
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