If cats are carnivores, why do they like to eat plants?
Cats are not omnivores. They are true carnivores (eat only meat). When they eat plants, it is not as a food, it is as a digestive aid and chlorophyll helps digestive healing. If you have observed cats that eat grass, they do not eat it and retain it – give them 5-10 minutes and they will have vomited it up along with whatever was bothering them. Dogs also use grass this way, but they are actually omnivores and their health is best served by a diet of meat with the addition of steamed vegetables.
I’ll make this plain. Cats are carnivores. Cats eat grasses to pass hair-balls. For all carnivores, eating the intestines of primary consumers can provide any additional dietary requirements. If any. The reason they eat the intestines: carnivores have no enzymes to digest starchs. Extraneous information: the domesticated cat has lost the gene sequences that make sweets desirable. Ever notice that your cat doesnt like sweets, but the dog does? Cats do not taste sweets. Please, for the health of your cats and dogs. Feed them a diet rich in animal proteins. Satisfy their dietary requirements.
