Vegetarian Cats and Dogs

FOREWORD by Michael W. Lemmon, DVM.......................... 7
INTRODUCTION ............................................... 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................ 10

Chapter 1 — LION LIGHTS .................................... 11
  National Publicity ....................................... 19

Chapter 2 — WHY?............................................ 26
  Ethical .................................................. 29
  Ecological................................................ 35

Chapter 3 — BEST IS FRESH .................................. 45

Chapter 4 — DOING IT ....................................... 55

Chapter 5 — NUTRIENTS....................................... 81
  Energy ................................................... 82
  Water, Carbohydrates ..................................... 83
  Protein................................................... 84
  Minerals ................................................. 88
  Vitamins ................................................. 90
  Essential Fatty Acids .................................... 96

Chapter 6 — SHOPPING ....................................... 100
  Oils ..................................................... 100
  Yeasts.................................................... 102
  Wheat Gluten (seitan)..................................... 104
  Vegetables ............................................... 105
  Legumes, Grains .......................................... 106
  Slippery Elm Bark, Enzymes ............................... 108

Chapter 7 — FELINE FARE .................................... 110
  Recipes for Adult Cats ................................... 119
  Recipes for Kittens ...................................... 127

Chapter 8 — CANINE CHOW .................................... 133
   for Dogs ................................................ 137

Chapter 9 — HUNTING......................................... 146

Chapter 10 — OBJECTIONS .................................... 152
  Digest Vegetables? ....................................... 160
  Plant Estrogens........................................... 161

Chapter 11 — HEALTH ........................................ 164
  Acupuncture .............................................. 167
  Allergies................................................. 169
  Arthritis ................................................ 171
  Bloat .................................................... 174
  Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy............................. 176
  Fleas .................................................... 177
  FUS....................................................... 179
  Heart Problems, Homeopathy................................ 187
  Teeth..................................................... 188
  Vaccination............................................... 194

Appendix 1 — COMMERCIAL PET FOODS .......................... 196
Appendix 2 — NUTRIENT DATA ................................. 207
Appendix 3 — RESOURCES...................................... 213
Distributors of Vegepet Products............................ 213
Organizations .............................................. 215
Highly Recommended Books ................................... 216
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................... 131
INDEX ...................................................... 137
CHARTS
Energy Requirements......................................... 62
Daily Biosynthesis of Vitamin C ............................ 91
Vitamin C Recommendations................................... 92
Preparing Grains & Legumes ................................. 107
Nutrient Analyses of Cat Recipes ........................... 125
Phytoestrogen Content of Soy Products ...................... 163
Leading Causes of Death .................................... 164
Acid & Alkaline Foods....................................... 181
Forerunners of the Cat ..................................... 182
US Retail Petfood Sales .................................... 199
Top Selling Companies ...................................... 200
Nutrient Requirements ...................................... 207-212