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Originally Posted by pstinard  Misty, if you can get a full digital copy of the article "A field study on the nutrition of vegetarian dogs and cats in Europe," let me know. I'd like to read it. Maybe you will have better luck since you are in Europe. |
Hi Phil,
After checking over 150 articles, I admitted defeat and contacted our library services. I have been advised that the article is not an article but is, in fact, a conference reference which has not been published. From what I can tell, the study did not support a vegetarian or vegan diet for cats or dogs on the basis of severe vitamin deficiency as a result of following this diet over a sustained period of time. The results were based on adult dogs and cats who were on a veggie diet after the age of 1 year old. However, the results were taken from a total of EIGHT animals so, in my opinion, is a rather small population sample which means further research would be beneficial.
Hope that helps!