mleku on Nostr: so, i have been feeding #mochi the #catstr char grilled beef loin and i waved cheesy ...

so, i have been feeding #mochi the #catstr char grilled beef loin

and i waved cheesy treats in front of his face

and he just can't find any interest in consuming it

literally, i am feeding him less weight of food now, that he takes about 5x as long to eat, and he doesn't want any more

if you never knew about this, beef fat contains stearic acid, which is a precursor to a hormone that signals satiety

i am seeing it play out right in front of me in another (carnivore) species

oh yeah, and that thing about "obligate carnivore"

yes you can feed cats seed based foods, but usually you have to boost it with yeast extract for them to even want to touch it

they will die in about 5 years, cats, if you feed them a purely seed and yeast based diet, usually of kidney failure

their potential lifespan is about 20 years

so do the math... if humans are similar (we are very similar) then if on average we die about 50 from diabeetus from a grain and yeast extract based diet

then we probably can live about 200 years also, at least

the old average was based on a diet that has more than 50% of the calories coming from starches... that gave you the ~80 year lifespan

don't let anyone pull the wool over your eyes

we are no less carnivores than cats

and like cats we can survive for a while on grains

but it dramatically reduces lifespan