Stop laughing.
Before you write me off as a fruitcake, here’s my reasoning:
- Dog's are omnivores, not carnivores.
Dog’s becoming a chunky monkey. Earlier this month, I took him to the groomer for his monthly bath. Since the weather is getting warmer and his hair is all over the place, I had him shaved. And, People, he looks like a blond sausage with a head and legs.
He keeps getting ear infections, and he’s scratching – a lot - due to allergies. A vegetarian diet has proven to give relief from these two issues – for dogs and humans. Though for humans it just prevents the allergies, not the scratching. It also allegedly helps to prevent certain cancers.
He LIKES fruit and veggies and rice. And, okay, he likes meat, too, but I don’t eat meat so he doesn’t get that anyway.
And, finally, I want him to live forever. Dogs on vegetarian diets have been shown to live fuller, healthier, and LONGER lives.
Still think I’m a fruitcake, huh?
Well, I’ll check with his Vet first. She’s a very nice, open-minded woman, who I suspect will chuckle a bit before she gives me her opinion. I’ll keep you posted.
3 comments:
....Maybe throw him a sausage at the weekends? Just as a treat and to give him a reason for living?
I've heard of it--had a friend who baked her dog biscuits from scratch and they had rice, grains and garlic in them. That dog (med. poodle) loved them!
Why check with the vet? If it's good for him, do it. I'm a vegetarian and I stopped scratching AGES ago....
:))
Anyway there's so much Veggie dog food available these days, isn't there? Catered to, the canines....:)
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