Ruff is booked in for a dental
I do feel very bad as a vet having a 5 year old dog with such bad dental tartar! Like 90% of the UK dog population, he has eaten good quality dog biscuits with titbits of our food for the last 5 years and we have not brushed his teeth as we should. (I am so relieved now that I have changed him to this healthy plant-based sugar free homemade diet:)
He is also a little rescue – a stray found wandering the streets of Cyprus as a puppy eating whatever he could find in his early days. I should not use this as an excuse, but some rescue crossbreeds do seem to suffer with worse dental tartar than others. Our main error has been not brushing his teeth daily.
Ruff home all groggy after his anaesthetic
I am a vet but I chose not to do his dental myself – never nice to work on your own pet! He was booked in at 8.30am at our local independent veterinary practice (I am not a supporter of corporate veterinary groups who I feel may always have financial gain at the heart of their decisions rather than the welfare of the animal)….and I do regard our 2 vets – Charlotte and Giles so highly in our little market town.
Like all pet owners, I spent an anxious day without him worrying that he would miss us and how would he be when we fetched him after a full general anaesthetic. He was very groggy but blissfully unaware of what had happened when we collected him. He had 6 teeth removed!!!
This really shocked us, and as a family we are now committed to brushing his teeth every night and straight after, he gets a reward of half a Veggiedent that he just LOVES.
His dental also set us back £280, so I would recommend to every pet owner to set aside £20 a month in an account for their dog’s teeth to have regular dentals. Dentals cannot be claimed for under pet insurance (unless there is a medical need such as a gum growth or fractured tooth) and like our own dental hygiene; they are a necessity to keeping your pets healthy
Are dogs carnivorous wolves that need meat?
The recent craze to feed our dogs more and more meat (raw or cooked) in their diets comes from the untrue conclusion that dogs are carnivores and they need meat
Chris Packham’s amazing impact
“Arielle
Thanks for the package
We’ve tried the tins and both of the very picky poodles wolfed it down! Makes a change!
Best Chris”
Siberian Husky Akira thrives as an active dog on a vegan diet
Akira and his Irish Terrier friend Ted are proof of a healthy active lifestyle enhanced by the benefits of eating a balanced plant-based diet
Letty’s muscle tone is ‘insane’!
Letty was a scared and traumatised puppy found sleeping in a graveyard who has gone on to lead the most idyllic life as a healthy plant-based dog
Fontaine was promised salmon and rice!
Always check dog food labels as the food only contained 5% salmon while vegan dog food contains 100% nutritious plants!
Arielle at the Zero Waste Shop
Lucy gives us such enormous hope for the future with everything that she is doing!
The first published proof of the benefits of plant-based in working dogs
All dogs remained in excellent physical condition with normal blood results throughout with no signs of anaemia at all!
Royal Canin, Mars, Purina and Vegan Dog Food
Royal Canin aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 and Mars and Purina invest in vegan dog food
Vegan Dog Food Sales Surge in 2022
Five Reports In One Week Of Vegan Pet Food Sales Soaring!
Mac the Shepsky just stopped eating
Mac the Shepsky’s entire relationship with food changed when he went onto plant-based dog food diet from a raw diet
Vet Stories in Vegan Life
Although I am an introvert and a very private person I do feel that my message I have to spread is so important so I’m happy to share my story as a vegan vet in the April issue of Vegan Life 2022
Bilbo & Frodo love their vegan diet!
Their millenial Mum chose their vegan dog food for ethical and sustainability reasons
