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
Breta the ‘Wonderdog’ who survived cancer
Breta the Labrador is now way past all predictions of healthy survival with her cancer and she is still going strong!
Cymro the Corgi is Cured!
“Honestly, the last month has been bliss for him and us with no tummy upset and I thank you so much for that”
Vegan Vets continue to INSPIRE
Meet inspiring vegan vets Dr Sarah Dodd from Vivus Pets and Dr Lucy McKinna from Noochy Poochy
Transitioning from Bella & Duke to a vegan diet
Princess the ShihTzu transitioned from raw to a homemade vegan diet with spectacular results for her skin and overall health!
Lilabelle has a fish allergy
Lilabelle is a tiny teacup Maltese who has suffered from ulcerated ear canals due to an allergy to fish!
Why we should NOT be eating chickens
From the bioaccumulation of heavy metals when chicken are fed fishmeal; to the continued devastation of Avian Flu to people and wild birds…we should not be eating chickens
Why Just be Kind?
“There’s no such things as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end”
An enormously inspiring live webinar
“Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose, instead of the expectations and opinions of others”
Stranded dolphins’ brains show signs of Alzheimer’s
More proof as to why we should NOT be eating fish or feeding it to our pets! Yet again, even more reason to only eat plant-based natural pure foods.
Latest Vegan Dog Food Published Studies Are Positive
“There was no overwhelming evidence of adverse effects arising from use of vegan pet food and there was some evidence of benefits”
Vet Students Learn About Sustainable Pet Food!
What a privilege to speak to vet students at Nottingham Vet School this week and teach them all about a topic that they knew nothing about
Rufus has stopped chewing his feet
“Solo Vegetal seemed to be the only food that controls his constant chewing and licking of his feet”
