We all know the importance of dental health; and choosing to feed your dog plant-based is one step to ensuring that they have both healthy teeth and gums.
Any painful gum infections or tartar build up can impact so much on your dog’s overall quality of life, but also on their general health where bacteria in the gums could enter the blood stream if those gums are badly inflamed, and result in heart or kidney disease that may end up irreversible.
I see it time and time again in elderly pets with sore, red gums and smelly tartar-coated teeth from years of eating scraps and licking the plates of owners at the end of meals that are full of sugar-laden sauces and foods (yes, we are as guilty of this as any family!)
A simple solution to preventing this, is to feed plant-based and brush their teeth each night. We do it with Ruff, as being a stray, he had very bad teeth (photo showing his ‘sore’ side before having a dental and going plant-based).
He does not particularly like having his teeth brushed – we use logic gel (contains enzymes and is flavoured but no animal proteins in it) and a soft toothbrush, but we make it into such a fun game that he sits patiently and then gets SO excited about his reward – a vegan dental chew!
We have reviewed the main plant-based dental chews available that we recommend that are affordable and as ‘natural’ as they can be (for a treat!) as well as effective to help clean the teeth in our PLANT-BASED DOG NUTRITION COURSE.
There are some that we do not recommend too and to see the full list, sign up to our PLANT-BASED DOG NUTRITION COURSE
16 year old Border Terrier Nancy’s owner noticed an amazing result after transitioning her from meat-based to a wholesome plant-based diet:
Her teeth have self-cleaned! Since being very young, Nancy has had a tartar problem. We have tried brushing and other solutions, but we realised one day that (after transitioning) something about the diet seemed to be cleaning up her teeth!
Vegan Vet Visits Crufts
I felt completely overwhelmed by the injustice of what I saw which left me reeling with anger
The realities of puppy farming
Perhaps you were one of the owners who bought a puppy in desperation during lockdown – you maybe had your heart set on having a Cockapoo puppy in your home
IBD and a vegan dog food diet
We import Green Crunch and Greta from Germany as it is a suitable hypoallergenic diet for dogs suffering from IBD
Starla transitioned from raw to plant-based
Starla always suffered from a dry flaky coat on raw food, but once on a 100% homemade plant-based diet, her coat is now soft and shiny!
Baxter the Weimeraner and his sensitive digestion
Baxter being a sensitive Weimeraner has to eat a vegan diet for his health as he is intolerant to any animal protein
Pepe and George and their idyllic life with Fr Terry
They were initially raw fed when Fr Terry first started feeding them as a new dog carer until he experienced his own ethical dilemma
I cannot say which passion drives me more!
Today I really hit rock bottom and it made me question which of the passions drives me the most with everything that I do as a vegan vet running my JUST BE KIND dog food business
For the LOVE of Greyhounds
Greyhounds are beautiful, gentle and sensitive dogs and the sensitivity seems to extend to their digestive systems
Brave Breta Survived Cancer
“The cancer was such a cruel blow, but I hope she will live for years and have all the love and happiness she deserves, along with scrumptious vegan food!”
Chris Packham is my inspiration!
Science tells us that we need just 25 percent of people to change their thinking about something and then it cascades quickly
Brian the Border Terrier’s life changed going plant-based
Brian the Border Terrier had an intolerance to meat protein and a vegan diet transformed his life
Rupert had painful urinary crystals
Rupert suffered from an extremely painful urinary tract infection and blood in his urine which ultimately led to him needing surgery
