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Originally Posted by SirTeddykins  I meant 'majority support' as opposed to any (sorry for retrospective clarification) and I know we all impose our lifestyle choices on dogs but I was speaking specifically about diet. In addition, I stated I am conducting some pseudo meta-analysis re: vegetarian diet for canines due to my own inexperience re: the subject. Also, I updated to state that there are research studies going on re: vegetarian diets and posted one specific to dental hygiene. Finally, dogs eat meat and plants and I don't think that was in dispute by anyone.
I would really rather not see this post digress into an 'us and them' debate since we are all here to learn. I believe Ann and some others have already pointed the OP to some vegetarian options. Like anyone else, I'm entitled to my opinion  |
Teddykins of course you're entitled to your opinion, I never said you weren't. As for your research, I have to wonder who made the vegetarian diets in question. Dogs have to have their amino acids and other nutrients met. If the diet (any diet) is deficient, it can lead to problems. We have yorkies- bad teeth will be more the result of anatomical misshapenings to the jaw than to some other factor if you ask a vet dentist. I have a four year old fed high protein meat for life with 10 teeth pulled at age three. What can ya do?