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Originally Posted by 107barney  I didn't "make" you feel anything - your feelings are your own. You were defiant about my warnings about bully sticks and teeth, yet I never said that you got "bit in the butt" when Callie cracked a tooth the way you had the audacity to say to me about a reaction my ELDERLY AILING DOG had to a VERY SAFE tick collar. I don't care for the validity of your "resources" about vegetarian diets. If you feel "stupid" that's your problem.
I am trying to help the OP who wants to feed a vegetarian diet to her puppy. She can do so safely if she has the right resources, none of which you provided.
A resource that I like, in addition to some mentioned by others here, is the website of ACVN veterinary nutritionist, Dr. Rebecca Remillard. In fact, I found this recent Q&A on the petdiets website by going to the "ask the nutritionist section" and typing in "vegetarian" into the search module:
QUESTION: I'm getting a new tcup poodle at 8 or 9 weeks old and would like to prepare a nutritionally balanced homemade diet for her. I am not very fond of meats not to mention raw meats! Is it possible to keep dogs on a vegetarian diet?
Answer: Yes, it is possible to feed a dog a totally vegetarian homemade or commercially produced pet food (canned or dry). There are a few commercial vegetarian pet foods available that have been shown to be complete and balanced according to actual AAFCO feeding trials. Please check that these foods are suitable for growth. |
Cathy at that time you hated me you picked on every little thing I did and sent me some nasty pms so I doubt anyone would listen to someone who did that. I also said I felt bad for ignoring everyone who told me so. Telling me my opinion was wrong when it is just as valid as yours was hurtful whether you want to believe it or not. I striked back out of anger I am sorry. You can either believe me or not because it is straight from my heart and trust me you have good friends I'm getting it from all sides.