Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Hi Everyone! Just joined te group lastnight and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Shannon, 32 yrs old, married to my dear hubby Rob for 12 years, have 2 children-Josh, 8 yrs., and Karla (adopted from Guatemala) 4 yrs., I homeschool and live in Maryland. I'm a vegetarian, but the rest of the family are not. My husband was when we met but he went back to meat, I did too for a long time and have recently gone back to veg. We have 4 cats (non-vegetarians), and we're getting ready to get a Xoloitzcuintle (standard size=big) puppy (yes, one of those strange hairless dogs! Dear hubby has alleregies) in a couple of months. I am interested in feeding my dog a vegetarian diet-I've done a lot of research about it, have found a good dry dog food (Natural balance vegetarian). Anyone on the list keeping their pets vegetarian? **I know from my reserach and talking to different people, and my vet, that this is one of those subjects people feel strongly about either way, so please don't yell at me if you feel negatively against the idea. ) God Bless, Shannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 , " Kyrene Ariadne (Andrea) " <kyrene@g...> wrote: > > I have two adorable young kitties, both of which are definitely > non-vegetarian. They lack my IBS and their little stomachs and > digestive systems, from what I know from people who have taken studies > in either veternarian school or medicine, are not the same kind that > humans have. Same friend has a dog and two or three cats. > > I would not flame as it is not my nature, but would only advise > thorough investigation and research before determining if this is the > wise move. Opinions of people whom I trust state that it is not a > good idea, but I always advise to do the research for yourself and > make up your own mind--always the wisest thing to do under any > circumstances. Good advice. Definitely doing thorough investigation for your type of pet is important. Personally, I, too, feel that cats and dogs are natural carnivors; I would never be able to keep my cats from killing/eating mice and birds. However, my dad has a dog who is on a vegetarian diet. When my mom was still alive she and her dog were both very ill at the same time. The dog's stomach became intensely bloated. It turned out that he cannot process animal protein. The vet told my mom that he wasn't sure he would live past a year and that was about three years ago. So, there are circumstances in which an animal must have a different diet than what is natural. Denise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 On 1/23/06, organic_homestead <organic_homestead wrote: When my mom was still alive she and her dog were both > very ill at the same time. The dog's stomach became intensely bloated. > It turned out that he cannot process animal protein. Oh, sadly that is more or less my condition. It's not life threatening, but I do get the bloat and a few other nasty side effects. My body loves being vegetarian with no dairy. Based on everything I've been reading lately on meat and dairy, I think my body is smarter than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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