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 Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:34 pm
This is a guild about sustainability and such, and companion animals generally speaking, don't really contribute much to modern day survival. That said, I have one, and I'm thinking that perhaps these cheap dog foods my parents give her may make her ill later in life, or even now.
She eats only dry food. Which is largely bone meal and corn. It's not vegetarian, but she's the family dog. It's not really my say.
I'm curious if any of you know about how to feed dog's healthy vegetarian diets. Preferably something which wouldn't make my already gassy dog explosively gassy.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:46 pm
Carbs make gas. If your dog is prone to gas, a vegetarian diet ain't gonna help.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:49 pm
As long as it's not awful smelling gas, I could care less.
Being one of 6 children and living with dogs my whole life has really significantly desensitized me to the smell of... well, butts.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:58 pm
I know that dogs are omnivores, when necessary, that's why some of them chew on wood or grass. Sometimes plants supply them with nutrients that they are missing or if they're feeling ill, plants like grass give them their own 'home remedy' of feeling better either as a buffer or to vomit their unhappy stomach.
I know my neighbor's dog loves snap peas, because they're sweet and watery.
I'm not sure that a full vegetarian diet will work for a dog, considering their evolutionary track they need meat, to survive, but unlike cats, they aren't true carnivores and will gladly eat veggies when they're available or supplied to them. I think if you find a recipe for a vegetarian meal for your dog, I'd keep whole veggie meal in moderation.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:08 pm
Well, the thing is, she only ever eats meat when we give her table scraps. Her daily meals are, as I said, bonemeal and corn, with maybe some dehydrated animal parts mixed in.
I know that neither corn nor bone are a good source of protein. So it's highly possible they are just powdered additives.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:22 am
So are you looking for the veggie aspect or the protein aspect?
If the protein aspect I would go look at the pet shop for foods that are specifically made for dogs with high protein.
For the veggie aspect, you could probably test out a variety of different veggies to see what she likes. But I'd check online or your vet to see what veggies are safe for dog consumption. I know peas and carrots are.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:33 pm
vegetarian diets don't work so well for dogs. Unless the dog has some kind of allergy, I wouldn't try it. There are organic and local dog foods available. Generally if you can buy the food in a grocery store it's probably crap. Some health food stores are selling some of the better quality foods.
If you want to be sustainable, I recommend picking up the book "give your dog a bone" by Dr. Billinghurst. It is all about the diet that dogs/wolves evolved on and you can easily make it with a large portion of your own left overs and cheap meat at your local butchers. Things like, tails, necks etc. Which are extremely cheap on account of their low demand. My local store was tossing turkey necks in the garbage while my holistic pet store was selling them at 2 bucks a piece. So you can cut down on waste and give your dog an extremely healthy diet.
BUT if you're a vegetarian, and meat makes you queezy, this might not be a good option for you.
In that case, have a look at dogfoodanalysis.com they review every dog food brand and explain what is good and what is bad.
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