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Dog Food Without Meat Is Expensive
By Rodger G Allenby
Some people make the mistake of thinking that their dog is a
person. If, for example, you are a vegetarian and have a strong
belief system regarding why you shouldn’t eat meat, then
choosing a dog food becomes more difficult, if you believe that
your pet should also not eat meat.
Humans can supplement their vegetarian diets in order to maintain
health, but choosing supplements for your dog will be difficult
and also can put your dog at risk for poor pet health.
Maintaining The Health Of Your Dog With Meat
Whether commercial dog food is bought, or you choose to put your
dog on a raw food diet, or even make your own pet food, meat is
one of the main ingredients that dogs need, in order to maintain
their health.
A domesticated dog does eat non-meat products such as grains
and could be considered an omnivore as well, but it is still a
carnivore like its ancestor, the wolf. With their teeth, a dog’s
mouth is designed to chew meat and most dogs thrive and are very
healthy if meat is the main ingredient in their food.
A Vegetarian Meal May Cause Your Dog Problems
Dogs don’t digest plant material well, thus maintaining the needed
vitamins supply that a dog gets from meat will be difficult to
replace by other means, if no meat at all is given to the animal.
Good dog chow also has a lot in the way of nutrients and vitamins.
Giving a dog a vegetarian diet causes problems because the animal’s
protein and calcium needs are quite high, and it is difficult
to meet these needs from non-meat sources.
Requirement For Vitamin B12
The important B12 vitamin is rarely found in plant material and
is usually obtained from meat. If a pet does not have access to
this vitamin, then their health can suffer quite noticeably.
Dog foodstuff is also something that should be enjoyed by the
animal. If the dog does not like the taste of the food, then they
will not eat much of it, which of course leads to the same malnutrition
concerns mentioned above.
One Should Not Impose Bad Food Choices On A Pet
Changing the type of food that a dog is used to ,can make a healthy
pet suffer to the point where they are no longer healthy at all.
A dog may eat some of the vegetarian food but they may not feel
like consuming enough to get all the health benefits required.
Choosing to give your pet only vegetarian dog food is not a simple
decision to make, and in most cases it is not a fair choice to
impose on a pet. Your reasons for choosing not to eat meat shouldn’t
be forced on an animal, especially one that is designed by nature
to consume meat.
Expensive Food With Enough Nutrients
In order to provide an adequate amount of dog nutrition with
a vegetarian diet, you will have to review your options and spend
a lot of money on expensive food that is specially designed to
provide dogs with enough nutrients in their dog food.
Think carefully about what decisions you are making about your
pet and whether they are the right choices for the animal’s welfare.
About the Author:
Rodger G Allenby has written a number of articles on pets, gardening and landscaping including
Bird Baths,
Fish Ponds,
Hummingbird Feeders,
Gardening Tools,
Backyard Ideas,
Backyard Landscaping Pictures,
Potting Table,
Backyard Fences.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Little Known Facts About Dogs....
Do you have any healthy dog tips for me if I’m considering buying
a puppy from a professional breeder?
Professional breeders are really catching
a lot of bad press from animal rights activists such as the Humane
Society of America. Most activists believe that breeders are encouraging
people to buy pedigreed dogs instead of adopting.
They believe that any healthy dog tips
from a breeder are a moot point since the breeder is running a
puppy mill. That is not always the case. Some breeders are very
responsible.
The best healthy dog tips you could receive
about buying from a breeder involve looking closely at living
conditions of the parents. Never buy a dog from a breeder that
will not show you where the puppy has been kept or how the parents
are kept.
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