tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630389282244299889.post1458381819063749121..comments2011-07-12T17:30:24.599-07:00Evie and Whitney Lauritsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411950868736701344noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630389282244299889.post-41227702123000969802011-04-15T17:00:56.003-07:002011-04-15T17:00:56.003-07:00I put my two dogs on Vdog and my friend put her dog on Vdog as well. Within a few months all three of our dogs were sick to varying degrees. Whether frequent vomiting (as in two of the dogs) or life threateningly ill as in the third. All symptoms of vomiting went way when back on a meat based food. We weaned them carefully and did everything the "correct" way, so this was not a case of poor integration. Though people and dogs are both theoretically omnivores, people have been largely living with more plant materials in their diets for much longer. Vegetarians have been around for generations and thus our bodies have learned to adapt. And, more studies have been done on how plant based diets effect humans. We might both have similarities, but no one argues that dogs and humans are not on par with each other across the board. I simply don't believe that enough research as been done to prove that dogs can live without ill effect on a purely vegetarian or vegan diet. There is much we don't know. The idea sounds nice, but with three out of three dogs getting ill on this type of diet, I think it's reckless to subject these animals to our lifestyle choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com