Comments on: AvoDerm Natural Vegetarian (Dry) http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/avoderm-natural-vegetarian-dog-food-dry/ Saving Good Dogs from Bad Dog Food Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Victoria http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/avoderm-natural-vegetarian-dog-food-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-47059 Victoria Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:30:10 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2303#comment-47059 I wonder how the dogs would do on a vegetarian kibble if it wasnt supplemented with vitamins. I cant imagine them being in good condition. People like to impose their moral beliefs on animals, if you dont want a carnivorous pet, get a rabbit. I wonder how the dogs would do on a vegetarian kibble if it wasnt supplemented with vitamins. I cant imagine them being in good condition. People like to impose their moral beliefs on animals, if you dont want a carnivorous pet, get a rabbit.

]]> By: Lauren http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/avoderm-natural-vegetarian-dog-food-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-20531 Lauren Sun, 08 May 2011 22:39:43 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2303#comment-20531 I am by no means a vegetarian and neither was my black lab until earlier this year. He has very bad allergies and was running up the vet bills because he kept getting bacterial infections in between his toes from licking and chewing them. I started off by removing grains from his diet but he still had the same issues. I then removed beef and chicken [which are 2 of the most common things related to dog allergies] and he was on a salmon based diet. But none of that worked. He is now on a vegetarian diet and his symptoms have improved. I hate that he doesnt get meat but I also want him to be comfortable and I also want my credit card to receive a break from the vets office! So dont bash all people who have their dogs on a vegetarian diet. Sometimes its because the dog HAS to be on it. :) I am by no means a vegetarian and neither was my black lab until earlier this year. He has very bad allergies and was running up the vet bills because he kept getting bacterial infections in between his toes from licking and chewing them. I started off by removing grains from his diet but he still had the same issues. I then removed beef and chicken [which are 2 of the most common things related to dog allergies] and he was on a salmon based diet. But none of that worked. He is now on a vegetarian diet and his symptoms have improved. I hate that he doesnt get meat but I also want him to be comfortable and I also want my credit card to receive a break from the vets office! So dont bash all people who have their dogs on a vegetarian diet. Sometimes its because the dog HAS to be on it. :)

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/avoderm-natural-vegetarian-dog-food-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-15342 Jonathan Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2303#comment-15342 Liegh, I tried a vegetarian diet for a while for the sake of 1) losing weight and 2) reducing my part in the over-consumption of meat. I wasn't super-strict and did eat fish once and a while. I do not believe it is necessary to eat a completely vegan diet, because we are not herbivores. In fact, we evolved our big brains BECAUSE we started using meat. The protein in animal tissue is an incredible brain-fuel for an evolving species, and a bigger brain is required to be developed if an animal with no natural weapons is going to learn to hunt. Eating meat is why we evolved. That being said, I am aware that we humans are eating far more than our share of meat (especially in America) and that the meat packing industry is not always kind to animals. I know pumping cattle full of corn makes them sick, creates new diseases (mad cow anyone?), and creates an unnatural imbalance of omega-6 versus omega-3. I know that chickens are forced to grow so fast that they sometimes die under their own body weight. If everyone ate one serving of pasture-raised beef, free-range chicken, or fresh fish just once a day, that would be responsible and healthful consumption of meat. Liegh, I tried a vegetarian diet for a while for the sake of 1) losing weight and 2) reducing my part in the over-consumption of meat. I wasn’t super-strict and did eat fish once and a while.

I do not believe it is necessary to eat a completely vegan diet, because we are not herbivores. In fact, we evolved our big brains BECAUSE we started using meat. The protein in animal tissue is an incredible brain-fuel for an evolving species, and a bigger brain is required to be developed if an animal with no natural weapons is going to learn to hunt. Eating meat is why we evolved.

That being said, I am aware that we humans are eating far more than our share of meat (especially in America) and that the meat packing industry is not always kind to animals. I know pumping cattle full of corn makes them sick, creates new diseases (mad cow anyone?), and creates an unnatural imbalance of omega-6 versus omega-3. I know that chickens are forced to grow so fast that they sometimes die under their own body weight.

If everyone ate one serving of pasture-raised beef, free-range chicken, or fresh fish just once a day, that would be responsible and healthful consumption of meat.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/avoderm-natural-vegetarian-dog-food-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-15340 Jonathan Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:30:31 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2303#comment-15340 Antonio, a wolf WILL scavenge. But the fact is, a wolf pack is a very good hunting unit with an 80% success rate... which is much higher than many big cats. Antonio, a wolf WILL scavenge. But the fact is, a wolf pack is a very good hunting unit with an 80% success rate… which is much higher than many big cats.

]]> By: Antonio http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/avoderm-natural-vegetarian-dog-food-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-15338 Antonio Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:11:13 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2303#comment-15338 Wolfs and dogs a like are pretty much scavengers and can survive on almost anything. A wolf serves a vital roll in the eco system, his responsibility is to keep the earth's floor clean by eating dead animal carcasses, and he also keeps the herbivours herds population at a healthy level by killing off the sick & dying or the young weak herd animals that would have struggled later in life anyway. Wolfs and dogs a like are pretty much scavengers and can survive on almost anything. A wolf serves a vital roll in the eco system, his responsibility is to keep the earth’s floor clean by eating dead animal carcasses, and he also keeps the herbivours herds population at a healthy level by killing off the sick & dying or the young weak herd animals that would have struggled later in life anyway.

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