Alicia Silverstone Vegan Diet Goes To The Dogs
Written by Vegetarian Star on July 29th, 2011 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Food & Drink.
Alicia Silverstone‘s fans know the actress could probably eat from the same bowl her dogs do. Silverstone placed her pets on a vegetarian diet years ago and has seen positive results.
“Since I changed their diet about 10 years ago, they’ve had no fleas or itchy hot spots,” she said. “Their immune systems got so strong that those things don’t bother them anymore.”
Changing a pet’s diet is no easy decision, but a few experts have some advice on making the decision to put Fido and FeeFee on grains instead of beef. WebMD says the main risks associated with putting pets on vegetarian and vegan diets include inadequate protein intake, amino acid imbalance and vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
“For cats, it’s really inappropriate. It goes against their physiology and isn’t something I would recommend at all,” said Cailin Heinze, VMD, a board-certified veterinary nutritionist and assistant professor of nutrition at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.
“For dogs, certainly vegetarian and vegan diets can be done, but they need to be done very, very carefully. There is a lot of room for error, and these diets probably are not as appropriate as diets that contain at least some animal protein.”
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August 2nd, 2011 at 7:55 pm
vegan dogfood can be quite expensive and isnt available sometimes (mny times, always…). more easy is to make your dog a flexitarian; sometimes regular dogfood, other times simply mixed veg foods with rice.