Animal Person

JANUARY 1, 2010

One of those is vet bills, which of course aren't deductible, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't know the total. I'm doing my best in an imperfect world to respect the rights of other sentients, and I have heard vegans say that sanctuaries--and not pet ownership--will be the only way out of subjugation for cats and dogs.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 20, 2010

We have a request, and it's an issue I've written about a handful of times but never had this particular question answered by readers: How do you talk with your vet--who is against feeding your dog vegan food--about your choice to do so? Violet the diabetic greyhound does very well as a vegan as her recent blood work demonstrated.

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Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2010

Greyhound skin is very thin. The greyhound people tell you that, not to mention it's pretty obvious. For these reasons, my vet had no problem with me stockpiling Vetsulin. So he is being re-veganized (Violet's already vegan), as long as his back and leg aren't adversely affected. But alas, the supply has dwindled.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Dr. Newest Vet sent this to me from yesterday's day at "camp" for Charles. Also, an update on Emily's 50% vegan (Ami) diet. And the "strict ethical vegan" to come.) Tags: Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters Language. He also said he can achieve healing. That was the word I was looking for.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 5, 2010

I alerted my regular (non-specialist) vet of this and though he didn't treat me like a crazy person, he didn't do any research, either. Last night, my vet called to update me. Tags: Current Affairs Greyhound Matters. Other times, nine was too much and Violet would come close to crashing. Supply is limited.

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Animal Person

MAY 3, 2009

I began my journey by discovering something you all probably know, which is that you can substitute cooked black-eyed peas or adzuki beans for flour, like in the recipe for the above vegan flourless chocolate cake. And after a $250 vet trip it became this--. Tags: Ethics Food and Drink Greyhound Matters.

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Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Just in case you were wondering what an 85-lb red fawn greyhound looks like from the back with a couple dozen acupuncture needles in him. And of course, I will use the meetings as an opportunity for vegan outreach. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. The needles between his toes were apparently not of the painless variety.

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