This entire website is built on the passion of Dr Arielle Griffiths who feeds her own family dog Ruff a complete plant-based diet, but which other vets do the same?
Dr David Bentley – Dermatology Specialist
Treatment of skin and ear disease in dogs and cats has been David’s passion for most of his professional career, obtaining his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Dermatology in 1994, after qualifying from Liverpool Vet School in 1982.
He has a waiting list of 10 weeks for referral cases seen as his dermatology services are in such high demand with the growing number of itchy and allergic dogs.
David by his own admission, feeds his own Border Collie with Solo Vegetal as he knows of the benefits of feeding a nutritionally sound plant-based diet to benefit the skin and overall health of his own dog.
Read more about David Bentley and his Dermatology Referral Practice
Veterinary Dermatology Specialist Dr Sue Paterson
Dr Sue Paterson was the first vet to import Solo Vegetal in 2018 from veterinary dermatology company Vetruus (now Nextmune UK). She has this to say about using hypoallergenic truly novel protein complete plant-based diets -
“A balanced plant-based diet is a good choice for a truly novel protein diet when food trialling dogs with potential cutaneous adverse food reactions.
They are often more palatable than hydrolysed protein diets and dogs with an intolerance can be maintained on a complete diet indefinitely.”
Read more about Dr Sue Paterson on her Virtual Vetderms website
Prof Clare Knottenbelt – Veterinary Oncologist Specialist
“I decided to put my own dog Jumble on a fully plant-based diet. And OH MY…the transformation was unbelievable!!
The weight just dropped off, he had his energy back, and his coat was just SO shiny that even other vets commented on how good he looked!”
Read more about Jumble's amazing transformation here and listen to Prof Clare Knottenbelt
Dr Nuala Summerfield – Cardiology Vet Specialist – Virtual Veterinary Specialists
Dr Nuala is such an inspiration as not only is she vegan, but she also feeds her 2 rescues on Solo Vegetal dry food and tinned food which she recently introduced as they liked it so much. Read below why she has chosen plant-based for Arthur and Elsie.
“I have been feeding my two rescue dogs Arthur and Elsie on Solo Vegetal complete dry food for the past 2 years.
Both were in poor physical health when we took them on. Solo Vegetal has been so beneficial for both dogs and has really helped their gastrointestinal and skin issues. It seems to be extremely palatable (they love it!), they remain at an ideal body weight and both dog’s coats are thick and lustrous.
As a cardiology specialist I am very aware of the importance of feeding a balanced diet to ensuring cardiac health. Arthur and Elsie’s hearts are regularly scanned in the cardiac ultrasound CPD courses that I teach, so I know that their hearts are in great shape and their exercise tolerance is phenomenal!”
Dr Peter Martin – Director and Practice Owner Jurassic Vets
Dr Peter is an inspiring vet who runs 2 very popular and busy veterinary practices in Dorset on the south coast.
As a veterinary team, they aim to “We are determined to be the friendliest and most helpful vets in Sidmouth and Colyton. We are staffed by a welcoming and knowledgeable team of veterinary surgeons, registered veterinary nurses and animal care assistants who are dedicated to animal welfare.”
This carries through to how he feeds his own dogs as he has 2 loyal rescues Timmy and Lolo who both eat Give A Dog A Bean.
Peter also promotes a sustainable way of feeding dogs in his own practice and they have a page on their website dedicated to promoting Solo Vegetal –
www.jurassicvets.com/solo-vegetal-vegetable-based-diet-for-dogs
We were thrilled to receive this image from Peter and his lovely wife Carla on their wedding day where Give A Dog A Bean tins were tied onto their wedding reception car as they drove away - what a wonderful thing to do (and they had written such lovely details on the tins with names of all the dogs thay have had together as shown in the image below!)
Dr Lowri Kneale had her own Bull Terrier Polar transform on Solo Vegetal
“Thank you so much for making me aware of plant-based nutrition as a vet so that I can now promote it fully to my patients!” - Dr Lowri
Read her about Polar's full journey from rescue Bull Terrier with terrible digestive issues to complete transformation eating both Solo Vegetal and Green Crunch!
💚 Dr Arielle Griffiths Vegan Vet and plant powered dog Ruff (Read more here)
