What is the best food to give your plant-based dog when they have just had a bout of illness, or they are recovering from an operation?
Query from Lily's Mum Sharmin:
"Dear Arielle,
My dog Lily is due to go in for a major operation and wondered about recovery foods, she is currently on give a dog a bean and Solo Vegetal do you think these would suffice or shall bolster up these foods with other things. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Best wishes, Sharmin"
My reply:
"Really good recovery foods would be a soothing broth made from cooked celery, carrots, fresh parsley and basil, green beans and you can add in cooked sweet potato and cooked quinoa if Lily is really hungry😊
I hope that helps and hope the operation all goes well.
Kind regards Arielle BVSc MRCVS Plant Powered Vet "
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"Good evening Arielle,
Thank you ever so much for your food ideas they have been extremely helpful, and Lily has absolutely loved eating them. I have attached a photo, sorry it's not the best. I basically cooked the quinoa in the broth and added some give a dog a bean as well as the sweet potato and green beans.
Her recovery has been super quick, and I apportion that to her being on a plant based/vegan diet beforehand hand. We are still awaiting her test results likely on Monday, but all the goodness of the vegan diet really has helped her recovery. Makes me proud of our decision to make her a vegan dog.Â
Thank you again.
 Best Wishes, Sharmin"
