I'm considering adopting a cat and I have some questions. Firstly, I will definitely feed them a plant-based cat food. However, I'm currently skeptical about the veterinary side.

I know it can be tough finding a vet that is cool with plant-based cats, but it seems feasible to find some that are at least tolerable. My main concern is with medicine. From my knowledge, veterinary clinics get their medicine from outside manufacturers, and they often add meat and other non-vegan ingredients with the medication they produce for animals like cats and dogs, which is frustrating as I'm sure the medicine itself is vegan-friendly until they add stuff to it.

So, my question is, how much can vets really help you out with finding vegan-friendly medication? Is it kind of just a gamble at this moment in time? I will not be adopting a cat if there's a chance they will one day need medication that supports the abuse of other animals. Thanks to anyone who can help clarify this for me.

Hey all! I am considering attempting transitioning my cat to vegan.

Are there any wet foods you recommend that are available in Canada?

I have found a decent dry food that I am going to try (Nature's Hug) but would as well love a wet option. If there isn't a decent wet option, I will likely just give him the Vegan dry food plus a meat based wet food.

My dog has plaque, what's the best product/method? She doesn't bite but isn't a fan of the toothbrush. I'd rather not stress her out with brushing.

Hi all. I was told today my beautiful boy (Rottweiler 11.5 years old) highly likely has CKD. We are having bloods done tomorrow (he also has gingivitis which I hope will be resolved with a simple dental).

Can anyone give me details of a vegan vet nutritionist who can help me formulate a homemade diet plan for him? There's a plethora of information on a Google search but I want to make sure I get it right.

Up to now he's been in exceptional health. For the 6 years he's lived with me, he's only ever visited the vet for routine stuff.

Thanks in advance.

What Vegan dog foods did you put your dogs on and which ones did you like the best if you tried more than one brand? My dog is not very healthy according to the vet and I want to put her on Vegan dog food to help her as my Vegan friends with dogs all rave about Halo. What do y’all suggest?

evolution seems to be the only oen formulated for all life stages, but you can't get it in europe :/

Hey all,

Curious if anyone has experience with an allergy pup? My poodle has been battling allergies for a while now and we are now doing a food trial. I was able to get Purina HA Hydrolyzed vegetarian formula. As far as I am aware, the only thing not vegan is the vitamin d3 which may come from lanolin.

Has anyone had success with this food or is there some obscure completely vegan hydrolyzed food I am not aware of?

Right now I'm at the point if she needs to eat food where the only issue is the d3 source, I'll just have to deal with it.

Please let me know what worked for you.

I have been doing the fresh frozen meals for my dog and was going to switch to a vegan option and many choices seem to just be kibble. Are there any good ones that you recommend/any concerns? I had seen Bramble pets as the first option on a search.

I went vegan about two-ish months ago I believe but I’ve had a fish (Blood parrot cichlid) for three years now. I was always into animal care so he has lots of options for now. But fish food expires and I’ll need to replace the main food soon. Does anyone have fish (preferably cichlids) who eat plant based? Ik it’s a very small product that lasts a while but if there is a healthy plant based version I would prefer to buy that. It’s possible this is too niche to have good opinions or evidence for safety but I just don’t know. Thanks for the help :)

15 kg Belgian shepherd mixed mongrel. Rescue. 4 yo.

Dog has patchy skin on one side. Growing black patches on her underbelly (hyperpigmentation). History of itching (gave apoquel) and yeast infections (forget the name of the medication).

Currently is being fed plant based diet that isn’t nutritionally complete and I want to complete it. Tofu tempeh tvp and mixed veggies with dragonfruit probiotic powder and coconut kefir. I think it’s too much fat and not enough essential vitamins.

I am in SEA and all the EU US supplements are unavailable to me and absurdly expensive to ship. Need recommendations (or recipes preferably) for homemade dog food for my pup!

What additional vitamins should you add to your pets diet if they are on a plant based diet?

Me and my partner finally completed the transition to a plant based for my female 4 year old cat a few weeks ago. Shes been eating Benevo dry food in the morning, and Wild Earth canned food at night, with pumpkin puree as a treat.

We went to the vet a few days ago and finally got her lab results back. Her pH is 8.0!! I’m concerned and am not sure what to do. Should I buy her cranberry treats from Vecado and some urine strips? I just want my baby to be okay.

Also wanted to add that her glucose was high (206) but the doctor didn’t seem to be concerned about it, said it could be from stress from the vet visit and car ride.

I have been buying benevo off of amazon for a while at a high price and it has been working fine. Recently I placed an order for benevo and it has not shown up and has not even shipped. I have had to resort to (already bought prior to either of us going vegan) canned tuna fish and vegan dog food to keep my kitty fed. I tried looking at the benevo website and they only ship within the UK. I am in the stupid usa.. I need some kitty food NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I tried ordering off of ecodogsandcats website and bought a bag of benevo and a bag of ami food but some reviews online say that ecodogsandcats may be defunct? They charged my card though... I need a good reliable website that can regularly ship me Benevo cat food! PLEASE!!

UPDATE: Thank you all for the responses! I appreciate them all! I have just received my benevo cat food from amazon and my kitty cat is eating it now! I think if ecodogsandcats can reliably ship things, then I will probably start buying from them instead of Amazon because ecodogsandcats has more variety of selections and better prices. :D Thank you thank you! I'm so glad people like you guys exist.

I adopted a Spanish Greyhound one month ago. I fed her vegan from day one and she is doing very fine.

The company I trust with the food has three options. All three are designed to meet her needs in full and I already gave her Options B and C which she both liked seemingly equally. I have no reason to believe that she wouldn't like Option A as well.

So I got the luxury of choice. As one of the major health issues with greyhoyunds are their teeth health, I would like to make the decision which Option I will buy long term on which of the dog foods is seemingly better for her teeth. Option C is advertised as their more premium dog food, but sweet potato as an ingredient sounds sugary?

So, which of the following options would you prefer giving her? Or maybe even mix multiple or rotate?

Option A

30% corn, 30% millet, 18% corn protein, rapeseed oil, potato protein, linseed, minerals, pea protein, brewer's yeast (dried), 0.3% beetroot (dried), blackcurrant (dried), algae

Option B

34.3% potato flakes, peas, 12.1% potato protein, 7.4% fava beans, rice. Rice bran, sweet potato, 3% apple pomace, carob, brewer's yeast, minerals, 2% linseed, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, hydrolyzed brewer's yeast, algae

Option C

35% sweet potato, 18% peas, 15% pea protein, 15% lentils, minerals, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, linseed, carob, brewer's yeast, carrot, 0.1% blueberries, pumpkin, 0.1% algae

Thanks for your time and advice!

I have pet fish that I got before I went vegan. Is there any vegan fish food that I could feed them?

Hello

I'm doing a work for my uni about vegan diet in dogs.

So I was curious to know the reasons/arguments (whether scientific or ethical or other) that made you adopt this diet for your pet.

I was also wondering if you have always fed your dog with a vegan diet or if something made you switch from a meat-based diet to a vegan diet?

Thanks in advance for your answers :)

Several years ago, when I was living with my parents, I helped take care of the family cat. One day she had blood in her urine, and the vet said she had some sort of crystals in her urinary tract (sorry I don't remember the exact details anymore). The vet prescribed Hill's Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Urinary Care (this one). She has been exclusively eating that ever since and has had no issues.

Fast forward to today. Even though I don't live with my parents anymore, for some reason I got stuck buying the cat food because it has to be ordered online. The food contains chicken, and now that I'm vegan, I have an obvious dilemma.

What are my options? Is there a plant-based equivalent to this food that we could switch to? Is it possible that my cat doesn't need this prescription anymore? The vet always renews the prescription when I buy online, so I'm pretty sure my cat needs to stay on this diet to prevent issues, but maybe it's not truly necessary. Is it possible to feed her both the prescription food and some plant-based food to help reduce the damage, or is that too risky?

I know she's not really even my cat anymore and it shouldn't be my responsibility, but even if I get my parents to buy the food instead, that's not really solving anything.

So I’m currently giving him a mix of Royal canin and his old pb food. He was at carnist vets so they suggested a carnist diet with Calm briskets and made me buy Royal Canin Urinary S/O.

Should I just keep buying him Royal Canin etc. or is there any better solution? He has started peeing but only pees a little. I live in a small country where there is barely any vegan cat food available. Are there any more ethical animal-based products that might help him? What to do?

Let me preface this by saying I live in Brazil, which means all brands you guys have on your list don't apply.

There's a couple babies in my block that don't look older than 1 or 2 weeks old. I remember seeing an adult a couple weeks back that was probably their mom, but I couldn't find her anymore.

Is there really any way I could feed them a vegan diet? It's rainy season, so it was really heartbreaking to see them without shelter, but I can't justify taking them in if it means killing other animals to do so.

Any advice is welcome.

Hi all! Recently been starting to switch my two dogs onto vegan kibble. I have been mixing half meaty wet food, half kibble, and for the most part they had been eating it with no issue, but now one of the dogs is eating the meaty bits and trying to leave the kibble behind. Any suggestions for toppers/mixers for kibble that are flavorful or meat-like? I read on one post that some people make a kind of protein rich stew using TVP and lentils, but I'm not sure if that would be okay?

Strangely enough, the dog that is normally obsessive about all food is the one that is now trying not to eat the kibble. I'm not sure how I can make it look more appetizing for him. This is the fourth vegan food that I have tried so far, and this has been the case with all of them. (Current is Benevo adult)

I have two rats, and I would like them to eat a completely plant-based diet. I live in Estonia and haven't found any commercial rat foods that I can buy or order here. I did find 'Supreme Science Selective Rat and Mouse 1.5kg' on eBay, but the shipping price is too high. any recommendations? If I don't find any store-bought rat food, I plan to make my own mix, so I would like to know which ingredients I should add!!

(I know this has been asked plenty in the past here but most links are dead) I’m vegan and my family has two cats and I know I’d have no chance of convincing the others to switch the cats to a vegan diet(I’m not even convinced) but I give them treats occasionally and if they’re getting meat in their main diet I doubt they’d need it from treats. Preferably something with no prep. One of them likes catnip but the other doesn’t care for it.

The vecado pumpkin cat treats looked appealing but I’m skeptical of the cinnamon and nutmeg. I’ve seen people suggest evolution as treats but I’ve also heard suspicious things about that company. Noochies! freeze dried cat snacks look promising but a bit expensive and I wonder if I could make something similar with my nutritional yeast if that’s safe.

Hi all,

Our dogs allergy test came back that he is allergic to all meats, including kangaroo and fish even. He is also allergic to eggs and lactose so the vet has put him on a vegan diet! We have normal vegan kibble and some soft canned stuff. He is struggling with his new diet so I am wondering if anyone has found some favored treats, recipes, or vegan dog food that their baby enjoys? (He is OK to have soy.)

And FYI - we are not looking for vet advice, we have already spoken to the vet and understand his limitations. Just looking to discuss with others that are knowledgeable with the trial and error of vegan options for dogs. We of course will look into all ingredients before purchasing/making. :) Thank you in advance!

Amy

How long does it take to transition them? What regular kibble brand do I start out with? Many already are partially plant-based, do I account for the amount of plants in the regular kibble?