Thoughts on Vegan Dog Food?

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I did some research into it and if the animal nutritional it's are to be believed, a vegan diet can cause heart failure. It has something to do with the taurine protein that dogs can't get anywhere but from meat.

Update: So we got the V-dog package yesterday and Buttercup loves it! She could not stop sniffing the bag! She gobbled her old+new food mix and went back to the v-dog bag to ask for more. I gave her a little more of the mix and she repeated the same v-dog bag sniff & beg act. She never did this for the other foods we've tried.

I really REALLY hope she is not allergic to anything in this food as I strongly suspect she is reacting to her limited ingredient salmon-based food.

The bag does list taurine as an ingredient. I will ask the company how much it contains to see if we should consider additional supplementation.

I also wonder if anyone has any tips on how to best store food that does not come in a resealable bag. I think it will go stale before we are done but I've read that storing in plastic containers alters the food taste so that the dogs may decline the food.

 

[Bella and Dozers Dad]

Update: So we got the V-dog package yesterday and Buttercup loves it! She could not stop sniffing the bag! She gobbled her old+new food mix and went back to the v-dog bag to ask for more. I gave her a little more of the mix and she repeated the same v-dog bag sniff & beg act. She never did this for the other foods we've tried.

I really REALLY hope she is not allergic to anything in this food as I strongly suspect she is reacting to her limited ingredient salmon-based food.

The bag does list taurine as an ingredient. I will ask the company how much it contains to see if we should consider additional supplementation.

I also wonder if anyone has any tips on how to best store food that does not come in a resealable bag. I think it will go stale before we are done but I've read that storing in plastic containers alters the food taste so that the dogs may decline the food.

I have a bag on its way as well, can't wait to see if it does away with my dogs runny eyes and pink faces thats driving me crazy.
This is what i use for food storage, they have a rubber seal on the lid and works very well >
Vittles Vault™ Stackable Pet Food Container | Storage & Scoops | PetSmart

 

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I have a bag on its way as well, can't wait to see if it does away with my dogs runny eyes and pink faces thats driving me crazy.
This is what i use for food storage, they have a rubber seal on the lid and works very well >
Vittles Vault™ Stackable Pet Food Container | Storage & Scoops | PetSmart

Thanks for the tip! Buttercup's face gets pink after eating her salmon-based food so I'm eager to see how she does once she is fully transitioned to the new food. Hope V-dog works well for both our little ones (as I am at a loss as to what to try next barring allergy testing…).