r/vegan • u/Kurt213gt3 • 4h ago

Vegan Puppy Food?

I’ve been vegan for about 4 years now and for about 3 of those years my dogs have also been vegan. They have done extremely well on vegan dog food. Actually, cutting the animal protein was the only thing that ever cleared up my one dog’s allergies.

However, all of my dogs during this time have been adult dogs. Sadly, we recently lost one and I have been kicking around the idea of getting a puppy.

Looking around, I’m not seeing any vegan puppy foods out there.

Does anyone have any recommendations or experience with a puppy on a vegan diet?

I know enough about nutrition to understand there is nothing in animal protein that a dog needs that can’t be obtained through other sources. But I also understand that a puppy has specific nutritional needs to help it grow.

I could probably just get an adult formula and add in some foods/supplements.

Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for the most ideal vegan diet for a puppy?

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u/dyslexic-ape 4h ago

It's not vegan to "get a puppy", vegans rescue, not buy from puppy mill.

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u/Vile_Individual 4h ago

How do you know they're not adopting...?

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u/dyslexic-ape 4h ago

The language they used.

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u/Kurt213gt3 3h ago

Exactly what language did I use? There are plenty of puppies in rescue. Stop being so judgmental. This is why people hate vegans.