Vegan Diet For Dogs – Pet Food Tips

Pet Care

oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 15:18

If you thought vegan diet was just people who would want to turn vegetarian, well, you are mistaken as there is vegan diet for dogs. The traditional American diet is followed with the same animal source foods for dogs and other domestic animals. Since dogs too suffer from several problems like obesity, heart diseases etc they need to reduce the intake of saturated fats and cholesterol.

Vegan diet for dogs is necessary because raw meat and uncanned foods may have serious risks on pet's health due to bacterial contamination. And such health problems are comparatively less in raw fruits and vegetables. Some allergies caused due to eating raw animal meat can be less preferred as the proteins available in vegetables is enough to provide energy for pets.Take a look at different types of vegan dog food and dog nutritional requirements.

Vegan Diet For Dogs : Types And Dog Nutritional Requirements

The dog nutritional requirements like proteins is more than the humans. To ensure that your dog gets enough protein, calcium, vitamins and other nutrients, feed them with the list of vegan dog food.

1. legumes like sprouted beans, soy beans, tempeh, tofu, lentils, peas (well cooked), hummus, sprouted lentils (ground/blended) etc.

2. Well-cooked whole grains like brown rice, quinoa, millet, corn grits, polenta or blended corn kernels,

Other whole grain food stuffs like bread, pasta and oats, etc can also be a part of the routine diet.

3. Potatoes both white and sweet, boiled and mashed to make it more digestible. The tuber can also be seasoned and oiled to make it palatable.

4. Wheat-meat made from gluten flour as it is one of the best protein rich foods.

5. Some fiber rich vegetables cut or mashed so that it is easily digestible.

Along with food supplements other vegan diet for dogs include:

Fruits like fiber rich bananas and apples in small amounts if they like to eat.

For Vitamin D, take your on daily walks in the morning sunshine.