Many American pet owners are now beginning to home cook for their pets as a result of the massive Menu Foods recall, and the Amazon rank of Home-Prepared Dog & Cat Diets: The Healthful Alternative has leapt to 1,000 from a before-recall 60,000. (Also of note is Dr. Pitcairn’s New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats. Both books have lots of non-vegan recipes. Try Vegetarian Cats & Dogs for meatless recipes.)

Vegetarian Dogs has a free starter recipe, but you should substitute coconut butter or olive oil for avocado, as it has been demonstrated to be unsafe for dogs, particularly in large quantities or as a steady diet. Harbingers of a New Age has great supplements for vegan home cookers (Vegedog and Vegecat) that make it easy to create a nutritionally complete meal in your kitchen. Holistic Blend also has vegan supplements and treatments for just about any health issue in dogs and cats, from hot spots to hip dysplasia.

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   veggivet

   on April 9, 2007 at 7:59 pm #

   There are also a few vegan kibble dog foods for those who don’t have the time to go 100 % home cooked. Check out Evolution diet or V-dog. My dogs love both of them. Also, Wow Bow also has a custom made vegan kibble that you can order with things like chickpeas, fakin bacon, etc. These foods are complete and balanced for complete nurtrition and do not require any supplementation. I encourage you to get the slaughterhouse out of your kitchen when it comes to feeding your dogs.