Digi is sick again... Can Vegan be an option?

[king2005]

Digi is eating hair again (she puked it up twice within 24hrs) & when I take her outside to play in the backyard shes eating a lot of dirt, to the point I have to keep her on a short leash away from the areas with dirt exposed, completely defeating the purpose of taking her to the backyard to run around & play.

Right now I'm waiting for a phone call from the vets office to see what I can do.

I fear she has more meat allergies.. But it could also be a plant/veggie in the kibble too... It is getting crazy hard to feed her to the point I'm debating if its possible to put her on tofu & other veggies as a diet.

In my mind this is the stupidest thing I have ever thought of, but I really don't know whatelse to do. I don't know how much more her body can even handle before crashing again or... permentaly...

I think putting her on tofu & simple veggies could atleast be a start to see if her tummy calms down.. Then once its stable, I can add something else.. or give her a piece of raw fish once a week so she can get some meat proteine in her, but not large amounts all the time.

So I REALLY REALLY REALLY need some help here.. I know there are some vegans here & I'm hoping I can get some nutritional advice, as I have little idea where to even start!

I need help making a large list of what veggies/fruits contain what vitamins & what vitamins a dog needs to be healthy.

I have all the equipment to prepare just about any kind of food oil free (if it needs to be cooked like Spinach).

I also need help making a list of what veggies/plants are toxic to dogs so I don't accidently find out.


Any help would be appreciated... I'm getting quite scared of Digi's future

[king2005]

OMG why didn't I notice this before!!!

Orijen 6 Fish

Fresh salmon (includes chinook. coho and sockeye species), salmon meal, russet potato, herring meal, fresh lake whitefish, sweet potato, fresh lake trout, fresh Northern walleye, freshwater cod, fresh herring, sunflower oil, salmon oil (preserved with mixed tocopherals, a natural source of vitamin E), sun-cured alfalfa, dried sea vegetables (brown kelp, Irish moss, dulse and bladder wrack), leeks, psyllium, crab shell, rosemary, lecithin, apples, black currants..


&&**&^##@$%&%& I feel like the WORST OWNER EVER!!!!! Shes allergic to shellfish!!!!!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Poor Digi. I've heard of people feeding their dogs vegetarian diets, and having their dogs do well on them. One of my co-workers in the past had an Anatolian Shepherd that had similar digestive issues to Digi from the sounds of it, and she had success with a vegetarian kibble (this one, but I'm not sure of the quality. She liked it a lot though.). I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be with such a diet, but if Digi really can't tolerate most meats, then perhaps that is something to look into.

Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream might work though, if she does well on fish:

Ingredients
Salmon, ocean fish meal, sweet potatoes, potatoes, canola oil, salmon meal, smoked salmon, potato fiber, natural flavor, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D supplement, folic acid

[king2005]

Poor Digi. I've heard of people feeding their dogs vegetarian diets, and having their dogs do well on them. One of my co-workers in the past had an Anatolian Shepherd that had similar digestive issues to Digi from the sounds of it, and she had success with a vegetarian kibble (this one, but I'm not sure of the quality. She liked it a lot though.). I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be with such a diet, but if Digi really can't tolerate most meats, then perhaps that is something to look into.

Thank you

I spoke to my vet office & they are going to send me recipes so I can make her a vegitable diet & add fresh fish & duck to it. They are also going to send me what special vitamins she'll need to be on to remain healthy.

She can't have any food that has beef, pork, sheep type animals processed at the plant as shes that sensitive now... I tried Call of the wild a few months ago (before Digi was this bad) & she was puking it up

I think its just safer to make the food myself, as I'll know whats in it 100%...

My poor little dog

[lvpets2002]

Is is just dry that makes her sick?? Can she eat wet food at all??

[king2005]

Is is just dry that makes her sick?? Can she eat wet food at all??

She can eat wet, but almost all wet that I have looked at had things she cannot eat + if its made in the same plant that beef & other things shes allergic too, I can't feed it to her.. tiny traces of it are proving to cause issues.

I'm just going to make her food.. I just need to learn how

[king2005]

I've been looking at vegan & vegitarian recipes for a few mins & so far it looks like its full of grain! No thanks....

I'm going to email Orijen to see if they can help me make my own version of 6fish that is Digi safe. I'm hoping they'll help.. They were awesome last time!

I'll keep everyone updated.

[lvpets2002]

I am so sorry to hear Digi is sick again.. Hey you might see if you can find some of the food Taste of the Wild.. Its grain free & shell fish free.. My babies all love it..

[Taz_Zoee]

Oh no, poor Digi. And poor YOU!! I hope you can figure this all out so she will be happy and you won't be worried and stressed about her.