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Trish
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Vegan in London UK

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Good Morning

I am vegan dog-mother to Terry, animal rights activist, music and book lover, recovering alcoholic, lover of friends, family and the adventure of life.

I have been vegan for 6 years and Terry, my Yorkie Russell is a rescue, is almost 10 years old and has been with me since he was about a year-old. He has been on the BARF (bones and raw food) diet for approx 8 years. I have been reluctant to switch him to a vegan diet and am only now trying it out. He is very resistant. Any tips?

Nice to be here amongst like-minded people.

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Re: Vegan in London UK

Post by Red »

Hey Trish! Good job on kicking alcohol.
Good to see that you're an activist.
What prompted you to go vegan?
Learning never exhausts the mind.
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Re: Vegan in London UK

Post by brimstoneSalad »

Welcome Trish!

Terry might not like any of the existing kibble, so you may have to make food to his taste using a supplement mix (like this: http://store.vegancats.com/vegedog-mix-by-hoana-p17.aspx )

A gradual transition will likely be most successful.

A vegan diet can have a lot of advantages. You may have read these already:
https://veganhealth.org/vegan-dogs/
http://www.vegepets.info/diets/veg-canine.html

Once you've transitioned Terry, you may be able to switch partially to a vegan kibble, I'd just stay away from the "Evolution" brand, which is disreputable. There are a number of mainstream brands that provide well formulated vegan kibble.
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Re: Vegan in London UK

Post by inator »

Hi Trish, welcome!
Do you have any recommendations for a couple of nice vegan places to go out to while in London? That'd be helpful since there are too many options to choose from (not that I'm complaining).
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