What should I feed my 2-year-old vegetarian Pug to keep her healthy?

Weight loss in pets is similar to weight loss in people. They need reduced calories and more exercise. Here is a great link about weight loss in pets: https://www.petcoach.co/article/weight-loss-programs/ You can't just go by the numbers on the scale. It is most important to assess Pavi's body condition score: https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-do-i-determine-if-my-dog-is-overweight/ Also, I'm not sure if this is a home made diet or a commercial diet. Especially with a home made diet, it is very important to make sure the diet is balanced. https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-create-a-balanced-homemade-diet-for-your-pet/ You may want to post again about what you are feeding, how much you are feeding, how over weight Pavi is and what her daily exercise is like. I hope this helps.

Royal Canin makes a commercial vegetarian diet that I think is the best option since it is balanced. Otherwise you would need to have a veterinary nutritionist formulate a balanced diet, which can be difficult when you are eliminating meat. This website has nutritionists on staff and can help formulate a diet: they use their own vitamin supplement to balance the diets and are based in the United States but I believe they will ship internationally. Www.balanceIT.com

It's not the best choice for a dog as dogs are natural carnivores but if you do decide to feed him vegetarian food chose a good quality ready made diet (kibbles) such as Benevo or Yarrah for example.

Please do not feed Lucy a vegetarian diet. Just because you are a vegetarian does not mean she needs to be. Being a vegetarian is a human construct not meant for dogs, and feeding her only vegetarian food can really cause her problems. Especially since she is pregnant. She needs a dog food, I recommend Royal Canin. If she isn't eating, then there is something really wrong and she has to see a vet immediately.

Hi Kowshik! Bittu is so cute! If he isn't eating, I would actually be concerned that he is sick. I would recommend taking him into the vet for a health check. As for what to feed him, I personally do not recommend feeding dogs vegetarian diets. Dogs by nature are not vegetarians, they eat meat, and it's good for them. Being a vegetarian is a human construct, and I personally don't think it's fair to place that on a dog when by nature they eat meat. Brands of food I would recommend for him include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. I hope this helps!

Bruno is a dog and dogs are carnivores. So, unlike humans, they really need to eat animal protein to stay healthy. It is like having a tiger. Tigers will get ill if you feed them plants only and they will die. Dogs can eat veggies but will need to eat some meat or animal protein based food to stay healthy. feed a good brand name dry food and he should be fine. At this time Bruno is too small to eat solid food and should be fed puppy milk from a bottle. By the time he is around 5 weeks old, you can feed him some canned puppy food until he is about 3 months old when he can get dry food. You never have to feed him meat only or fresh meat.

For the first year of life, puppies go through fairly extensive growth and development, particularly in terms of skeletal maturity. Diet plays a huge role in this development and nutritional deficiencies can cause a host of lifetime problems. I am not aware of any vegetarian diets that are formulated for puppy growth. As a result, I would strongly recommend feeding a traditional meat-based large breed puppy diet for at least the first year of life. After that time, you could consider switching to a vegetarian diet, such as Royal Canin Vegetarian or the Purina HA prescription diet. Enjoy your new puppy!