If a dog is fed a vegetarian diet, what nutrients will he miss/need from not eating meat?

My dog has meat allergies and now must eat a vegetarian diet. He is now eating Avoderm. Is there anything I should add to his diet to help with what he will be missing by not eating meat?If a dog is fed a vegetarian diet, what nutrients will he miss/need from not eating meat?
If he is eating a commercially prepared vegetarian diet his nutritional needs should be being met.

Look at Wysong Vegan Holistic food. I know that Wysong products are of superior quality. I've been feeding Wysong Anergen to my animals for several years.

Have you tried Grizzly Salmon Treats? Fish digests differently than regular meat and the Salmon Treats are full of Omega Oils.

I bought mine at a specialty pet store, but Amazon carries them on their website.
Generally speaking although Canines are carnivorous they can quite happily live on a non meat heavy diet and could actually be classed as Omnivorous as they'll eat everything they can and throw up what they can't digest - not pleasant but true.



If your dog has been "prescribed" a vegetarian diet by the vet the food you are now feeding him should have all the nutrients he needs and the vet will keep an eye on his general health anyway. If you find his coat is not as shiny or his eyes not as bright ask the vet and try giving him some eggs in his food as these always help.



I know my old dog was quite partial to carrots so dogs will eat what they want. It's cats that have to have a meat based diet.If a dog is fed a vegetarian diet, what nutrients will he miss/need from not eating meat?
My dog reacts to cooked processed foods - this is because of the cooking, the grains and starches NOT the meat. Did you know that meat 'allergies' are a reaction to the cooked protein? Most dogs given this diagnosis do not react at all to meat in its natural raw state.



Very often a raw diet based around meat, meaty bones and organs will fix any auto-immune problems (often known as allergies) while still providing a species appropriate diet.
its a bad idea to make them vegetarian unless its absolutely necessary. they would be missing a lot of nutrients including protein. dogs can not live on a vegetarian diet. they NEED meat but since he has allergies that would stink. ask the vet or someone else that specializes in dogs or give him some kind of food that has all the meat nutrients. also you can home cook meals. and are you sure it wasnt a certain type of food or certain meat or spice he has allergies to? im not trying to make you feel bad but vegetarian dogs die fasterIf a dog is fed a vegetarian diet, what nutrients will he miss/need from not eating meat?
Dogs are carnivores.



Their alimentary canal is not designed to digest vegetable matter so you are starving your dog.



Feed your dog on raw meat to avoid the allergy caused by cooked protein in commercial dog food.
find out what vitamins he is missing and then get vitamins (that are designed for humans) and give him one a day if wont hurt him in anyway it will just give him what hes missing and he will pee the left over vitamins out
Dogs are carnivores they will not be healthy on a veg diet