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Being a perfect vegan is not difficult if it's understood to be primarily a diet and not a larger underlying philosophy that encompasses many things. One simply does not eat animal products. For as long as you do this, by your own will and choice, you are a perfect vegan, at least from the dietary aspect.

   However, if one wants to include those (pre-purchased) leather shoes or other apparel one might not want to get rid of, the issue of killing flies or other insects and invaders, protecting yourself in the wild from things like predators, determining the exact and right motives for abstaining (in all areas), patronizing X company with the purchase of vegan products (even though they sell non vegan as well) and whether or not eating almonds is a questionable offense....then yeah, by these considerations "perfect veganism" may seem like a lofty goal only a few reach.

   I tend to think that all the additions (or at least the attention to them, especially when it comes to things like motive) are the focus of those who are failing in the diet area but still want to retain the label.

   Btw, even though I quoted your post it was meant to be a general observation, not necessarily specific.