In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acting on input from a group of veterinary researchers, began investigating whether the increasing popularity of grain-free dog foods had led to a sudden rise in a potentially fatal heart disease in dogs, dilated cardiomyopathy. Four years later,...
University of California, Davis, veterinarians led a team that has found a link between some popular grain-free, legume-rich dog diets and a type of nutritional deficiency and canine heart disease known as taurine-deficient dilated cardiomyopathy. The study was recently published in the journalPLOS...
August 2022 Update— Did industry funding influence the FDA investigation into canine heart disease and grain-free dog food? An extensive report conducted by investigative journalists found potential conflict of interest in the studies associated with this subject. “In 2018, the U.S. F...
(CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning dog owners of a possible link between certain dog food brands and a serious form of canine heart disease. TheFDA has investigated more than 500 casesof dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in certain dogs eating certain types of food, acco...
Some of these veggies may be linked to certain health conditions. The FDA is currently investigating a connection between grain-free diets that are high in peas, lentils, or potatoes and a specific kind of heart disease. If your dog has kidney disease, you aren’t looking for a food that...
Caos says. The FDA studied grain-free dog food to see if there was a link between it and canine heart disease; the study was inconclusive. A more recent study from the University of Missouri found no link between grain-free diets and the development of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). But ...
Grain-Free Dog (and Cat) Food, Taurine, and Heart Disease By Jean Hofve DVM FINAL UPDATE 12/27/22 The FDA has closed its investigation into this matter, saying there is "insufficient evidence" to establish a causal link between diet and DCM in dogs. They will not be providing any furthe...
My Lab and my weimaraner eat a dog food that is considered “grain free.” I believe a grain-free diet for dogs makes sense, but I still worry a bit. I remember the headlines from 2018 about grain-free diets potentially causing heart disease in dogs. So I decided to look into this ...
Schuloff and his company filed several lawsuits in support of dog food. The recent one addresses grain-free dog foods and their relationship to canine heart disease. It is in litigation. For our KetoNatural dog food review, we’ll look at the food ingredient quality and safety of each line...
The truth is that not all grain products are healthy for your dog. Recent FDA reports show that grain-free foods may cause heart disease in dogs, but there is some skepticism about how that study was done. The truth is that many grain-based ingredients can be nutritious given in small am...