No Grain Dog Food And Heart Disease

The fda has been investigating reports of canine heart disease in dogs eating certain pet foods which contained a high proportion of peas lentils other legume seeds or potatoes as main ingredients.

No grain dog food and heart disease.

Updated june 27 2019. In the fda s july 2019 update on diet and canine heart disease they examined labels of dog food products reported in dcm cases to determine whether the foods were grain free defined as. Our inferior regulations could be part of the reason why. The agency is investigating more than 500 cases of canine heart disease identifying the brands of dog food that have been most frequently fed to pets with the disease including blue buffalo.

The latest research on grain free dog foods and heart disease the fda has been instrumental in alerting consumers to the potential for dcm with specialized diets. This alarming trend led the us food and drug administration fda to launch an investigation into whether diet and other factors are putting pets at. Dog food recall issued 00 20. 5 2018 01 54 dogs with the disease develop an enlarged heart which then struggles to function properly.

After conducting an investigation last july they concluded that 90 percent of dog foods connected with dcm cases were grain free and 93 percent of those foods contained peas or. Nine of 11 dogs in this group including suva pictured above had the most advanced stage of the disease congestive heart failure. Scampers told us they have seen no issues with their clients dogs that consume grain free kibble. In july 2018 the fda announced that it had begun investigating reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy dcm in dogs eating certain pet foods many labeled as grain free.

These dogs also showed dramatic improvements or no longer had congestion says stern. All but one dog showed improvement. Food and drug administration is still trying to determine why dogs eating certain types of pet food are seemingly more at risk of canine heart. Stern prescribed the dogs a diet change and added a taurine supplement to their diet.