re: FDA finally names dog food brands linked to deadly heart disease in dogs

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erhaps it's time to let go of the fad, boutique grain free diets until we can figure out what exactly is causing this disease.

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Yes, but these foods are, in their strictest sense, curating an authentic, more natural death experience modern canines have ceased enjoying in the over-medicalized world of today's veterinarian focus.

Speaking for the hipsters, of course.

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With the release of this article, my vet probably just sent me an office visit bill. Go figure the expensive shite they were peddling didn't work.

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That sounds like a your vet problem. Most vets don’t suggest those brands.

Nobody using science diet anymore?

Give my pup Natures Recipe

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my Sibe

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Surprised any of the Purina brands aren't on there.

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Those listed are the ones most reported. Those are numbers of cases reported where the dog was fed that brand. There are cases involving Purina. I found this 77 page FDA report with each reported case in a list/table. I already see PurinaOne listed for one entry. I haven't looked closely at the whole list, but the numbers in the OP graph may have as much to do with how popular each brand is, and not necessarily indicative of severity by brand. For example, I never heard of Rachel Ray dog food. I can't imagine it has the distribution of some of the others listed. Another factor hidden in the numbers may be that the more expensive food buyers, may be more inclined to spend the money at the vet to get the actual DCM diagnosis, as opposed to a cheap food owner not doing so.

FDA - all reported cases with breed, age, and food brand assigned

For the record, I've had a mixed terrier from a shelter for 10 years, estimated to be 2 years when we got her-12 yrs old now. First few years we did the grocery store brands (pedigree, purina, hills), but the scratching/skin irritation was ridiculous. I read an article about grain being a possible cause, so we switched to Taste of the Wild, as it was one of the cheaper grain frees at the time. It helped dramatically with the scratching. We've been feeding it for about seven years now. These reports are concerning, but having had no issues in seven years, and with a now 12 year old dog, I'm undecided as to change or not, especially when there's no corroborating data other than cases reported. Sales numbers would do a lot to help quantify those numbers

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Sheepdog1833

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Like you said those are known cases. It’s likely there are vets out there that may not even be aware of this and diagnosing it as something else.

you couldn’t be more off base, Mr. Fat BeardedTexan stereotype

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My dog scratches his fur out and his eyes drain a lot if I don't use grain free.

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Yea, mine used to lick her paws raw and hairless. It stopped when we switched. It could have just been a coincidence, bad allergy season or whatever, but it was recommended and it seemed to do the trick.

We've been using Sportmix 26/18 for years. All of dogs love it, even the picky eaters. it comes in kibble-size bites so it goes further.

We get ours at Tractor Supply, and they also sell other Sportmix as well. We pay about $24 for a 44 lb bag.