however, this does not mean that grain-free dog food is necessarily a bad idea, and they may even prove helpful in a few specific circumstances. ask questions about the recommendation and try to understand the reasons your vet is recommending a grain-free dog food. if he or she agrees that grains are the likely cause of your dog’s digestive difficulties, you’ll want to switch to a grain-free dog food option or a dog food designed for dogs with sensitive stomachs. …

dog parents often treat their dogs as a member of the family, which means providing them with the utmost care and a nutritious diet. for example, gluten-free dog food became popular around the same time that gluten-free diets (for humans) were all the rage, says rebecca greenstein, dvm, a veterinary medical advisor for rover. although dog parents have good intentions when feeding their dogs a grain-free diet, it may actually be harmful. the fda has alerted pet owners that there …

if you purchase a product through this article, we may receive a portion of the sale. after all, keeping our dogs healthy is essential to us, and we know that diet can make a big difference in a dog’s well-being. the fda began investigating this matter after it received reports of dcm in dogs that had been eating these diets for a period of months to years. the hearts of dogs with dcm have a decreased ability to pump blood, …

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the fda is using a range of science-based investigative tools as it strives to learn more about this emergence of dcm and its potential link to certain diets or ingredients. we did not include in these numbers the many general cardiac reports submitted to the fda that did not have a dcm diagnosis. the significance of this is unknown, but it may be that some cases are genetic in origin or a combination of diet and genetic tendencies. the fda …