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FDA names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:59 pm
by Josette
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-n ... e-n1025466


FDA names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease.
The FDA is investigating more than 500 reports that appear to link dog foods that are marketed as "grain free" to canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

Re: FDA names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:47 am
by Chancellor
This is fairly old news. It isn't so much that the food is grain free. It is what is substituted for the grain. Like peas and lentils. Legumes are apparently not good for some dogs.

Re: FDA names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 12:51 am
by Hayburner
My dog was on Natural Balance for many years, and he did develop heart disease

Re: FDA names 16 brands of dog food linked to canine heart disease

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:23 pm
by Chancellor
Hayburner wrote:My dog was on Natural Balance for many years, and he did develop heart disease


Heart disease specifically dilated cardiomyopathy