If you're like us, you try to get the healthiest food possible for your furry friends, but if you've switched in the past couple of years to a new brand -- if it's one of the "grain-free" ones -- it might not be as healthy as you think. The FDA issued a warning last year and this year they're listing 16 brands that are most suspect. If you feed any of the following brands, be aware they may be linked to increased heart disease in your pooch.
If you have dogs, read the whole article here.
I knew a little bit about this (or something similar) because my daughter breeds and trains a special line of GSDs for work in law enforcement. Last year she was feeding one of these brands and twice females were bred and then both absorbed their pregnancies. My daughter and her vet did quite a bit of research and came to the conclusion the "pulses" in the food were likely at fault. She switched back to Science Diet and no more problems.
- Acana
- Zignature
- Taste of the Wild
- 4Health
- Earthborn Holistic
- Blue Buffalo
- Nature’s Domain
- Fromm
- Merrick
- California Natural
- Natural Balance
- Orijen
- Nature’s Variety
- NutriSource
- Nutro
- Rachael Ray Nutrish
But, it's ONLY the GRAIN-FREE varieties of these brands. The regular varieties are not under the gun.
We're now feeding ProPlan Sport 30/20 and it seems to be a good choice.