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BEG Diets & Your Dog’s Heart – What’s the Hype?

2019-07-01 by CriticalCareDVM
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This week you may have seen the United States Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) report with information about more than one dozen dog food brands that have been associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. You can view the complete report here. Understandably, many pet owners are concerned about this information, and veterinarians across the … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: BEG, boutique, DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy, echocardiography, exotic, FDA, grain-free, vegan, vegetarian

Grains & Grain-Free Diets – Good Idea or Waste of Money?

2015-10-26 by CriticalCareDVM

Inevitably during a traditionally hectic day of patient consultations, at least one pet parent tells me s/he feeds her/his pet a grain-free diet. Yet when I ask why such a diet was selected, I’m rarely met with a response based on sound scientific evidence. Rather the reply is usually something like “I read online that … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: barley, corn, grain-free, grains, oats, obligate carnivore, quinoa, rice

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