Grain Free Dog Food

[thewoodlands]

Taurine Boost

A comprehensive heart-health blend featuring taurine, L-carnitine, CoQ10, and omega-3s — key nutrients that help fuel the heart, support normal cardiac rhythm, and maintain everyday vitality. Perfect for kibble-fed pets, senior pets, and breeds that benefit from added heart support.

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Our veterinarian told us that there is new evidence that a grain free diet for dogs may be harmful to their hearts. If your dog can not tolerate grains, then their food should be supplemented with taurine. The first attached link is what I bought our dog. The second link is a grain free hard food fortified with taurine sold at tractor supply. I don’t know that our dog can not tolerate grains. I had always thought that grain free was better. Apparently no longer.

For what it’s worth...............
Mrs. Woodlands

Has anyone been told anything about this? This was the first time our vet mentioned it.

Mr. W.

 

[Sodbuster]

All I can add to this is not scientific. We started our two German Shepherds on a raw diet. Raw chicken, an egg, shell and all, and and any vegetables we had laying around. Once COVID hit, it was much harder to find raw chicken. We switched to Taste of the Wild High Land kibble, no grain. Both of our dogs experienced some constipation. After consulting with our Vet/Breeder, we switched to Purina Pro Plan, and have added some bran"Bran buds" and olive oil to their diet, that seemed to help.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

For many years we made our own raw dog food. Chicken breast, carrots and broccoli.

After a while we switched to Bravo raw dog food, imported from New Zealand and based on Lamb meat. He did very well.

 

[paulnlee]

I feed some raw and EarthBorn kibbles. That brand because it's one of the few never recalled. Was using Nutro for years til both dogs had bad reaction and found out there was a recall.