I fed grain free dog food for many years and I just lost one of my Dachshunds last October to DCM. A breed that is not predisposed to DCM. There is so much confusion out there now about all of this and it is mind boggling. Once you have been through it it’s hard not to overthink everything related to dog food.
I started feeding freeze dried and dehydrated dog food because I knew it was my safe go to and continued to search for other legume free foods that weren’t as expensive.
I have started giving my girls a food called FirstMate grain friendly dog food. It is out of Canada and appears to be a very good quality. No peas or legumes or potatoes for that matter. I do agree that there really isn’t any evidence of potatoes causing a problem.
They have 3 formulas and the food is very dense so I feed a lesser amount and I am mixing it with the dehydrated food I am feeding. So far so good.
It sometimes feels like the dog food industry holds us hostage and I wish we didn’t have to do so much research to find a healthy food for our fur kids.
Thank you for your input. I am just trying to not overthink everything at this point.
