Hello. We are on our third Shih Tzu, Dory a female now 9 years old. None of our previous girls made it past 10 years old. We previously fed our dogs Nutro brand dog food. Weāve been feeding Dory Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula since she was a puppy, and hoping sheāll be with us way past the age of ten. Sheās now on Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Senior for Small Breeds. She has always tolerated Blue Buffalo foods and treats very well. Our concern now is the FDA report on possible dangers of feeding grain-free diets. We realize the Blue Buffalo formula Dory is eating is NOT entirely grain-free, just doesnāt have any corn or wheat included. But the FDA warned of dog foods containing large amounts of legumes such as peas or lentils, other legume seeds, potatoes (including sweet potatoes), pea protein, pea starch, pea fiber, chickpeas, or beans. The ingredients of the Life Protection Formula Dory is now eating has several of these questionably high up in the ingredient list. Weāre really at a quandary here. Weāve had great luck feeding Blue Buffalo products for nearly ten years, but concerned we might possibly be damaging our dogās heart (DCM). Could you provide us a little guidance here? With the FDA concerns, is the Life Protection Formula weāre feeding the safest product line Blue Buffalo provides for this situation, or should we be considering another brand completely? Iām concerned and my wife is more than concerned. Please provide us with some sort of insight and direction to help us decide what may be best for Dory.
