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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I came on here to ask the same question. [b]A lot of the brands suggested so far are listed as "grain free," which the FDA has warned may cause heart disease in dogs [/b](see https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/newsevents/cvmupdates/ucm613305.htm and https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ResourcesforYou/AnimalHealthLiteracy/ucm616279.htm.) Taste of the Wild, for example, lists potatoes, peas, and pea protein high up on their ingredient list, which is problematic according to the FDA.

My puppy was being fed Purina ProPlan at the Humane Society before we adopted him. The dog trainer we hired said it was "crap." However, I'm thinking about returning to ProPlan. Any other recs?[/quote]

No, the FDA says dog foods listing peas, legumes or potatoes high in the ingredient list may be linked to heart disease. This is from the first link you posted: "Diets in cases reported to the FDA frequently list potatoes or multiple legumes such as peas, lentils, other “pulses” (seeds of legumes), and their protein, starch and fiber derivatives early in the ingredient list, indicating that they are main ingredients. Early reports from the veterinary cardiology community indicate that the dogs consistently ate these foods as their primary source of nutrition for time periods ranging from months to years. High levels of legumes or potatoes appear to be more common in diets labeled as “grain-free,” but it is not yet known how these ingredients are linked to cases of DCM. "

ToTW, Merrick, Fromm are not in this category. I can't speak to the others listed. But your trainer is right- ProPlan is crap. It would never be considered for my dog.[/quote]

Here is the deal. Grain free, potatoes,  pulses, etc. , are not the reason they  may develop heart disease.  It is that if they are the primary ingredients,  the dog gets less taurine- which is the problem....not the actual other ingredients. Having said that , grain free is not necessary, but  that alone is not causing the heart disease. They need some meat. [/quote]

So, in theory, you could continue to feed your dog a grain-free kibble and supplement with a high-taurine protein like chicken?

Our puppy has been eating TOTW, and I still haven't decided what to do.The version of TOTW we buy has lentils, peas, pea flour, and potatoes as the 5th-7th and 9th ingredients. Sweet potatoes are 3rd. The vet recommended Nutro or Eukanuba, but there are recent horror stories about Nutro online.

Has anyone switched away from TOTW and if so, to what?

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