Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Weird science: Published pet food studies not always sound

June 24, 2020

Just because a pet food study is published in a peer-reviewed, scientific journal, it does not mean it is good science or will have impact in the field.

DCM study: no link to grain-free pet food, no closure

June 22, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

FDA’s investigation into a possible link between grain-free pet food and DCM, and its handling of the situation, has yielded no answers, only frustration.

DCM connection to grain-free dog food not found in review

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into correlations among certain dog foods and canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) has loomed over the pet food industry, with no resolution in sight, since July 2018.

June 18, 2020

Tim Wall

More than 150 published studies didn’t reveal to researchers any firm connection between cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and grain-free dog food.

No DCM link to grain-free dog food in 150 study analysis

A group of veterinarians, veterinary cardiologists, and animal nutritionists from BSM Partners, a pet care research and consulting firm, published their first study on dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs.

June 17, 2020

Tim Wall

A group of veterinarians, veterinary cardiologists, and animal nutritionists from BSM Partners, a pet care research and consulting firm, published their first study on dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs.

Are you confident in the pet food market’s resilience?

May 20, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

The Petfood Industry Confidence Index shows how pet food professionals feel about business conditions, both the current status and short-term future.

DCM, consolidation, COVID and costs key to pet food 2020

The benefits of scale may become more important as the economic repercussions of the pandemic persist.

April 20, 2020

Tim Wall

Four trends may influence dog, cat and other pet food companies for the remainder of 2020 and into the near future.

US pet food market update: Winners and losers

March 6, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

The overall US pet food market grew 7.3% in 2019, reaching US$36 billion in sales, but not all categories and channels contributed to that growth.

How pet food shoppers’ retail channel choices are changing

March 6, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

When it comes to where, when and how pet owners shop for pet food, we now live in an ‘omnichannel, omnimarket’ world, says David Sprinkle of Packaged Facts.