Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Grain-free diet change related to longer life for DCM dogs

Dogs that received taurine supplementation during the course of their disease also had a significantly longer survival time than those that did not.

March 18, 2021

Tim Wall

Among dogs diagnosed with canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), veterinary medicine researchers at Tufts University identified a correlation between survival time and changing from a grain-free dog food diet.

Pet food developments to watch in 2021, from 2020’s view

December 29, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

From pet food trends like e-commerce and sustainability, to the DCM and grain-free pet food investigation, there are many issues to continue to track.

Ancient grains: pet food lessons industry missed or ignored

December 15, 2020

Ryan Yamka

By not considering digestibility or the sustainability impact of their pet foods, companies marketing ancient grain products may be repeating past mistakes.

Not all meat meals in pet food are created equal

November 9, 2020

Ryan Yamka

It’s important to know AAFCO pet food ingredient definitions and nuances; otherwise inaccurate conclusions can result, such as with the DCM investigation.

Grains rise in pet food as amino acids insure against DCM

The gravitas of the FDA influenced pet owners to take the announcement seriously. This wasn’t an irate blogger, this was the United States federal government.

November 8, 2020

Tim Wall

To avoid DCM and future problems, pet food formulators may need to reevaluate what humanization means in terms of ingredient diversity.

FDA’s curious ‘inflection point’ on DCM (not an update!)

November 5, 2020

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

After near silence on the DCM and grain-free pet food investigation and no real updates for a year, FDA has issued statements that raise more questions.

14 blogs on AAFCO, apples in pet food, DCM in Oct. 2020

In October 2020, Petfood Industry’s editors and columnists wrote 14 blogs or feature articles, which covered AAFCO, apples, ownership trends and dilated cardiomyopathy.

November 5, 2020

Tim Wall

In October 2020, Petfood Industry’s editors and columnists wrote 14 blogs or feature articles, which covered AAFCO, apples, ownership trends and dilated cardiomyopathy.

Key points of FDA meeting on DCM correlation to dog food

The event was a forum where scientists with research into DCM could share information, collaborate, and discuss many different – and even conflicting – theories on the condition.

November 4, 2020

Tim Wall

Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine released several documents and statements about the agency’s investigation into correlations between specific dog foods and cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

DCM and grain-free pet food: September 2020 FDA update

October 30, 2020

Ryan Yamka

FDA’s recent, very quiet update on its grain-free pet food-DCM investigation showed that, no surprise, it’s a complex issue that can’t be pinned to one cause.