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Fresh pet sales trends rising; Grain-free searches down

Along with the types of pet foods people buy, the places they buy the products have been changing too.

April 6, 2022

With so many new pet owners joining the market and driving sales of pet food and pet supplies forward, there seems to be opportunity everywhere, one industry executive said.

Keep the DCM-grain free (and other pet food) studies coming

March 24, 2022

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

The latest research on DCM and grain-free pet food underscores the importance for more studies to happen, including on other pet food ingredients and aspects.

Label pea-protein cat food as not for ferrets, vet says

Cat food makers may be able to help ferret owners by labeling their product as not for ferrets, if it contains pea protein.

October 11, 2021

Tim Wall

During the past decade, one veterinarian has observed a rise in the prevalence of cystine urolithiasis, a type of bladder stone, especially during the past five years.

Gut health tops pet owner discussions on social media

Identifying related themes among pet owners’ attitudes and pet food brands’ products may help pet food marketers and formulators develop new products and promote the ones they have.

September 14, 2021

Tim Wall

When pet owners talk about pet products on social media certain terms and themes emerge. Likewise, when pet food companies describe their products on e-commerce sites, marketers use specific terms and follow definable trends.

Foodomics study not meant to link peas in dog food to DCM

Business-to-consumer news media outlets have covered the research as if it found a causal relationship among certain ingredients, especially peas, and canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

August 23, 2021

Tim Wall

Business-to-consumer news media outlets have covered the research as if it found a causal relationship among certain ingredients, especially peas, and canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

DCM and grain-free pet foods: 3 strikes and you’re out!

August 17, 2021

Ryan Yamka

A new, flawed study has DCM and grain-free pet foods in the news again, yet it proves no diet-related causes for DCM, nor does it eliminate any.

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German, French, US owners differ on grain-free dog food

Scientists observed a disconnect among pet owners and pet food makers regarding grains in dog foods.

July 16, 2021

Tim Wall

While dog owners worldwide buy grain-free pet food, their motivations may differ from one culture to another.

Humanization of dogs’ diets from two research perspectives

June 10, 2021

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

A recent study showed owners often feed their dogs according to their own diet routines, while another researched how dogs were fed thousands of years ago.

Sharing pet food analysis data key to avoid another DCM

One response to the DCM situation, the rise of alternative grains, may end up repeating the problem it was meant to fix.

June 8, 2021

Tim Wall

Providing empirical data to back up nutrition claims could help pet food companies avoid another situation like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into 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.