FDA Warns Grain-Free Dog Food May Promote Serious Heart Condition in Dogs

Let’s see....me (diagnosed with celiac disease) or my dog (grain free because it helps protect me and my family)?  Don’t get me wrong.  I adored my lab who lived to be a ripe old age of 13-1/2 and died from cancer.  She was a rescue dog who was abandoned.  I think we all benefited from a grain free (gluten free) diet, plenty of exercise, a few table scrapes (mostly meat) and lots of love ❤️ ?

I am completely unwilling to have gluten grain containing dog food in my house.

It would be way too easy to get a Celiac gluten reaction in myself or my husband (both Celiac), with handling the dog food, washing dog dishes, or even just getting doggie kisses on our hands.

One dog also wheezes if he consumes barley.

There might be a serious problem with some dogs eating grain free dog food. But I will go with knowing that there definitely IS... not might be...a problem with gluten containing dog food in my house.

I just found a wheat, barley and rye free dog food that does not have peas, lentils or other legumes.  Now my dog and I can both be safe.  Purina Pro Plan Sport Performance 30/20.  There is a chicken version and a salmon version.  My dog loves it.  It does have corn and some rice. Purina did a lot of the original research on dog nutrition and does feeding trials to ensure that dogs thrive on their dog food formulas.

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I’m disappointed that accurate information isn’t being shared here - if you read the article it isn’t the lack of grains that is the cause of the heart disease, but replacing them with legumes and possibly potatoes. The lady above has it right, find a food that is gluten free and legume free. Many breeders who feed kibble are moving to the purina pro plan she mentions. 

My grandmothers poodle lived to 19 years old on a diet of boiled horsemeat and bones from sunday roast,  he was active an d in good health up to the last year . Dogs and cats are carnivores they are built to consume meat.

You can't base your conclusions on the FDA. They make their decisions based on who pays them the most. I remember articles from years ago about how dangerous gluten is for dogs. As at least one of the comments above says, there is no statement that the lack of grain causes the problem. It is also absurd to think that dogs need wheat since they are carnivorous.

On 7/24/2019 at 7:27 PM, Rakdan said:

You can't base your conclusions on the FDA. They make their decisions based on who pays them the most. I remember articles from years ago about how dangerous gluten is for dogs. As at least one of the comments above says, there is no statement that the lack of grain causes the problem. It is also absurd to think that dogs need wheat since they are carnivorous.

I also remember seeing articles on how"risky" a gluten free diet is. Something I've never seen substantiated with facts. Risky is trying to be gluten free when you're feeding your dog gluten. Corn already makes my dog itchy. They will adapt.