DCM FDA Update

Not all Purina is crap. There are good ProPlan foods, which I am feeding and will continue to feed, based on what Sandstorm's cardiologist recommended. This food is far different from Purina Dog Chow. I liked feeding SS Blue Buffalo, but now after seeing the cardiologist and reading ingredients on both the BLue Buffalo and the ProPlan, I don't think BB is a better food. I'll feed corn over peas, no problem. I don't care if it's a small number of dogs who were affected, one of them could be mine.

 

Amen, Karen. I have done my research too and now feel OK about switching to ProPlan, I found one with very similar ingredients to what I was feeding, minus peas and things like blueberries. You can drive yourself crazy trying to manage every aspect of this but unless you are willing to make your own dog food, you have to just make the best informed choice you can.

 

Here is the ingredient list for Stella and Chewy Raw Coated Kibble in chicken. We switched to match what Toshiro and Kiyomi eat back in October after careful research. I travel with the freeze-dried chicken for Layla and Penny. Everyone here is good with it, and Bitsy especially likes it.

 

Yep! I like the sensitive stomach ProPlan formulas, just as good as the BB I was feeding, and no corn. I am not unwilling to get a formula with corn, better than peas! I think I will stick to the salmon sensitive stomach and the lamb primarily though. Heck, my son has special needs, he ate one carrot when he was living with us, ONE, no vegetables. I picked my battles, lol.

 

I have been following all your replies. We have also decided to also switch to Proplan. Shelby gets itchy from chicken so this made it a little more difficult. I figure we can switch the protiens between the lamb, the beef, and the salmon. We were feeding her PureVita and Zignature before this. I hope the switch goes smoothly.

 

Chris - with peas and lentils # 3 and #4, aren't you concerned? Seems like that's what they want us to steer away from... just asking.

 

The Big 4 are the only WSAVA approved lines, probably because they are the only ones who can afford to staff a vet nutritionist and do actual feed studies. LOL. But seriously, I want more answers. I want to know why they are saying "exotic" proteins when the one with the most hits is chicken - no one seems worried about that, especially that's the biggest things dogs seem to have sensitivities to; I find that truly interesting. Lots of peole are using lamb, but that's one of the proteins that have the lowest taurine. I want to know if rotation makes any difference between flavors, lines, and/or brands. I've read through the FDA spreadsheet, most of it was grain-free and very few rotated (most fed one brand/line/flavor for years, then changed).

Also, I'm on that FB group. I realize they have to draw the line somewhere, also becuase I'm sure they could be sued since they are vets and stuff if they give out specific foods beyond the WSAVA guidelines. It's mainly info I've already seen, but it's great that they make people read through it; I just dislike the way some of the admins talk about those that don't conform (like myself - I'm still feeding Fromm and rotating between all flavors and even different brands).

I've been talking with some people off the board (but from the board) who ask more questions than the Admin's and most of the group refuse to discuss or can answer and it's been really great! The conversations we have are intelligent and about what we know, not what we assume. That's what I wish that huge board was, but I understand, with over 80k people, you basically get what you do with anything else going on in this country right now (extremists). Not all, but again, the majority, including the Admins. I'm so disappointed about that.

I am going to look into Nature's Logic based on some feedback I received. Maybe look into others like Eukanuba or ProPlan, but we'll see. I know corn bothers Maddie, so I need to stay away from that if possible. Except for treats, and maybe not even that, I don't think Koji has ever eaten corn. lol.

Not really looking for answers here as I know no one has it. For me, this is hard...mainly because I go through 30lbs in about 2-2.5 weeks.

 

Aaannnddd to add to the confusion- Hill's Science Diet just changed their formula and now yellow peas are ingredient #3. What is a yellow pea?