[NAGDU] Dogfood research

[Danielle Sykora]

> Sport Dog did change there formulas entirely about a year and a half ago. I also changed to a different food due to supply issues. I'm happy with the brands I use now and haven't switched back, but Sport Dog does still have some good formulas.
> The issue with legumes are that they are the main ingredient implicated in nutrition related dialated cardio mmyopathy. It's usually presented as grain free is universally bad and grain inclusive is universally good, but it's not that simple. Anyway, it's best to avoid food with legumes as the main source of carbohydrates. Legumes and pea protein are also the way to cheap out on animal protein while keeping the protein percentage on the label high, the same way gluten, soy (well technically a legume too), and byproducts have been used for a long time.
> The other ingredients being discussed are potato and sweet potato probably just because those are the other typical carbohydrate sources in the grain free diet. Interestingly though, if you look at the brands with the most reported cases of DCM, they are all heavily legume-based or just generally lacking all that much meat. Supplementing with taurine may or may not be helpful. A can of sardines once or twice a week is a great source of taurine as well as many other nutrients, for those who feed legume containing foods or would just feel comfortable with some extra taurine.
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> On Dec 13, 2019, at 3:03 PM, sunshine via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Both spellings are correct!
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> On Dec 13, 2019, at 10:51 AM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> This is not a criticism, but Vivianna said she went to chewie. Is that
> different from chewy?
> Thanks, and I may really need this information one day.
> Cindy Lou Ray
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2019 9:20 AM
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> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Dogfood research
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> I'm trying to research some alternative dogfood for Krokus, because it seems
> wise to switch proteins every so often.  He's allergic to chicken, so I
> really want to see all the ingredients, which is proving very difficult.
> I've gone to dogfoodadvisor.com, but they only show one example of a brand's
> offering, and often it's the choice with chicken.  When I try to see the
> other varieties, I'm sent off to chewy or Amazon, which often don't have a
> complete list of ingredients.  
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> I guess I could go to PetCo, call AIRA, and go over all the labels, but
> that's a pretty time-intensive process, I bet.
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> Anyone got advice how to find comprehensive ingredient lists?
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> Tracy
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