This report will generate lots of questions for veterinary teams and retailers alike. Use the article to inform team members and then establish how to respond in unison.
Using an approach called foodomics to compare the biochemical compounds that differ between traditional dog foods and those that might be linked to canine dilated cardiomyopathy, Lisa Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVN, and her team compared 830 compounds in nine traditional dog foods to nine that have been associated with CDM.
Right now, peas are at the top of the list of ingredients associated with the compounds <Link>. “Peas might be a good clue as to where we can be looking. As one more piece of the puzzle, this doesn’t give us the final answer, unfortunately. But it gives us things to follow up on,” said Freeman.
Source: NBC News, August 5, 2021. Link.
Ultimately, the best way to stay out of trouble with dog foods is to stick with the ones that have been around for decades and haven’t been implicated in diseases like DCM.” – Joseph J. Wakshlag, DVM, PhD
Related article: Hundreds of cats die from mysterious disease, may be linked to potentially toxic pet food, Newsweek, August 5, 2021. Link. The cause of feline pancytopenia in these cases remains unknown however mycotoxins are one possibility.