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University of California, Davis, veterinarians led a team that has found a link between some popular grain-free, legume-rich dog diets and a type of nutritional deficiency and canine heart disease known as taurine-deficient dilated cardiomyopathy.
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But the FDA believes something in grain-free pet foods is causing DCM or dilated cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that decreases the ability to pump blood. Channel 22s Sophia Choi first reported about six-year-old Bailey, a German shorthaired pointer who died of DCM in 2019.
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  • Dogs fed "grain free" food based on peas, lentils or potatoes are developing an unusual condition that can cause an enlarged heart , the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday. The condition, called canine dilated cardiomyopathy , is more common in certain breeds, but it's turning up in breeds that are not usually susceptible, the FDA said.
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Manufacturers of grain-free dog foods promote the benefits of pure animal-based protein and alternative meats, such as wild game. But in 2019, a study by the University of California, Davis concluded that grain-free, as well as certain boutique foods, are linked to a heart condition affecting dogs.

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