Is Performatrin Ultra grain-free food with potatoes safe for heart?

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I’ve been feeding my dog Performatrin Ultra turkey and potato dog food for a few years now. It is grain free dog food. I’ve been reading articles about grain free not being safe for dogs but when I asked the pet store about it they’ve told me it depends on the ingredients in grain free food and that this brands ingredients are fine. Is this information accurate ? Brody loves the dog food but I don’t want to create health issues for him if it’s not safe. I’ve included ingredients list for review. Pet's info: Dog | American Eskimo Dog | Male | neutered | 9 years and 10 months old | 30 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately no one knows for certain right now. The concern seems to be with diets containing potatoes or legumes as a main ingredient, and this diet does have potatoes early in the list. It also seems that dogs that develop heart disease and that are being fed these diets have low levels of taurine in their blood, but at this point it isn't entirely clear if the diets are deficient or if there is something else going on that is interfering with the dogs' ability to absorb the taurine. I would recommend talking to your vet about options - if Brody has a medical condition you could discuss an appropriate alternative or potentially even check a blood taurine level and echocardiogram to look for signs of heart disease. If Brody does not have a medical problem it would be safest to go ahead and switch foods. This link has more detail: https://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/newsevents/cvmupdates/ucm613305.htm

Is Performatrin Ultra grain-free food with potatoes safe for heart?

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